For with me time presses, and with you meseemeth time is nought.

Neither am I a meet fellow for the happy." But the Sea-eagle sprang up, and swore with a great oath that he would nowise leave his shipmate in the lurch.

And the damsel said: "Fair man, I had best go with thee; I shall not hinder thee, but further thee rather, so that thou shalt make one day's journey of two." And she put forth her hand to him, and caressed him smiling, and fawned upon him, and he heeded it little, but hung not aback from them since they were ready for the road: so they set forth all three together.
They made such diligence on the backward road that the sun was not set by then they came to Wood-end; and there was the King sitting in the door of his pavilion.

Thither went Hallblithe straight, and thrust through the throng, and stood before the King; who greeted him kindly, and was no less sweet of face than on that other day.
Hallblithe hailed him not, but said: "King, look on my anguish, and if thou art other than a king of dreams and lies, play no longer with me, but tell me straight out if thou knowest of my troth-plight maiden, whether she is in this land or not." Then the King smiled on him and said: "True it is that I know of her; yet know I not whether she is in this land or not." "King," said Hallblithe, "wilt thou bring us together and stay my heart's bleeding ?" Said the King: "I cannot, since I know not where she is." "Why didst thou lie to me the other day ?" said Hallblithe.
"I lied not," said the King; "I bade bring thee to the woman that loved thee, and whom thou shouldst love; and that is my daughter.

And look thou! Even as I may not bring thee to thine earthly love, so couldst thou not make thyself manifest before my daughter, and become her deathless love.