To War!
The time had come at last for Beannaithe to ride to war. She now wielded Claíomh Solais, were clad in the Armour of the Aes Sídhe, and had a "steed of great worth", namely, the pony Mac Énbarr, to carry her into battle. Few foes could stand against her.
The lass knew that the stronghold of the enemy of the Aes Sídhe, the Fomhóraigh (Formorians), lie somewhere "to the east" but where, precisely, she did not know. She hoped that Áine, her sióg mhaith (fairy godmother), would show her the way. Failing that, Beannaithe and Mac would simply have to find it themselves.
