He went all that night and the day after, nor stayed till he came to lord Thorir's.
As for Aulvir and his comrades, the king let them go in peace,
as guiltless in this matter.

But the men who were in Sheppey were there for many nights,
and killed cattle for food, and made a fire and cooked them,
and piled a large fuel-heap on the side of the island
looking towards Atla-isle,
and set fire thereto, and let folk know their plight.
When that was seen, men rowed out to them,
and brought to land those who yet lived.
The king was by this time gone away;
he went to another banquet.

But of Aulvir there is this to be told, that he reached home before Egil,
and Thorolf and Thorir had come home even before that.
Aulvir told the tidings, the slaying of Bard and the rest that had there befallen,
but of Egil's goings since he knew nothing. Thorolf was much grieved hereat,
as also was Arinbjorn; they thought that Egil would return nevermore.
But the next morning Egil came home. Which when Thorolf knew,
he rose up and went out to meet him, and asked in what way he had escaped,
and what tidings had befallen in his journey.
Then Egil recited this stave: