Trail of Oil Summary

After waking the next morning, Brom and Eragon are feeling the effects of their drinking the night before. They drink tea and water, and soon they are feeling better and begin their day, searching the city for the Seithr Oil. They see the mansion where the ruler of the city, Marcus Tbbor, lives.

Brom and Eragon separate to search individually, and Brom warns him not to do anything "stupid." (Page 251) Brom discovers information about how the Seithr oil is stored and shipped on their first day of searching. He learns that the king will be visiting Dras-Leona within a few days. Slaves carry the Seithr oil to its destination in Helgrind, the mountain gates of Dras-Leona, from the warehouse. Eragon suggests that he and Brom go undercover and replace the slaves so that they can meet and kill the...