When they reached the hall Sweyn had arrived before them, and the booty of the vikings lay in the hall; but Ar was waiting anxiously for his foster-son, and welcomed him gladly. Then a true tale was required of all that had happened.
Grani told each thing as it had come about. When he told of his thralls, Ar said: "Since those two are Icelanders, who are close to us by ties of blood, it were better to have set them free."
"Thou didst not reserve any save Orkneymen," answered Grani. Then he told of the wreck and the rescue.
Said Ar: "So those two have their freedom in the end?"
Grani called Rolf and Frodi to the dais. "Thou didst not save my life," said he.
"That is true," answered Rolf.
"Moreover," quoth Grani, "the ship would have saved us all."
"That also is true," said Rolf.
"Therefore I see no reason," said Grani next, "why I should set thee free."
Rolf and Frodi answered nothing. "See," said Grani to Ar, "they make no objection; therefore I shall keep them as thralls. But I will give each of them what he cares to choose of the spoil, if thou permit."