Séadna wakes up to a beautiful day in a beautiful place. Was it all a dream? No, he still has the coin the barefoot woman gave to him.
He remembers her instructions and heads for home. A neighbor whom he had helped sees him and knows that something terrible is bothering him, and prays for him, as he goes off into the hills again.
When he returns from the mountains, she gives him a specially prepared meal. He gets home at sundown. Séadna works so he can stand the waiting.
Finally, the fear dubh comes.