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"Let us go at once on this tide," I said, starting up. "Not so fast now, comrade," laughed Thormod. "Would you come again half starved, as last time, into the lady's presence?" Then I called Cyneward, but when he rose up and came to us, Thormod stared at him, crying: "You here, Raud! I thought you were with Ingvar." "Aye, Thormod, I am here at least Cyneward, who was Raud, is with Wulfric." "Ho!
"And I have been over sure that no mishap might be in a long six months." "What of the voyage? let us speak of this hereafter," said Hubba. And Halfden, wearily, as one who had lost all interest in his own doings, told him that it had been good, and that Thormod would give him the full tale of plunder. Then came a chief from the ship whose face I knew, though he was not of our crew.
They began to use threats and at last took to their arms and fought. Thorgeir and Thorgils fought each of them desperately together without either prevailing. After a long and furious battle Thorgils fell slain by Thorgeir. In another place Thormod was fighting with the followers of Thorgils, and he overcame them, killing three.
"I bide here with Wulfric," he answered, having paid no heed to our low-voiced talk. "Wulfric sails with me to find Ingvar," said Thormod, and at that Cyneward turned to me in surprise. "Not Ingvar," said I, "but one in his house. Will you come with me?" Then he understood, and his face showed his gladness. "This is well," he cried; "gladly will I go with you and return with that other."
"Better," quoth Thormod, "to row less and break nought." Then Grettir caught up two unshapen oar beams that lay in the boat and bored large holes in the gunwales, and rowed withal so mightily that every beam creaked, but whereas the craft was good, and the men somewhat of the brisker sort, they reached Whaleshead-holm.
Now it was plain that this ship came from that place; either beaten off, or knowing that Ingvar's haven lay open to attack while his men were away thus. And a greater fear than any came over me. "Where is the Lady Osritha?" I said. "She was here in the town this morning." "So, Wulfric," said Thormod quickly, "she will have fled. The steward will have seen to that.
Thorgeir raised aloft the axe, but therewith Grettir ran in under Thorgeir and gave him an exceeding great fall: then said Thorgeir to Thormod, "Wilt thou stand by and see this fiend drive me down under him?"
Hard after me are my courtmen, but I was swifter than they." Now all this was wearisome to me, for I would fain follow Osritha in her flight, if I could. So I left Thormod, without a word to Ingvar, and went to the stables.
Their strife was both fierce and long, but the end of it was, that Thorgils fell dead to earth before Thorgeir; but Thormod and the men of Thorgils fought in another place; Thormod had the best of that strife, and three of Thorgils' men fell before him. After the slaying of Thorgils, his folk went back east to Midfirth, and brought his dead body with them.
Halfden was well pleased, and shouted: "Nay, Thormod; your turn to guard now; let Wulfric smite at you!" "No, by Thor, that will I not," he said; "he who taught to guard has doubtless taught to strike, and I would not have my head broken, even in play!" Now he sat down, and I said, mindful of Lodbrok's words: "It seems to me that I have been well taught by the jarl."
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