But then was heard a great shouting, and there came a ship which had seen the work of rescue, and had put in shore. Grani said: "I will go in the ship; they are sending a boat." When the boat came from the ship, Grani went in it; but Frodi climbed the rope and told Rolf what had been said. That was a ship of chapmen, and its master asked Grani who he was, and gave him food and drink, and carried him round the end of the Mainland to Hawksness; but those others who had reached the top of the cliff had no other way than to walk. Four leagues they fared on foot, reaching Hawksness after nightfall. Meanwhile Grani spoke much with the shipmaster, and they grew very friendly. They came to Hawksness about the same time as the other men came from the moors, and they all walked up to the hall together. Rolf walks with Frodi, but the shipmaster goes with Grani, and passes near them; the shipmaster sees them, but they do not mark him. Then the shipmaster pulls at Grani's sleeve, and draws him aside. The shipmaster asks: "Those two who walk there are thy thralls?" Grani said so. Then the shipmaster said: "Didst thou say thou wouldst set them free?" "Aye," answered Grani. "It hath come to my mind," said the other, "that they did not save thee, but I did. Moreover, there was no need for climbing the cliff, for I should have been able to save ye all." "That is true," said Grani. "Now," quoth the shipmaster, "thou art very reckless of thy possessions if thou settest those thralls free." "Truly," answered Grani, "I will not free them." When they reached the hall Sweyn had arrived before them, and the booty of the vikings lay in the hall; but Ar was waiting anxiously for his foster-son, and welcomed him gladly. Then a true tale was required of all that had happened. Grani told each thing as it had come about. When he told of his thralls, Ar said: "Since those two are Icelanders, who are close to us by ties of blood, it were better to have set them free." "Thou didst not reserve any save Orkneymen," answered Grani. Then he told of the wreck and the rescue. Said Ar: "So those two have their freedom in the end?" Grani called Rolf and Frodi to the dais. "Thou didst not save my life," said he. "That is true," answered Rolf. "Moreover," quoth Grani, "the ship would have saved us all." "That also is true," said Rolf. "Therefore I see no reason," said Grani next, "why I should set thee free." Rolf and Frodi answered nothing. "See," said Grani to Ar, "they make no objection; therefore I shall keep them as thralls. But I will give each of them what he cares to choose of the spoil, if thou permit." Then permission was given, and the spoil of the vikings was spread out there before the dais; there were fine things of many kinds. But Rolf put the gold and silver by, and took only a cloak. Then said Grani: "Choose again." Rolf took a belt. "Choose again," repeated Grani. Rolf took a short sword.