Eragon, Saphira, Ny'ara and Ronteli were all situated among the dining room table of Eragon's house on the Crags of Tel'naer . Saphira was explaining why she thought it would be a soldier. Eragon was voicing her opinions. Soldiers don't just take dragon eggs for the fun of it, she said, so I think someone is leading them. Maybe he or she won't come, but I am almost sure some Rider turned to the dark ways. If we get to him quickly enough, hopefully he will still have enough sense to turn back. So Eragon and Saphira and some other elf spell casters went to find out where he was. The trainees wanted to come to ("We are old enough!") so Eragon took them along. They searched across Du Weldenvarden, around Bullridge, a little bit in the Hardarac Desert, and near the Ninor River, but still did not find anything. Finally, when they came across Marna, they found it. The elf, whatever his (or her) name was, had built a castle. They tried getting closer but found themselves in the sights of bows that were aimed at them from the wall. "If we fight here it will be useless," said Eragon, "They probably have a whole battalion waiting for us behind the gate." At that moment, an arrow, shot by one of the archers, land inches from their feet. They stepped back a couple feet. "Do not retaliate unless they try to kill you," said Blödhgarm, one of the spell caster elves. He was there along with seven other elves. Blödhgarm and his spell casters had fought alongside Eragon in the war against Galbatorix. Saphira, what do you have to say about this? Eragon asked her. I'm not sure how he got this many men in one day. He probably took some of Galbatorix's followers to help him get power like this. He also probably built the castle with magic in a very short time, and that means the walls and barricades on the castle aren't very strong yet, she said to all of them through her mind. "Unless we do something about it, the problem is going to get bigger," Eragon told them, "but we are more prepared this time than we were last time." He looked over at Blödhgarm, who nodded knowingly. "We should get back to tell Ellesméra, I think," said one of the elf spell casters. Everyone quietly consented. The spell casters got on their horses and Eragon got on Saphira. When they came back to the village there was a small crowd of young Riders waiting for Eragon and the others to tell them what happened. They landed, and Eragon said, "We must speak to the queen." The crowd parted and Arya came up to Eragon. "What is it?" "A Rider is turning against us, I think. He has a fortress in Marna. We were shot at by this arrow." He held up the arrow that had landed beside them. She took the arrow and examined it. "Very well. You may get some rest." With that said, she turned and walked in the direction of her palace, muttering under her breath. Eragon knew why. That was an arrow that was of the same make of the arrows of Galbatorix's men.