Thesailorssaidthatthiswasagoodword，fortheywerewearyofthesightofWhitefireasheflamedonhighandthesoundoftheaxeofSkallagrimasitcrashedthroughhelmandbyrnie；andasfearcreptinvalourfledout。
“Thisismyrede，then。”saidthemate：“thatwegotothemandgivethempeace，andlaytheminbonds，swearingthatwewillputthemashorewhenwearecomebacktoIceland。Butwhenwehavethemfast，astheysleepatnight，wewillcreeponthemandhurlthemintothesea，andafterwardswewillsaythatweslewthemfighting。”
“Ashamefuldeed！“saidaman。
“Thengothouupagainstthem。”answeredthemate。“Ifweslaythemnot，thenshallthistalebetoldagainstusthroughoutIceland：thataship’scompanywereworstedbytwomen，andwemaynotlivebeneaththatdishonour。”
Themanheldhispeace，andthemate，layingdownhisarms，creptforwardalone，towardsthemast，justasEricandSkallagrimwereabouttocutthemselveslooseandrushonthem。