An ivory-hilted sword in the hand of each of
them, and whoever enters the house they essay to smite him with the
swords. No one dares to go to the room of the King without their
consent. Liken thou that, O Fer rogain!"
"Easy for me is that. Three Mochmatnechs of Meath, three Buageltachs of
Bregia, three Sostachs of Sliab Fuait, the nine guardsmen of that King.
Nine decads will fall by them in their first conflict, etc. Woe to him
that shall wreak the Destruction because of them only!"
"Ye cannot," says Ingcel. "Clouds of weakness," etc. "And whom sawest
thou then?"
THE ROOM OF NIA AND BRUTHNE, CONAIRE'S TWO WAITERS
"There I beheld another room, and a pair was in it, and they are
'oxtubs,' stout and thick. Aprons they wore, and the men were dark and
brown. They had short back-hair on them, but high upon their foreheads.
They are as swift as a waterwheel, each of them past another, one of
them to the King's room, the other to the fire. Liken thou those, O
Fer rogain!"
"Easy to me.
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