It was likely that men would have watched for the smoke of the burning ship, and that when they did not see it, would put out to search, guessing what had happened.
"Yonder lies my grandfather," the lady said presently.

"He was a king in the old days before Harald made himself the one ruler in the land who should so call himself.

But he cared not at all for the name, so that he held his own place among his own people, and therefore let it be, for he was a friend of Harald's and helped him to the one throne.

Whereby we have lived in peace till just now, when the old chief grew feeble.

Then came my far cousin, Arnkel, and would take first place, for my father, the old man's son, was dead.