They then went to their ships;
and there was a rise in the ground of some extent to pass over,
so that the ships were not visible from the Thing-field.
Egil was very wroth. And when they came to the ships,
Arinbjorn spoke before his people and said:

'All men know what has been the issue of the Thing here, that we have not got law;
but the king is much in wrath,
so that I expect our men will get hard measure from him if he can bring it about.
I will now that every man embark on his ship and go home.
Let none wait for other.'
Then Arinbjorn went on board his own ship, and to Egil he said:
'Now go you with your comrades on board the cutter that lies here outside the long-ship,
and get you away at once.
Travel by night so much as you may, and not by day, and be on your guard,
for the king will seek to meet with you. Come and find me afterwards,
when all this is ended, whatever may have chanced between you and the king.'

Egil did as Arinbjorn said; they went aboard the cutter, about thirty men,
and rowed with all their might.
The vessel was remarkably fast.
Then rowed out of the haven many other ships of Arinbjorn's people,
cutters and row-boats; but the long-ship which Arinbjorn steered went last,
for it was the heaviest under oars.
Egil's cutter, which he steered, soon outstripped the rest.
Then Egil sang a stave:

'My heritage he steals,
The money-grasping heir
Of Thornfoot. But his threats,
Though fierce, I boldly meet.
For land we sought the law:
Land-grabbing loon is he!
But robbery of my right
Ere long he shall repay.'