My daughter laid command on me that I should seek you and tell you this; but indeed I needed no bidding when I heard how she escaped." "I had been nidring had I not helped a lady in need," I said, being in want of better words.
"What is all this ?" said Odda; for I had told him nought of the matter, not seeing any reason to do so.
Then Osmund must needs tell him of what Kolgrim and I had done; and the ealdorman laughed at me, though one might see that the affair pleased him.
"This king," he said, "having no kingdom of his own, as he says, goes about helping seasick ealdormen and lonely damsels, whereby he will end with more trouble on his hands than any kingdom would give him." "I am only one," I said; "Kolgrim and Thord are in this also." Then Osmund took a heavy gold bracelet from his arm.
"This is for Kolgrim, your comrade," he said, half doubtfully, "if I may give it him in remembrance of a brave deed well done.

Will he be too proud to accept it ?" "I may give it him, certainly," I said, taking the gift.
Then Odda would not be behindhand, and he pulled off his own armlet.
"If Kolgrim is to be remembered, Thord will never be forgotten.
Give this to him in sheer gratitude for swearing at me in such wise that he overcame the sore sickness that comes of the swaying of the deck that will not cease." "Give it him yourself, ealdorman," I said.

"You know him over well to send it by another.

It would not be so good a gift." "As you will," he answered.

"But I fear that viking terribly.