"So it has come to this, Slaughterer," he said, "that you and I must settle whether the king's word be done or no.

Well, I will say that however it should fall out, I count it a great fortune to have seen this fight, and the highest of honours to have had to do with two such warriors.

Rest you a little, Slaughterer, before we close.
That wolf-brother of yours died well, and if it is given me to conquer in this bout, I will tell the tale of his end from kraal to kraal throughout the land, and it shall be a tale forever.".