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"I have suffered for not being near to help him, lady," I said. "There is a thing that you know not yet," said Hubba. "This Wulfric was the man who took Father from the breakers." Then the maiden smiled at me, though her eyes were full of tears, and she asked me: "How will they bury him in your land? In honour?" "I have a brother-in-law who will see to that," I said.
"Thy wish was scarce granted," muttered one of the men-at-arms, looking at Robert, who went on as if he had not heard, though he thought the remark very rude indeed. "And then we wished for money treasure, you know; but we couldn't spend it. And yesterday we wished for wings, and we got them, and we had a ripping time to begin with" "Thy speech is strange and uncouth," said Sir Wulfric de Talbot.
So when I needed them, the words were ready. Now, therefore, both in life and death, Wulfric, my master, I thank you." But I was silent, knowing how much greater a part in this I might have had. For I thought that, but for the need of proving my faith or denying it, I should have surely been as a heathen among heathen in those days in Jutland.
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.
I may not honour the old gods, for so should I dishonour the White Christ whom I serve." "This is more than I can trouble about in my mind," said Halfden; "but if it troubles you, I will help you somehow, brother Wulfric. But you must needs come to the sacrifice." "Cannot I go hunting?" "Why, no; all men must be present. And to be away would but make things worse, for there would be question."
Now at that Beorn was dumb, seeing that the earl had trapped him very nearly, and he grew ashy pale, and the great earl scowled at him. "Let me have trial by battle," I said quietly, thinking that it would be surely granted. There was as good reason to suspect me as Beorn, as I saw. "Silence, Wulfric!" said the earl. "That is for me to say."
"See here, Wulfric," he said, "you are in evil case; for all Rorik's men and the men from outside are calling for your death; they say that Rorik had no luck against you because the Asir are angry, and that so it will be with all the host until you have paid penalty." "What say you and our crew?"
When he rose, I came up the aisle towards him, and my mail clanged noisily as I walked in the hush. At the chancel steps I stood, helm in hand, and did reverence, not daring to speak first. "What is it?" asked the bishop, when he turned and saw me. "Speak, Wulfric, my son. Is all well?" "I have heavy news, father," I answered. "Close on us are the Danes, and you must fly.
After I had learned well, as he said, the jarl tempered the axe head, heating and cooling it many times, until it would take an edge that would shear through iron without turning. And he also wrought runes on it, hammering gold wire into clefts that he made. "What say they?" I asked. "Thus they read," he answered: "Life for life. For Wulfric, Elfric's son, Lodbrok the seafarer, made me!"
When he came there he strode over the burnt timber until he came to the font, and there, under the graven cross, he set down his burden very gently, and stood up, looking in my face, and saying: "Here will I leave the worship of Odin and cleave to that faith for which Eadmund the King died, and for which you, Wulfric, were willing to die both in Jutland and here by Eadmund's side.
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