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Has anyone else thought that maybe Galbatorix lied to Murtagh and told him Saphira was the last female dragon? Because it would kinda make sense because then Galbatorix could put Eragon and Saphira in his control. Then he could find someone to hatch the last dragon egg, which could be female. Just a possibility, thought an unlikely one. And to add, maybe Glader knew the gender of the last egg somehow so he thought that Saphira wasnt the only hope for their race... But again, unlikely.--Glaedr23 19:00, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
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Hi,
i need too know how fast will dragon hatch after his rider touches his egg in movie it took around 36 hours, but i am intrested in book version?
Lovec1990 (talk) 19:02, July 21, 2014 (UTC)
- I'm not sure exactly but I would say it takes several days after finding and touching the egg for it to hatch ("Discovery" to "Fate's Gift").--Wyvern Rex. (talk) 12:45, July 23, 2014 (UTC)
- thank you, but how does person know that he was chosen to be rider of unhatched dragon in old days because there were many candidates?
- Lovec1990 (talk) 13:50, July 23, 2014 (UTC)
- Hmm, Saphira's situation wasn't exactly normal: she had just been teleported, after all. In a more stable environment, I don't see why impression couldn't proceed a lot faster. Perhaps further volumes could shed more light on it.--Wyvern Rex. (talk) 14:54, July 24, 2014 (UTC)
- It has too be something that tells the rider who is carying the egg that the person who touched it is chosen too be a rider, meybe some magical sign like warm egg when rider has his hand on it that tells that dragon has chosen its rider.
- Lovec1990 (talk) 15:35, July 24, 2014 (UTC)
Inconsistency about the length of time an unhatched dragon can safely remain in an egg[]
In page 439 of Eldest, Glaedr says "As dragons can remain in their eggs indefinitely, time is of no concern, nor is the infant harmed."
However, this is later contradicted by Umaroth in page 562 of Inheritance, who says "...we feared that our wait might be one of thousands of years instead of hundreds. That, we agreed, would be unacceptable, both for the sake of our sanity and for the sake of the younglings in the eggs. They are bound with magic that slows their bodies, and they can remain as they are for years more, but it is not good for them to stay within their shells for too long. If they do, their minds can grow twisted and strange."
This was also an important plot point in The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm, as Eragon was very rushed to make sure the eggs started hatching as soon as possible to prevent them from being, as Umaroth said, "twisted and strange."— Neutralino (talk) 20:00, 15 April 2021 (UTC)
- It could be that this is a relative concept, with Glaedr speaking particularly to the physical health of the hatchlings while Umaroth was speaking particularly to the mental state of the hatchlings. It may well be that they can remain in their eggs for a thousand years, and could emerge with no ill-effect physically, but their minds would be warped. It could also simply be an oversight — there are some such in the series.