The McUen's Beltain festivities are a great success, and Caffrey is made Laird McUen.

A few Fomorii attack in an attempt to disrupt the games, but are defeated.

Domnu posesses Twig, Caffrey's chief ranger, in an attempt to kill Caffrey, but fails. In the process she blinds Bailey. Cherry McUen gives Bailey her second sight of the future, with the aid of Danu, then the Morrigan alters that gift to enable him to see the present.