Yea also, that none brought tribute to her out of Siegfried’s land;
How it befell she knew not, and she wearied to understand.
Then made she trial of Gunther, if haply she might attain
Her purpose, to meet Queen Kriemhild face to face again;
And she took with him secret counsel for that whereon aye did she brood.
But the word of the Queen unto Gunther seemed in no wise good.
“How might we bring them hither?” that noble King replied,
“Even to this our kingdom? The thing can never betide.
Too far is their dwelling: I dare not ask that this might be!”
But Brunhild to him made answer with speech of subtlety: