[Detains him.] Nay, stay! Not so, Sir Knight,—not so!
Nils Lykke.
What mean you?
Lady Inger.
[In a low voice.] Nils Lykke—you are a traitor! Hush! Let no one see there is discord in the camp of the leaders. You have won Peter Kanzler’s trust by some devilish wile that as yet is dark to me. You have forced me to rebellious acts—not to help our cause, but to further your own plots, whatever they may be. I can draw back no more. But think not therefore that you have conquered! I shall know how to make you harmless——
Nils Lykke.
[Lays his hand involuntarily on his sword.]
Lady Inger!
Lady Inger.
Be calm, Sir Councillor! Your life is safe. But you come not outside the gates of Östråt before victory is ours.