 The book tells the story of a farm boy named Eragon , who finds a mysterious stone in the mountains . A dragon he later names Saphira hatches from the stone , which was really an egg . When the evil King Galbatorix finds out about Eragon and his dragon , he sends his servants , the Ra 'zac , after them in an effort to capture them . Eragon and Saphira are forced to flee from their hometown , with a storyteller called Brom , and decide to search for the Varden , a group of rebels who want the downfall of Galbatorix . 
