User blog comment:Sinthorion/Project:Eragon-Mod/@comment-25627155-20150105181135/@comment-27723099-20150120192019

You would have no chance to take a city on your own. You need an army. And how do you get that? By allying with the Varden or other nations! But even then you couldn't just randomly use the troops in your command like you want. You have to wait for your orders (or become active and persuade the leader to attack). Nothing happens unplanned in war, especially not when this war is the last hope of the free nations to defeat Galbatorix.