The princess answered, "If I can aid thee in any wise, believe me, I will
do it; sad were Kriemhild if aught were denied thee. Ask of me, nothing
doubting, noble knight, and, as a master, command me; all that thou
desirest I will readily perform."

"We would have goodly raiment, dear sister, and therein thy white hand
shall help us. Let thy maids bestir them, that we be fair equipped,
since none shall turn us from this journey."

Said the damsel, "Now mark what I say. We have silk of our own; bid them
bring us hither, on the shields, precious stones to work the robes
withal, that unashamed ye may wear them before the royal maiden." The
princess asked, "Who are they that shall follow thee in rich array to the
court?"

And he answered, "We be four. My two liegemen, Dankwart and Hagen, ride
with us. And what I tell thee, mark well. For each of four days thou
shalt provide us with three changes of good raiment, that we be not
scorned in Brunhild's land!"

She promised this to the knights, and they took their leave.

Then Princess Kriemhild summoned from their chambers thirty of her
maidens that had great skill in such work.

Silk from Araby, white as snow, and from Zazamanc, green like clover,
they embroidered with precious stones. The royal maiden cut them
herself. In sooth, they were goodly robes. Linings finely fashioned
from fishes' skins, rarely seen then, they covered, as many as they had,