(From the gorge is heard the scream of a child, which is suddenly silenced. Halla comes up again.)
Kari. Halla! Halla!
Bjørn's voice (very near). Make haste!
Halla (shrieks to him). Devil!
Enter Bjørn.
Bjørn (grabbing Halla). Now I've got you!
(Kari seizes his knife and stabs Bjørn through the heart. Bjørn falls dead. Kari and Halla flee. Bjørn's men enter, stand as though paralyzed at the sight of the slain man. Arnes goes slowly up to them.)
[ ACT IV]
A small hut in the hills. Two large stones covered with skins serve as seats. The low bedstead is also covered with skins. On the wall hang some poor, clumsy tools. In the slanting roof, a small window is darkened with snow. On the hearth, a low fire. Outside, a snowstorm. Now and then, snow comes whirling down the smoke-hole.
Kari is pacing to and fro, beating his arms. Halla sits silent. They are both dressed in skins.