And soon after he sent men southwards to Ness, who came to Grim as Moss-fell and there told these tidings.
Egil did not show much interest about it, but he quietly learned by the questions
what had passed between Thorstein and Steinar,
as also about those who had strengthened Steinar in this cause.
Then the messengers went home,
and Thorstein appeared well pleased with their journey.
Thorstein Egil's son took a numerous company
to the spring-tide Thing:
he came there one night before other men,
and they roofed their booths,
he and the Thingmen who had booths there.
And when they had made all arrangements,
then Thorstein bade his Thingmen set to work,
and they built there large booth-walls.
Then he had roofed in a far larger booth
than the other that were there.
In this booth were no men.

Steinar rode to the Thing also with a numerous company,
as did Tongue-Odd, and Einar from Stafar-holt;
they roofed their booths.
The Thing was a very full one.
Men pleaded their causes.
Thorstein offered no atonement for himself,
but to those who advised atonement made answer,
that he meant to abide by judgment.
He said that he thought the cause which Steinar came,
about the slaying of his thralls, was little worth;
Steinar's thralls, he argued,
had done enough to deserve death.
Steinar was high and mighty about his cause:
he had, as he thought,
charges good in law,
and helpers strong enough to win his rights. So he was most impetuous in his cause.