Egill Skalla-Grímsson meets a random person in York who has the insignificant role of acting as his messenger to his friend but why is this person necessary for the narrative? And why is it stated in Laxdæla saga that 'many' were worried about the reactions of the protagonists? Why does Njáls saga linger with the onlookers at parliament when the main characters have all left? This part addresses the function of those characters who have seemingly none and their significance for the greater meaning of the text.