Then he chose one of the strongest of the men, who started off with Lodrix.
At sunrise, they reached the shore of the lake.
There the Lake-Dweller messenger was waiting with the bronze.
Not a word was spoken.
The messenger of the Bear tribe took the bag of bronze, and Lodrix with the other messenger hurried across the bridge to his home.
There his mother and father and all his tribe were waiting to welcome him.
They crowded about the chief’s hut and listened, as Lodrix told the story of his capture.
When Lodrix had finished his story, he went into the hut to rest.