But to die of thirst would be worse than to face one's foes.

I shall not really rest till I have thought how such a danger might be guarded against." Edred left the place with a thoughtful air.

He gained their own long sleeping room without adventure.

Nobody was ever there at this hour of the day, and he sat down on his bed to think and plan.
There his brothers found him later when they came rushing up tumultuously to find him.
"Ha! thou art there.

We have been seeking thee everywhere.