Trouncing An Bhrúid Dhubh was a bittersweet victory — Moll was injured and left unconscious. The Trodaoirí head for Na Críocha Cráite to try and understand the evil which had engulfed both Moll and Liam. The journey to the lands of An Tuaiscirt is long and hostile, and is also their final hope of finding their missing menfolk.