Brisingr (399-410)

First of all, I would like to inform you that my Kindle broke. The screen just broke, so I am getting it replaced, or so I hope. The reason I am telling you this is because all of my books are on it. So what I am doing is reading Brisingr, a book I started over 2 years ago, but never finished, for reasons that I forgot. But instead of starting the book over, I had a bookmark mark in it, so I will pick off were I left off, half way through it. And having forgot all of what the book is about, I will try to tell you what is happening as I slowly remember. This quote is the very first thing I read.

Ronan stare at the round flat stone he held cupped in his hands. His eyebrows met in a scowl of frustration.

"Sterna ri'sa!" he growled under his breath. The stone refused to budge.

"What are you up to, Stronghammer?" asked Carn, dropping onto the log where Ronan sat.

Slipping the stone into his belt, Ronan accepted the bread and cheese Carn had brought him and said," Nothing. Just wool gathering."

Carn nodded. " Must do so before a mission." (Paolini 399)

This assessment is based off of what I just read along with my vague memory of the past reading. Carn, called Stronghammer, is the brother of Eragon, the main character. His is a leader of a group of 30 men, with Carn as his second in command. they are about to go to War with someone. Another thing I got is that he is trying to do sorcery, but is not very good at it. What I have read so far is just talking, and no action. So I am starting to see why I stopped reading it. Hopefully It will pick up, or I get my new Kindle, Ether way is good with me.

Paolini, Christopher. Brisingr. New York City, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.