After that they rode to Skaptartongue, and so on the fell, and north of Eyjafell Jokul, and down into Godaland, and so down into the woods in Thorsmark. Bjorn of the Mark caught sight of them coming, and went at once to meet them. Then they greeted each other well, and the sons of Sigfus asked after Kari Solmund's son. "I met Kari," said Bjorn, "and that is now very long since; he rode hence north on Goose-sand, and meant to go to Gudmund the Powerful, and methought if he were here now, he would stand in awe of you, for he seemed to be left all alone." Grani Gunnar's son said, "He shall stand more in awe of us yet before we have done with him, and he shall learn that as soon as ever he comes within spearthrow of us; but as for us, we do not fear him at all, now that he is all alone." Kettle of the Mark bade them be still, and bring out no big words. Bjorn asked when they would be coming back. "We shall stay near a week in Fleetlithe," said they, and so they told him when they should be riding back on the fell. With that they parted. Now the sons of Sigfus rode to their homes, and their households were glad to see them. They were there near a week. Now Bjorn comes home and sees Kari, and told him all about the doings of the sons of Sigfus, and their purpose. Kari said he had shown in this great faithfulness to him, and Bjorn said, "I should have thought there was more risk of any other man's failing in that than of me if I had pledged my help or care to any one." "Ah," said his mistress, "but you may still be bad and yet not be so bad as to be a traitor to thy master." Kari stayed there six nights after that. 149. OF KARI AND BJORN Now Kari talks to Bjorn and says, "We shall ride east across the fell and down into Skaptartongue, and fare stealthily over Flosi's country, for I have it in my mind to get myself carried abroad east in Alftafirth." "This is a very riskful journey," said Bjorn, "and few would have the heart to take it save thou and I." "If thou backest Kari ill," said his housewife, "know this, that thou shalt never come afterwards into my bed, and my kinsmen shall share our goods between us." "It is likelier, mistress," said he, "that thou wilt have to look out for something else than this if thou hast a mind to part from me: for I will bear my own witness to myself what a champion and daredevil I am when weapons clash." Now they rode that day east on the fell to the north of the Jokul, but never on the highway, and so down into Skaptartongue, and above all the homesteads to Skaptarwater, and led their horses into a dell, but they themselves were on the look-out, and had so placed themselves that they could not be seen. Then Kari said to Bjorn, "What shall we do now if they ride down upon us here from the fell?"