on the other hand , mavwin 's motives for not herself leaving hithlum remained unchanged ( see the passage in the narn , p. 70 , where the word 'almsguest ' is an echo of the old tale ) ; but the statement is puzzling that mavwin might , when nienori was grown , have put aside her pride and passed over the mountains , had they not become impassable -- clearly suggesting that she never left hithlum .