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The Madness of life is the 13th chapter of Eragon. It takes the point of view of Eragon. Spanning less than one-and-a-half pages, it is the shortest chapter in any installment of the Inheritance Cycle.

Summary[]

Eragon wakes a few hours before dawn and finds himself gripped by a terrible premonition. He gets out of bed, gets dressed, and visits Garrow's room, where he finds a group of people. Inside, Garrow lays dead, a silver amulet around his neck and a sprig of hemlock on his chest. Katrina states that she had hoped to one day call him "Father."

Eragon thinks that that is a right he does not even have. Tears flood his cheeks and he gives himself over to crashing grief. Someone leads him back to bed, where he pushes away a mental contact from his dragon, Saphira and shouts to the gods, asking them to show themselves. He becomes aware of Elain sitting next to him and she holds him until he unwillingly falls asleep.

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Prologue: Shade of Fear | 1. Discovery | 2. Palancar Valley | 3. Dragon Tales | 4. Fate's Gift | 5. Awakening | 6. Tea for Two | 7. A Name of Power | 8. A Miller-to-Be | 9. Strangers in Carvahall | 10. Flight of Destiny | 11. The Doom of Innocence | 12. Deathwatch | 13. The Madness of Life | 14. A Rider's Blade | 15. Saddlemaking | 16. Therinsford | 17. Thunder Roar and Lightning Crackle | 18. Revelation at Yazuac | 19. Admonishments | 20. Magic Is the Simplest Thing | 21. Daret | 22. Through a Dragon's Eye | 23. A Song for the Road | 24. A Taste of Teirm | 25. An Old Friend | 26. The Witch and the Werecat | 27. Of Reading and Plots | 28. Thieves in the Castle | 29. A Costly Mistake | 30. Vision of Perfection | 31. Master of the Blade | 32. The Mire of Dras-Leona | 33. Trail of Oil | 34. Worshipers of Helgrind | 35. The Ra'zac's Revenge | 36. Murtagh | 37. Legacy of a Rider | 38. Diamond Tomb | 39. Capture at Gil'ead | 40. Du Súndavar Freohr | 41. Fighting Shadows | 42. A Warrior and a Healer | 43. Water from Sand | 44. The Ramr River | 45. The Hadarac Desert | 46. A Path Revealed | 47. A Clash of Wills | 48. Flight Through the Valley | 49. The Horns of a Dilemma | 50. Hunting for Answers | 51. The Glory of Tronjheim | 52. Ajihad | 53. Bless the Child, Argetlam | 54. Mandrake Root and Newt's Tongue | 55. Hall of the Mountain King | 56. Arya's Test | 57. The Shadows Lengthen | 58. Battle Under Farthen Dûr | 59. The Mourning Sage
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