I believe this is my favorite book os the series, it has much more depth than the previous one, Eragon is learning how politics work and he is also constantly challenged in an ethical point of view. We can also notice his mind changing from the teenage’s worries to the worries of a warrior. He also starts to realize that the world doesn’t evolve around him and Saphira is allowed to have her own secrets from him, as the survival of her species is more important than his feelings.