Those two, Kari Solmund's son and Thorgeir Craggeir, rode that
day east across Markfleet, and so on east to Selialandsmull.
They found there some women. The wives knew them, and said to
them, "Ye two are less wanton than the sons of Sigfus yonder, but
still ye fare unwarily."
"Why do ye talk thus of the sons of Sigfus, or what do ye know
about them?"
"They were last night," they said, "at Raufarfell, and meant to
get to Myrdale to-night, but still we thought they must have some
fear of you, for they asked when ye would be likely to come
home."
Then Kari and Thorgeir went on their way and spurred their
horses.
"What shall we lay down for ourselves to do now," said Thorgeir,
"or what is most to thy mind? Wilt thou that we ride on their
track?"
"I will not hinder this," answers Kari, "nor will I say what
ought to be done, for it may often be that those live long who
are slain with words alone (1); but I well know what thou meanest
to take on thyself, thou must mean to take on thy hands eight
men, and after all that is less than it was when thou slewest
those seven in the sea-crags (2), and let thyself down by a rope
to get at them; but it is the way with all you kinsmen, that ye
always wish to be doing some famous feat, and now I can do no
less than stand by thee and have my share in the story. So now
we two alone will ride after them, for I see that thou hast so
made up thy mind."
After that they rode east by the upper way, and did not pass by
Holt, for Thorgeir would not that any blame should be laid at his
brother's door for what might be done.
Then they rode east to Myrdale, and there they met a man who had
turf-panniers on his horse. He began to speak thus, "Too few
men, messmate Thorgeir, hast thou now in thy company."
"How is that?" says Thorgeir.
"Why," said the other, "because the prey is now before thy hand.
The sons of Sigfus rode by a while ago, and mean to sleep the
whole day east in Carlinedale, for they mean to go no farther
to-night than to Headbrink."
After that they rode on their way east on Arnstacks heath, and
there is nothing to be told of their journey before they came to
Carlinedale-water.
The stream was high, and now they rode up along the river, for
they saw there horses with saddles. They rode now thitherward,
and saw that there were men asleep in a dell and their spears
were standing upright in the ground a little below them. They
took the spears from them, and threw them into the river.