"Lord," said the man in the bag, "if thou wouldest but hear me, I merit not to be slain in a bag."
Said Heveydd Hên, "Lord, he speaks truth. It were fitting that thou listen to him; for he deserves not this."
"Verily," said Pwyll, "I will do thy counsel concerning him."
"Behold, this is my counsel then," said Rhiannon. "Thou art now in a position in which it behoves thee to satisfy suitors and minstrels: let him give unto them in thy stead, and take a pledge from him that he will never seek to revenge that which has been done to him. And this will be punishment enough."
"I will do this gladly," said the man in the bag.
"And gladly will I accept it," said Pwyll, "since it is the counsel of Heveydd and Rhiannon."
"Such, then, is our counsel," answered they.
"I accept it," said Pwyll.
"Seek thyself sureties."
"We will be for him," said Heveydd, "until his men be free to answer for him." And upon this he was let out of the bag, and his liege-men were liberated. "Demand now of Gwawl his sureties," said Heveydd: "we know which should be taken for him." And Heveydd numbered the sureties.