Once upon a time, therefore, early in the morning the steward went and made a circuit about their house. He saw the couple asleep. Afterwards, he went and awakened the king.
‘I have not found,’ he said, ‘a woman equal to you until today. Along with Noisiu son of Uisliu there is a woman worthy of the king of the Western World.’ ‘Let Noisiu be killed immediately, and let the woman spend the night with you,’ the steward added. ‘No,’ the king said, ‘but you shall go every day to beseech her secretly for me.’
That is done. However, what the steward said to her at any time she used to relate, at once, that night to her consort. Since one never could attain anything with respect to her, the Sons of Uisliu often were enjoined to go into dangers, battles and hazards in order that they might be killed. Nevertheless, as regards each slaughter they were doughty so that one never could attain anything with respect to them from these attempts.