“You’ve already confirmed Donn’s involvement,” I said, changing tack. “Although for the life of me I can’t understand why he’d be interested in taking me out.” She snipped a leaf from the shrub, pausing to give me a disinterested sideways glance. “Surely you’re joking. Once you defeated their druid, you became of extreme interest to my people. Upstart heroes and demigods tend to attract their attention eventually, as did Fionn and Cú Chulainn both.” “And, like Oisín, both men met with tragic ends.” Maeve frowned. “Oisín made his bed. But you’re wrong about Fionn, druid. He isn’t dead, but
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