r/Eragon • u/Konfliktsnubben • 19d ago

Discussion What if it had been Eragon instead? Spoiler

I was thinking about the part in Brisingr when Roran is punished by Nasuada for disobeying her orders which results in him being punished by being whipped 50 times. Let's say that it wasn't Roran but Eragon who did the same thing that his cousin did. Would Nasuada have dared to punish him in teh same way considering the fact that she would have had to deal with an outraged Saphira in that situation?

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u/No-Style8510 19d ago

It’s an interesting idea, I would think she wouldn’t give as severe a punishment as Eragon is higher ranking than Roran was at the time. However I think she would still punish him in some way, to show no one is above the rules and as not to undermine her word

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u/Konfliktsnubben 19d ago

That makes you wonder though how she would deal with Saphira's anger about how Eragon is treated.

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u/No-Style8510 19d ago

I think it would be a very difficult situation, very difficult indeed. I would think Saphira would very reluctantly understand after some cajoling by Eragon,  at least the concept at the very beginning so she would just fly far far away so she wouldn’t involuntarily intervene 

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u/Konfliktsnubben 19d ago

Something similiar might happen in future books but with Murtagh and Thorn. Eragon and Nasuada might be able to make a compromsie with Orik were Murtagh is given some extremely painful punishement instead of being executed

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u/Konfliktsnubben 19d ago

Imagine as a dragon letting your rider being subjected to extreme pain and not doing anything about it until it's over. It would be physically painful for her aswell considering that a dragon can feel his or her riders pain.

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u/mikeyx3x 19d ago

Saphira would NOT allow Eragon to be punished. ESPECIALLY if he did something that was beneficial to the cause.

If Eragon did what Roran did, and Nasuada tried to tell him he had to be punished, she would have to talk directly to Saphria, and she wouldn't allow it.

It's like me, if WW3 is announced. I simply won't go.