But what good that, since in one minute then you die too, all of you, and lady she stop here till Black Kendah king take her to wife or she too die ?" "Let us talk," I broke in, treading warningly upon Ragnall's foot.

"We have heard your Oracle and we know that you believe its words.

It is said that we alone can help you to conquer the Black Kendah.

If you will not promise what we ask, we will not help you.

We will burn our powder and melt our lead, so that the guns we have cannot speak with Jana and with Simba, and after that we will do other things that I need not tell you.