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Now the heart of the old viking went out to Eric, and he took great delight in him and in his strength and deeds, and he longed much that the Gods had given him such a son. "I prophesy this of thee, Brighteyes," he cried: "that it shall go ill with this Baresark thou seekest yes, and with all men who come within sweep of that great sword of thine.
"It is well," said Eric; "now arm thyself, for if thou goest with me thou must make an end of thy Baresark ways, or keep them for the hour of battle." "I will do thy bidding, lord," said Skallagrim. Then he entered the cave and set a plain black steel helm upon his black locks, and a black chain byrnie about his breast.
"As thou wilt, Baresark. Among so many there is room to pick and choose. Tell on, nurse!" Then she told how Swanhild came out to Iceland, and, having won Ospakar Blacktooth and Gizur to her side, had laid a suit against Eric at the Thing, and there bore false witness against him, so that Brighteyes was declared outlaw, being absent.
Now thou canst only take one counsel, and it is: to give choice to Swanhild of these two things, though it is unworthy that Atli should be deceived, and at the best little good can come of it." "Yet it must be done, for honour is often slain of heavy need," said Asmund. "But we must first swear this Baresark thrall of thine, though little faith lives in Baresark's breast."
Climb thou the rock I follow," he says, and, screaming like a horse, with weapon aloft he leaps alone upon the foe. They break before the Baresark rush; they break, they fall they are cloven by Baresark axe and trodden of Baresark feet! They roll back, leaving the way clear save for the dead. Then Skallagrim follows Brighteyes to the rock. Now Eric wipes the gore from his eyes and sees.
Eric did so, and the Baresark put his lips to the scratch and sucked the blood, then said: "In this blood of thine I pledge thee, Eric Brighteyes!
It was the flash that Whitefire made as it circled ere it smote that Jon saw while he waited in the dell upon the mountain side. But of the Baresark he saw nothing, for he passed down into the great fire-riven cleft and was never seen more, save once only, in a strange fashion that shall be told. This was the first man whom Brighteyes slew.
"A cave-dweller, lord, whom I took to me because of the lonesomeness of the winter tide. He was an evil man, for though it is good to be Baresark from time to time, yet to dwell with one who is always Baresark is not good, and thou didst a needful deed in smiting his head from him and now let it go to find its trunk," and he rolled it over the edge of the great rift.
Never let it be said that we fled from Ospakar fie on thy woman's talk, Hall!" "Then we are all of one mind, save Hall only," said Eric. "Let us put Ospakar to the proof." And while men shouted "Yea!" he turned to speak with Skallagrim. The Baresark was gone, for, wasting no breath in words, already he was fixing the long shields on the bulwark rail.
Eric leans on Whitefire and speaks: "Get thee gone, Skallagrim Lambstail!" he said; "get thee gone!" "It shall be as thou wilt, lord," answered the Baresark; "but I have not befriended thee so ill that thou shouldst fear for blows to come." "I will keep no man with me who puts my word aside, Skallagrim. What did I bid thee?
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