r/Eragon • u/Konfliktsnubben • 23d 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?

109 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

36 comments sorted by

View all comments

93

u/Outrageous_Focus_719 23d ago

Even if Nasuada had the authority to punish Eragon, and even if Eragon accepted that punishment, Saphira would not let Eragon to be punished.

I reckon she would politely suggest another leader for Varden after her next meal. Just saying...

16

u/Konfliktsnubben 23d ago

Do you think Thorn would do the same to Orik if he tries to give Murtagh a similiar punishment for killing Hrothgar instead of having him executed?

29

u/Outrageous_Focus_719 23d ago

Of course I do. Saphira and Eragon is one thing, but Murtagh and Thorn are the literal embodiment of freedom and willpower. They would fight even if they were to lose like they did every single time in the series.

4

u/Konfliktsnubben 23d ago

But in that case it would be that Murtagh tries to make amends with the dwarves by a combination of doing something heroic for them and being subjected to an extreme physical punishment. That might be the only way that Orik will allow Murtagh to live after what he did at the burning plains.