

The Council have chosen Ajihad’s daughter, Nasuada, as the new leader, and Eragon believes the Council mean to control her. Arya goes after them in a rescue attempt but is unable to find them and concludes they have been killed.Įragon and Saphira are later summoned before the Varden’s Council of Elders, who politically manipulate Eragon into swearing fealty to them as a means of legitimizing their new leader. During the same skirmish, Murtagh and the Twins are taken captive by Urgals. Before he dies, Ajihad makes Eragon promise not to let the Varden fall into chaos. They are caught by surprise and Ajihad, leader of the Varden, is killed. The Varden and the dwarves are hunting down the last of the Urgals in the tunnels under Farthen Dûr. Eragon’s injuries have been healed, but he still suffers fits of pain from the wound on his back inflicted upon him by the Shade. The book starts three days after the battle at the end of Eragon. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in Eldest? See the end of the recap for links to her Goodreads, Instagram, and Facebook accounts as well as links to the books she’s published. Special thanks to Lindsey Stirling, a new BSR contributor, who wrote this great recap! Visit her website to check out the books she’s written and to keep up with news about her new releases. If you are wondering what happened in Eldest, then you are in the right place! Read a full summary of Eldest, book #2 in Christopher Paolini’s The Inheritance Cycle series, right here! This page is full of spoilers, so beware.
