# **Pardon the intrusion, oh Ballin, son of Fundin, but I need your sword.**

 Ballin speaks "You have invaded my resting place and taken my sword. Why should I help you?"

 - [Run screaming back out the entrance door](../begin-journey.md)
 - ["Because if you don't, you're just a jerk"](../11/11.md)
 - ["I am on a quest"](../13/13.md)
  