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Updated: June 15, 2025
"'Ask her, said the Spae-Woman, 'for seven drops of her heart's blood she can give them and live so that the spell may be taken from the seven wild geese and the mother who longs for you may be at peace again. This was the message the Spae-Woman told me to give Flame-of-Wine. And though I had given her wonderful gifts she laughed at me when I took it to her.
"It will never wither, and its fragrance will never fail," said Flann. "It is the Rose of Sweet Smells. A King's daughter should have it." Flame-of-Wine held the rose in her hand, and smiled on Flann. "What is your name, King's Son?" said she, with bright and friendly eyes. "Flann," he said. "Walk with me, Flann," said she.
They left the Spae-Woman and went through the town, the King of Ireland's Son searching every place for a man he knew or a horse he had mounted before, while Flann thought about the Princess Flame-of-Wine, and how little she considered him beside the King's Son and Dermott and Downal. They came to where a crowd was standing before a conjurer's booth.
They will believe me because you have brought me such a treasure! I suppose there is nothing more wonderful than this rose!" Then Flann told her about the other wonderful thing he had seen the Comb of Magnificence. "A King's daughter should have such a treasure," said Flame-of-Wine.
He went out of the orchard disconsolate, thinking that when he was on his seven years' service with Mogue Princess Flame-of-Wine might forget him. As he walked on he passed the little house where the Spae-Woman had her besoms and heather-stalks. She ran to him when she saw him. "Have you heard that the King's Son has found what went before, and what comes after the Unique Tale?" said she.
"Seven years," said she, "but you will remember will you not that I loved you for bringing them to me?" "Will you remember me until I come back from my seven years' service?" "Oh, yes," said Flame-of-Wine, and she put the girdle around her waist as she spoke. "Someone said to me," said Flann, "that I should ask the maiden who loved me for seven drops of her heart's blood."
And then he thought that whatever else happened he would go to the King's orchard and see Flame-of-Wine. If he had one of the wonderful things that Mogue had shown him the Rose of Sweet Smells or the Comb of Magnificence! These would show her that he was of some consequence. If he had either of these wonderful things and offered it to her she might be pleased with him!
They walked along the orchard paths, and the youths and maidens turned towards the fragrance that the Rose of Sweet Smells gave. Flame-of-Wine laughed, and said, "They all wonder at the treasure you have brought me, Flann. If you could hear what I shall tell them about you! I shall tell them that you are the son of a King of Arabia no less.
But give me back the Rose of Sweet Smells and the Comb of Magnificence, give them back to me and I shall love you always." "You cannot love me. And why should I give seven years in service for your sake? I will leave these treasures back in Mogue's pack." "Oh, you are a peddler, a peddler. Go from me," said Flame-of-Wine.
He thought too on the tidings he had for his comrade Flann Flann was the Son of the King who was called the Hunter-King and of Sheen whose brothers had been changed into seven wild geese. He shook his horse's reins and went back towards the Town of the Red Castle. Flann thought upon the Princess Flame-of-Wine.
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