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"They took my goods at the ford of Caerau yonder, and so brought me here and left me. That was early this morning." "I marvel that you bided in reach of any who might speak with me," I said. "My comrades left me, for fear of that same. I must hire ponies to get the goods away. I thought you had died on the wild sea that night." "It seems to me that this is but justice on you.
Thralls know and tell these things to men of their own sort, though they seem to know nothing if you ask them, Thane." "Then you wrote the letters?" "I had them written by the old priest of Combwich by the Parrett River, who will tell you that he did so. I took them myself to the palaces for you." "And was it you who slew Tregoz?" "Ay, with that seax you gave me back at the Caerau wolf's den.
Part of the way, too, Howel rode, and when we came to the hill above the Caerau woods, and looked down on the winding waters again, he said to me: "I have forgotten to tell you that my men took Evan. By this time he has met his deserts. I have done full justice on him." "Thanks, Prince," I said with a shudder, as I minded what I had saved the man from. "Did your men question him?"
"The deer are in the valleys, Lady, and we came to tell the prince that we have harboured the great stag of twelve points in the woods beyond Caerau. Will it please him to join our hunt?" "Doubtless," she said. "Now there is no time to be lost, for the day is high already." "None the worse, Princess," said Eric. "The last snow is passing hourly."
"Why, how is it that he kept himself hidden all the time?" "For good reason enough, in which you have some share," I answered, laughing. "It is none other than Evan the chapman." "Evan! How did he escape the Caerau wolves? I tell you that I had him tied up for them and hard words from Nona did I get therefore when she knew.
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