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They were of his company this winter, and sate next to the two brothers.
Thorolf sate in the high seat over against Thorir, and drank with him;
Egil sate as cup-mate over against Arinbjorn.
At all toasts the cup must cross the floor.

Lord Thorir went in the autumn to king Eric.
The king received him exceedingly well.
But when they began to talk together,
Thorir begged the king not to take it amiss
that he had Egil with him that winter.
The king answered this well;
he said that Thorir might get from him what he would,
but it should not have been so had any other
man harboured Egil.
But when Gunnhilda heard what they were talking of,
then said she:
'This I think, Eric, that 'tis now going again as
it has gone often before;
thou lendest easy ear to talk,
nor bearest long in mind the ill that is done thee.
And now thou wilt bring forward the sons of Skallagrim to this,
that they will yet again smite down some of thy near kin.
But though thou mayest choose to think Bard's slaying of no account,
I think not so.'
The king answered:

'Thou, Gunnhilda, more than others provokest me to savageness;
yet time was when thou wert on better terms with Thorolf than now.
However I will not take back my word about those brothers.'
'Thorolf was well here,' said she, 'before Egil made him bad;
but now I reckon no odds between them.'
Thorir went home when he was ready, and told the brothers
the words of the king and of the queen.