But you must know that here within the walls of the place you shall abide.

If you will give your word to do that I shall not have to keep you so closely." "This is not what I had looked for from you, King Gerent," the man said.
I knew the voice at once, for it was that of Dunwal, my fellow passenger.

So the treachery of his brother must be known, and he was to be held here as a hostage, as one might say.

Gerent's next words told me that it was so.
"If there is any fault to be found, it is in the ways of your brother.

Blame him that I must needs have surety for his behaviour.
It cannot be suffered that he should go on plotting evil against us, unchecked in some way." Dunwal shrugged his shoulders, as if to say that all this was no concern of his.
"Shall you hold my daughter as well ?" he said.