Raiden hastened back to meet the boy.
"Well," said he, "so here you are! Why did you lag behind so long? You gave us a great fright."
"Because I had a great deal to do," said Loo; "you got through your work before I did."
"What have you been about?"
"Take that first," said Loo, offering Raiden the severed head; "it 'a as heavy as lead."
"What! so you contrived to get hold of that?"
"Yes," said Loo, who kept looking behind him; "and they think down yonder that it started off on its travels alone; and so they're all half crazed with fear."
They now put their horses to the gallop, to catch up with the Prince and his companions.
"Has the boy come back?" asked Nagato.
"Yes, master; and he brings you the head of the man who looked so much like you," cried Raiden, with a sort of paternal pride.