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The one thing that the man begged us was that he might not be delivered to the king. And he said that Gymbert and his men would hide till Offa's wrath was past." "There is but one other at whose word this could have been done," I said. "Ay," said Witred, "I know. Yet Ethelbert was to be the bridegroom of our princess.
The time seemed long as we waited, but it could not have been much more than ten minutes before I heard the footfalls of our party as they returned by the passage way. One by one they came out from under the arch, and I took the torch from Witred the Mercian, who came first as he had gone, and then helped them one by one to the room again from the pit.
"Thanes," said Witred, quite coolly, "if we want to see another day dawn we had best be going. "Brother, I rede you go to the horse watering yourself, and take your best steed under you; and I pray you bring mine also. "Paladin, that gay steed of yours will be with the rest and yours also, thane. "Erling, you shall in nowise go stablewards, but come with us."
I tell you that we shall find the far end of that passage closed in one way or another if we haste not." "My daughter!" said Sighard, groaning; "she is in the queen's bower." "So also is Etheldrida the princess," said Witred. "She is of her court, as one may say, and will be safe. No harm can come to her." "I fear for her," said Sighard, still hesitating.
I have men of my own in this palace, and they shall take any message. Erling can be hidden in the town easily." So said Witred, and with that he would wait no more. We heard men coming up the hall, and though it was most likely but the thanes who should relieve those who had watched during the night, there was no more delay.
It is told him that Quendritha has sworn the death of four men of the thane who rides the great pied horse, of his housecarl, of Sighard of Anglia, and of Witred of Bradley, who helped the Anglians to escape." "How knows he all this? It is more than I have heard if I have guessed some of it." The man shrugged his shoulders.
Now the thanes who had the morning watch to keep came in, fresh and gay, with words of good morrow, and stayed suddenly and stared at us, for we three strangers had the council chamber to ourselves. "Where are Witred and his fellows?" one asked me.
The thane who had to see to the stables leaped up, and without more than a nod to his comrade and us went his way down the hall in haste. "There are two or three things I don't want to leave behind," said Witred, "but I shall have to forego them. A man need not stop to gather property when Quendritha is at his heels. Come; why are you waiting?
"It is no dream, but the truth," he said hoarsely. "Answer me, is it true?" Now I saw the wrath growing in his face. And I heard Witred stammer, for the fear of the great king was on him; and I knew not what Sighard might not say in his wrath, for already Selred had his hand on him to stay him.
"There should be three thanes and myself, and you two and Erling will seem the right number when men look into this room presently." So again the silence of the midnight came down on us, and in the chill we waited for the return of Witred; and it was two hours before he came.
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