No word about Cormac yet.
The girls talk about funny money, moral issues. Cáit tells of an eviction. The "noble" are often evil, to the poor. There are good ones, too, a Gobnait illustrates with a story.
Back to the story - Cormac returns after a week away. Séadna is the first person he goes to see. They hung 3 of the crooks, but Síogaí got away. Cormac told all about it to the king's men. they had gotten the story that Séadna was the thief! Cormac sets them straight.
Lots of people are still looking for Síogaí. The crooks were planning to blame Séadna all along.
Séadna has a secret about Cormac. He had helped him to reform his ways.
The two of them go to see diarmaid Liath.