That night Uathach, Scáthach's daughter, came to Cúchulainn in the room in which he lay.
‘What has brought thee here at this hour, O damsel?’says Cúchulainn.
‘Every army that attacks not will be attacked’, says the damsel.
‘Knowest thou not, O damsel’, says Cúchulainn, ‘that it is a breach of tabu for one who is sick to forgather with a woman?’