eragon
He nimbly refolded the boat and sent it on its way. Calling his elder students and his former Elven spellcasters, he made his way to the center of the decks. They gathered around the center, the solemn look in his eyes enough to keep them silent until he talked. "I have just received word that in the short period of our travels, our sea faring enemies have taken the entirety of Belatona. Our allies, our people have been pushed back to Ilirea, and are in a stalemate." A burly dwarf Rider...