But when the Host was come to Rose-dale, they found it fair arid
lovely; and there they met with those of their folk who had gone with
Dallach. But Dallach welcomed the kindreds with great joy, and bade
them abide; for he said that they had the less need to hasten, since
he had sent messengers into Burgdale to tell men there of the
tidings. Albeit they were mostly loth to tarry; yet when he lay hard
on them not to depart as men on the morrow of a gild-feast, they
abode there three days, and were as well guested as might be, and on
their departure they were laden with gifts from the wealth of Rose-
dale by Dallach and his folk.
Before they went their ways Dallach spake with Face-of-god and the
chiefs of the Dalesmen, and said:
'Ye have given me much from the time when ye found me in the wood a
naked wastrel; yet now I would ask you a gift to lay on the top of
all that ye have given me.'
Said Face-of-god: 'Name the gift, and thou shalt have it; for we
deem thee our friend.'
'I am no less,' said Dallach, 'as in time to come I may perchance be
able to show you. But now I am asking you to suffer a score or two
of your men to abide here with me this summer, till I see how this
folk new-born again is like to deal with me.
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