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Chapter V
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“Thousayestwell,”criedSirBalin,risingfiercely;“nowwillIstraightwaydothatwhichIcametodo,asthoushaltfind.”Withthathewhirledhisswordaloftandstruckhimdownrightonthehead,andclovehisskullasundertotheshoulder.
“Givemethetruncheon,”criedoutSirBalintohislady,“wherewithheslewthyknight.”Andwhenshegaveithim—forshehadalwayscarrieditaboutwithher,wherevershehadgone—hesmotehimthroughthebodywithit,andsaid,“Withthattruncheondidstthoutreacherouslymurderagoodknight,andnowitstickethinthyfelonbody.”
Thenhecalledtothefatherofthewoundedson,whohadcomewithhimtoListeniss,andsaid,“Nowtakeasmuchbloodasthouwilt,tohealthysonwithal.”
Butnowaroseaterribleconfusion,andalltheknightsleapedfromthetabletoslayBalin,KingPelleshimselftheforemost,whocriedout,“Knight,thouhastslainmybrotheratmyboard;die,therefore,die,forthoushaltneverleavethiscastle.”
“Slayme,thyself,then,”shoutedBalin.
“Yea,”saidtheking,“thatwillI!fornoothermanshalltouchthee,fortheloveIbearmybrother.”
ThenKingPellescaughtinhishandagrimweaponandsmoteeagerlyatBalin,butBalinputhisswordbetweenhisheadandtheking’sstroke,andsavedhimselfbutlosthissword,whichfelldownsmashedandshiveredintopiecesbytheblow.Sobeingweaponlessherantothenextroomtofindasword,andsofromroomtoroom,withKingPellesafterhim,heinvainevereagerlycastinghiseyesroundeveryplacetofindsomeweapon.
