Men have thought that I would surely take him into favour again, but that was not possible.

Only, I would that he had met a better ending." The old king sighed, and was silent.

Presently Owen said that I must see to the men and horses, and I rose up to leave the chamber, and then the king said: "We shall see you again at the feast I am making for you all.

Then tomorrow you must take back as kingly a letter to Ina as he wrote to me, and so return to Owen for as long as your king will suffer you to bide with us." So I went to the stables first of all, and there was Thorgils bidding a Welsh groom to get out his horse while he took off the arms that had been lent him from our armoury, for he was but half armed when he came.
"There is no need to do that," I said; "for if Ina arms a man, it is as a gift for service done, if he is not too proud to take it.
But are you not biding for the feast ?" "First of all," he said, laughing, "none ever knew a Norseman too proud to accept good arms from a king.

Thank Ina for me in all form.