When the cliff-dwellers were in this fortress, they were safe from their enemies because when the ladders were pulled up there was no way to get in.
The man found a ladder and raised it to a hole high in the tower.
They climbed it and were soon inside.
Mavo and Teni looked through the peep-holes in the walls while their new friend pulled in the ladder.
“Are you hungry?” said the man, looking toward the children.
Mavo nodded, for she was very hungry.
The brother and sister had had nothing but herbs to eat since the day before.
“I will look for some food,” said their new friend. “There must be some here.”
Then he climbed into the storeroom and came back with his hands full of dried meat.