His sons are summoned to Ailill. He puts it to them. ‘Victorious is their going,’ said Medb, ‘and all the better on account of filial duty.’ ‘Indeed, it will be going for the sake of duty,’ said Maine Mórgar. ‘Yet it will be the better [for] the gift,’ said Maine Mingar. ‘Inadequate is our valour; inadequate is our strength; it is the same as going into an open field (that is, to the boundaries) or out into the country against enemies. Too soft has been our upbringing; training in arms has not been not allowed us; besides, the warriors to whom we go are formidable.’