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She led him up to the dais, and stood there leaning up against the arm of one of those stone seats silent for a while; then she turned and looked at him, and said: 'Yea, thou lookest a goodly warrior; yet am I glad that thou camest hither without battle. Tell me, Gold-mane, she said, taking one of his spears from his hand, 'art thou deft with the spear? 'I have been called so, said he.
But Gold-mane cried out somewhat angrily, 'I tell thee, foster- father, that I have no mind for the cities and their men and their fools and their whores and their runagates. But as for the wood and its wonders, I have done with it, save for hunting there along with others of the Folk.
And therewith he smiled in the young man's face; but Gold-mane reddened and said: 'So is it, kinsman, I can hit what I can see; but not what is hidden. Iron-face laughed and said: 'Hast thou been to the Woodland-Carles? are their women fairer than our cousins?
She answered not for a while, but pressed his hand, and he felt her breath on his cheek; and even therewithal they came out of the dark, and Gold-mane saw that her cheek was flushed; and now she spake: 'One thing would I say to thee, my friend.
Wild-wearer called healths to the Sun, and the Moon, and the Hosts of Heaven; to the Gods of the Earth; to the Woodwights; and to the Guest. Other healths also he called, the meaning of which was dark to Gold-mane; to wit, the Jaws of the Wolf; the Silver Arm; the Red Hand; the Golden Bushel; and the Ragged Sword.
But he heard Bow-may, how she laughed by his side, and cried out: 'Gold-mane, dear-heart, now art thou merry indeed; and glad am I, though they told me that I am hurt. Ah! now beware, beware!
Said Wild-wearer: 'This is good for to-morrow, not for to-day; the meat is well-nigh on the board. Then Gold-mane smiled, for he called to mind his home-coming of yesterday. But the woman said: 'The fault is not mine; she told me of the coming guest but three hours agone. 'Ay? said Wild-wearer, 'she looked for a guest then?
Then he said: 'It is the custom of the Dale to all women. So she let him kiss her hand, heeding the kiss nothing, and said soberly: 'Then art thou of Burgdale, and if it were lawful to guess, I would say that thy name is Face-of-god, of the House of the Face. 'Even so it is, said he, 'but in the Dale those that love me do mostly call me Gold-mane.
I am no fool; I know thee. Where hast thou hidden the stranger woman? Therewith he drew forth his sword and hove it aloft as if to hew down Face-of-god, who spake not nor flinched nor raised a hand from his side. But the Bride threw herself in front of Gold-mane, while there arose an angry cry of 'The Peace of the Holy Thing!
But the stranger he had slain outright; and the one whom he had smitten in the hall died before the dawn, thrusting all help aside, and making no sound of speech. When these tidings came to Burgstead they seemed great to men, and to Gold-mane more than all. So he and many others took their weapons and fared up to Wildlake's Way, and so came to the Woodland Carles.
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