Synopsis of chapter 12

The girls discuss Séadna's decision, and celibach (a bheith in a "chéile Dé").

Máire confides the secret to Micil's mother Siobhán. Máire likes Séadna because one time he saved her and got her home safely one night when she fell asleep away from home. He saved her from "Seán na Geallaí."

The girls get to hear the story of Seán na Geallaí, too.