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Updated: June 4, 2025
That night Morag went into the Castle and came to the supper-table where Flann was seated alone. But Gilveen again had put a sleeping-draught into his cup, and Flann did not see or know Morag. "Do you not remember, Flann," said she, "the story of Morag that I told you across the supper-board in the House of Crom Duv?" But Flann gave no sign of knowing her, and then Morag had to go away.
And while Gilveen was telling them all this Flann came to see whose horse was there, and great was his joy to find his comrade the King of Ireland's Son. They knew now that they were the sons of the one father, and they embraced each other as brothers. And Flann took the hand of Fedelma and he told her and the King's Son of his love for Morag. But when he was speaking of Morag, Gilveen went away.
And at night, when the only stir in the forest was that of the leaves whispering to the Secret People, Gilveen arose from where she lay and came to the other bothie and whispered Flann's name. Then Gilveen ran back to her own bothie. And Flann did not know whether he had awakened or whether he had remained in a dream. But when he arose the next morning no thought of Morag was in his mind.
So the King of Ireland's Son and Flann, Fedelma and Gilveen bade good-by to the Queen, to the Spae-Woman and to the Spae-Woman's house, and started their journey towards the King's Castle with MacStairn the Woodman who walked beside their horses, a big axe in his hands.
And now the Queen is in the house of the Spae-Woman with the youth Flann and she is longing to give the clasp of welcome to both of you. And if you sit beside me on this grassy ditch I will tell you the whole story from the first to the last syllable." They sat together, and Gilveen told Fedelma and the King's Son the story.
The other is a youth who is the King's son too, hut who has been away for a long time. Flann is his name. And he is to be married to a damsel called Gilveen." When she heard that, it was as if a knife had been put into and turned in her heart. She let the Little Red Hen drop from her arm.
And she brought him to the youth who was always known as the King of Ireland's Son, and him his father welcomed from the path of danger. And then the King's Son took Fedelma to his father and told him she was his love and his wife to be. And the King welcomed Fedelma to the Castle. Then said Gilveen, "There is a secret between this young man, Flann, and myself."
And then I'll go back with you to your own land." "Why would you do that?" asked the King of Ire-land's Son. "Because I wish to be your wife," Gilveen said. "But," said he, "if I live at all Fedelma is the one I'll marry." When he said that Gilveen drew her lips together and her chin became like a horn.
At night MacStairn built two bothies for them one covered with green boughs for Fedelma and Gilveen and one covered with cut sods for Flann and the King of Ireland's Son. Flann lay near the opening of this bothie.
"I would sew the garments that the damsel Gilveen is to wear," said she, and she sat down on the stone outside the woodman's hut. MacStairn's wife then sent to the Castle to say that there was one in her hut who could sew all the garments that Gilveen would send her. The next day, with a servant walking behind, Gilveen came to the woodman's hut with a basket of cloths and patterns.
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