Lady Inger.

I?—None.

Nils Lykke and Olaf Skaktavl.

None!

Lady Inger.

Can ye marvel, noble Sirs, that I venture not on a game wherein loss would mean loss of all? And that, too, when none of my allies dare trust me fully.

Nils Lykke.

That reproach touches not me. I trust you blindly; I pray you be assured of that.

Olaf Skaktavl.

Who should believe in you, if not your countrymen?