He had only joined their party for easier travelling in Dyfed.
Then she must needs ask me questions about Thorgils' song, and specially of Elfrida.

I had no mind to tell her much, but it is hard to refuse to answer a lady who speaks in all friendly wise and pleasantly, so that I had to tell her much the same that I told Nona the princess, and began to wonder if every lady who had the chance would be as curious to know all about what story there was.
And that was a true foreboding of mine, for so it was, until I grew used to it.

But all this minded me of Nona and her warning, and I was half sorry that the priest had not come here, to be taken care of with Dunwal.
After that night we saw little of these two.

Mara went to the house of Jago, and Dunwal kept to himself about the palace boundaries within the old ramparts, and seemed to shun notice.

As for me, word went to Ina that all was well, and he sent a letter back to say that it would please him to know that I was with Owen for a time yet.