[From the back.] Two wayfarers from afar stand without, praying to have speech with you my lord.
King Skule.
Who are they?
Bård Bratte.
A woman and a priest.
King Skule.
Let the woman and the priest approach.
[Bård goes; King Skule seats himself, musing, on the right; presently there enters a black-robed woman; she wears a long cloak, a hood, and a thick veil, which conceals her face; a priest follows her, and remains standing by the door.
King Skule.
Who are you?