"Are you certain that he will be at his farm-house?"
"A husbandman always returns to his farm-house after sunset. We shall find him there."
"Do you know Morvan personally?"
"I am of his tribe. I fought under him at the time of our last struggles against the Franks, when Charles, the Emperor, lived."
"Is this Morvan married, do you know?"
"His wife Noblede is the worthy spouse of Morvan. She is of the stock of Joel. That says everything. We honor and venerate her."
"Who is that Joel, whom you mentioned?"
"One of the worthiest men, whose memory Armorica has preserved green. His daughter, Hena, the Virgin of the Isle of Sen, offered her own life in sacrifice for the safety of Gaul when the Romans invaded these parts."
"I have been told that your people apprehend an invasion of the Franks in Brittany, and that you are making ready for a declaration of war from Louis the Pious, son of the great Charles."
"Have you seen any preparations for war since you crossed our frontier?"