No trust there is;
On the day of bale
Shall all things fail;
Courage is o'er,
Luck mocks no more."
She asked him closely of their dealings, but he told her all even as it had befallen.
"Now shall thou hearken," said he, "for I shall tell of my deeds and sing a song thereon, and thou shall cut it on a staff as I give it out."
So she did, and he sung Hallmund's song withal, wherein is this—
"When I drew adown