What if Morzan was alive and Murtagh still ran away when he turned 18, then he met Eragon and eventually he fell in love with that wonderful boy.
How would Morzan react when Twins capture Murtagh and return him to Urû'baen? and well adding the fact that Twins will also reveal that Morzan has another "son" that Selena managed to hide from him and now his son is kinda trying to destroy the Empire
If Morzan were still alive when the Twins captured Murtagh and returned him to Urû’baen, the outcome would be horrific for Murtagh on both a physical and psychological level. Morzan was repeatedly described as a brutal and deeply possessive man, and Murtagh’s decision to flee at eighteen would be viewed as a betrayal and theft of Morzan’s "rightful" property.
Their relationship was already rooted in violence. Morzan famously threw Zar’roc at Murtagh when he was only three years old, leaving the massive scar on his back. Murtagh running away would humiliate Morzan publicly, especially because Morzan was Galbatorix’s “finest servant.” A runaway son would make him appear weak, incapable of controlling even his own household.
The moment Murtagh was dragged back to Urû’baen, Morzan would almost certainly punish him severely, both to reassert control and to erase the shame attached to Murtagh’s rebellion. In a feudal/medieval mindset, children were considered subordinate to their parents, and loyalty to one’s house was everything. To Morzan, Murtagh’s escape would not simply be disobedience, but treason against their family and house itself.
The Twins revealing the existence of a second hidden son would strike Morzan even harder than Murtagh’s escape.
Selena successfully hiding a pregnancy from him would be an unforgivable humiliation. Morzan delighted in tormenting and controlling Selena precisely because he believed she could never truly defy him. Learning that she concealed a child in Carvahall for years, and that this child became a Dragon Rider actively fighting the Empire, would be the ultimate proof that she defied and outmaneuvered him.
And because Morzan would not know Brom was Eragon’s true father, he would absolutely believe Eragon was biologically his son.
That realization would likely create a mixture of fury, possessiveness, and ambition. Morzan would likely see Eragon as a stolen heir, a princeling who should have been raised in Urû’baen serving their house, not “grubbing in the dirt” in a remote village while being manipulated by the Varden. He would blame Selena for “stealing” his son from him and would resent everyone who turned Eragon against the Empire. He might even raze Carvahall to the ground for taking in Selena and hiding Eragon from him.
But Eragon’s greatest value to Morzan would be Saphira.
As the only known female dragon alive, Saphira represents the future of the Riders. Morzan would immediately understand the political and dynastic implications of controlling her. If Thorn and Saphira were both tied to his bloodline through Murtagh and Eragon, then Morzan's house would effectively possess the only breeding future for dragons and Riders alike. Morzan’s ambitions were always tied to power, and this would elevate his house above every other family and race in Alagaësia, perhaps even challenging Galbatorix himself.
If Selena were still alive, Morzan would almost certainly use her as leverage.
He had already used Murtagh to control Selena in the past, forcing her to surrender her child to a wet nurse and limiting her contact with him. With Eragon, he would likely reverse the tactic: Selena would be kept alive and imprisoned, but preserved specifically because Eragon would desperately want to know and protect the mother he never knew. Morzan would exploit that emotional weakness relentlessly.
At the same time, Morzan would not rely solely on violence.
One of the most dangerous things about him was his charisma. Even Eragon’s vision of Morzan in Brisingr portrays him as seductive and persuasive rather than openly monstrous at first. Morzan would likely attempt to “reclaim” Eragon emotionally before resorting to outright domination. He would frame the Varden as a temporary delusion and offer Eragon power, inheritance, status, and belonging:
“My son, come with me. Together, we can destroy the Varden, kill Galbatorix, and conquer all of Alagaësia.” — Brisingr
That approach would become even stronger if Selena had already died, as in canon. In that case, Morzan could no longer use her directly as leverage, so he would instead weaponize Eragon’s loneliness and unresolved longing for family. He would present himself as the only remaining parent Eragon has: the father who could supposedly give him the legacy and identity he lacked growing up.
But underneath the charm, Morzan’s reaction would still be fundamentally punitive. He would see both Murtagh and Eragon as living symbols of Selena’s rebellion against him. Murtagh ran away. Eragon was hidden from him entirely. Both sons represent a loss of control, and Morzan’s entire personality revolved around domination and possession.
Ultimately, though, Morzan would also see opportunity.
Paolini has implied in interviews and AMAs that Morzan was never entirely loyal to Galbatorix. He secretly carved his own name into the king’s throne and possessed the same hunger for kingship and power that defined many of the Forsworn. He also apparently did not want Murtagh reduced to Galbatorix’s slave.
So Morzan’s likely long-term goal would not be to hand Murtagh and Eragon over completely to the King.
Instead, he would probably try to keep both sons (and their dragons) bound primarily to him. Whether through manipulation, true-name slavery, emotional coercion, or outright torture, Morzan would want Thorn and Saphira consolidated under the authority of his house rather than the direct control of Galbatorix.
Because with two Rider sons, the only known male and female dragons alive, and the prestige of his bloodline restored, Morzan would begin to see a future where his house became the true ruling power of Alagaësia. His deepest ambitions would finally come true.
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