"He says that he swore to keep the peace with Alfred, and he will do it.

He and the Lady Thora will go with us.

There are one or two also of the other hostages who blame him for returning.

He cannot stay among the Danes here." Then I was very glad, and we made haste to have all ready for Thora's comfort on the ride that might be so long.

And so we rode out after the king along the road to Glastonbury, and I think that the Danes were in the town half an hour after we left it.
Next we knew that Danes were on the road before us, and that more were hard after us.