"They seem to me like the cliffs at home. Were we there I could climb up."
"Seest thou no way here?" asked Frodi.
"I see two ways," answered Rolf, "yet neither seems good."
Grani asked: "What are my thralls saying?"
"The water," said Rolf, "will take thy thralls from thee."
But one of the men had heard what had been said, and told Grani. Grani cried: "Why dost thou not try the climb?"
"Send one of those," answered Rolf, "who cares to save his life." This he said of a set purpose, for of the men some were heavy and some were old. They all shook their heads and said they could not win to the top of the cliff. Grani said:
"I will give thee thy freedom if thou wilt save us."
"Is there a farm above?" asked Rolf.
One of the men said: "Within a mile."