Kjølbro makes it clear straight away that things are bad. There is war in the village. Women and children have fled, and a warship is on its way to Klaksvík. "So this is not the time to paint." "Wasn't it you who sent for the warship?" Kjølbro does not answer, but later he says how terribly he regretted the letter to the governor to get the police to Klaksvík to understand.
Kjølbro ger beinanveg greitt, at illa stendur til. Kríggj er í bygdini. Kvinnur og børn eru rýmd, og krígsskip er á veg til Klaksvíkar. "Tí er hetta ikki løtan at mála." "Var tað ikki tú, ið sendi boð eftir krígsskipinum?" Kjølbro svarar ikki, men seinni sigur hann, hvussu ræðuliga hann angraði brævið til ríkisumboðsmannin um at fáa løgreglu til Klaksvíkar at fáa skil á.