"Roran! How nice to see you," said the herbalist with a smile that seemed altogether too cheery considering the circumstances. "Imagine meeting here!" "Better here than in the grave!" he shouted, picking up an extra spear and heaving it at a man farther down the street. "Well said!" "I thought you went with Eragon?" She shook her head. "He didn't ask me, and I wouldn't have gone if he had. I'm no match for Galbatorix. Besides, Eragon has the Eldunari to help him." "You know?" he asked, shocked. She winked at him from under the lip of her helm. "I know lots of things."