TheyCometotheSeaofMoltenRocksWhentheywokeagainthesunwashighabovetheirheads,andtheysawtheSagedightingtheirbreakfast。Sotheyaroseandwashedthenightofftheminthestreamandatehastily,andgottohorseonafairforenoon;
thentheyrodethemountainneckeastfromthatvalley;anditwasalongslopeofstonyandbarrenmountainnighwaterless。
AndonthewayUrsulatoldRalphhowthemanwhowasscaredbythewizardrylastnightwasverilythenephewoftheLordfromwhomshehadstolenherarmourbywheedlingandaseemingpromise。
“But。”saidshe,“hislovelaynotsodeepbutthathewouldhaveavengedhimformyguileonmyverybodyhadhetakenus。”
Ralphreddenedandscowledatherword,andtheSageledthemintotheothertalk。