On one occasion, Ailill and Medb and Fergus converse together. ‘Let someone be sent from us to Regamon,’ said Ailill, ‘so that a gift from his herd may be brought to us from him because of this difficulty which is upon us in maintaining the men of Ireland in driving off the cattle of Cúailnge.’ ‘I know who would be good to go if we asked, that is, the Maines, because of the beauty of the daughters.’