Thereupon Aulvir went to the king, and said:
'Here is come Thorgils Yeller thy friend,
with the tribute which is thine;
and the tribute is much larger than it has been before,
and far better wares.
He is eager to be on his way; be so good, O king,
as to go and see it; for never have been seen such good gray furs.'
The king answered not, but he went to where the ship lay.
Thorgils at once set forth the furs and showed them to the king.
And when the king saw that it was true,
that the tribute was much larger and better,
his brows somewhat cleared, and Thorgils got speech with him.
He brought the king some bearskins which Thorolf sent him,
and other valuables besides, which he had gotten upon the fells.
So the king brightened up, and asked tidings of the journey of
Thorolf and his company. Thorgils told it all in detail.
Then said the king:
'Great pity is it Thorolf should be unfaithful to me and plot my death.'
Then answered many who stood by, and all with one mind, that it was
a slander of wicked men if such words had been spoken, and Thorolf
would be found guiltless. The king said he would prefer to believe this.
Then was the king cheerful in all his talk with Thorgils, and they parted friends.
but when Thorgils met Thorolf he told him all that had happened.