But there was room for few passengers in the buss.

The queen and her ladies had the larger after cabin, and Elfric and the athelings and the two priests had that under the fore deck.

I would remain on deck with Bertric and his crew of twenty men, but there was no hardship in that.
That night on Bertric's ship was the first for three long weeks that had sound sleep for me, for they hauled out into the middle of the haven, and none could come near us unseen, and I was at last free from care and watching.
But one thing troubled honest Bertric, and that was that he had found a black kitten on board.

None knew whence it came, and he said it was an ill sign.

And he dared do nought but treat it well, since it had come..