" In a low voice that only Eragon and Jörmundur could hear, Nasuada said, “If we can but gain their support…”
“What will they want in return, though?” asked Jörmundur. “Our coffers are near empty, and our future uncertain.”
Her lips barely moving, she said, “Perhaps they wish nothing more of us than a chance to strike back at Galbatorix.” She paused. “But if not, we shall have to find means other than gold to persuade them to join our ranks.”
“You could offer them barrels of cream,” said Eragon, which elicited a chortle from Jörmundur and a soft laugh from Nasuada. "

― Christopher Paolini , Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle, #4)