He made as if to draw her away, but she hung aback to set the print of her foot beside the woman’s foot, and then they went on together, and soon crossed the Bridge, and came home to the House of the Face.
When they had broken their fast, Face-of-god would straight get to his business of ordering matters for the warfare, and was wishful to speak with Folk-might; but found him not, either in the House or the street. But a man said:
‘I saw the tall Guest come abroad from the House and go toward the Bridge very early in the morning.’
The Sun-beam, who was anigh when that was spoken, heard it and smiled, and said: ‘Gold-mane, deemest thou that it was my brother whom we blessed?’
‘I wot not,’ he said; ‘but I would he were here, for this gear must speedily be looked to.’
Nevertheless it was nigh an hour before Folk-might came home to the House. He strode in lightly and gaily, and shaking the crest of his war-helm as he went. He looked friendly on Face-of-god, and said to him:
‘Thou hast been seeking me, War-leader; but grudge it not that I have caused thee to tarry. For as things have gone, I am twice the man for thine helping that I was yester-eve; and thou art so ready and deft, that all will be done in due time.’
He looked as if he would have had Face-of-god ask of him what made him so fain, but Face-of-god said only:
‘I am glad of thy gladness; but now let us dally no longer, for I have many folk to see to-day and much to set a-going.’
So therewith they spake together a while, and then went their ways together toward Carlstead and the Woodlanders.