That night Brendan slept, but not peacefully since he still wasn't sure about loving Aisling romantically. He then had a crazy dream. It started off with him and Aisling becoming a couple, and kept switching from happy to tragedy. At first they were happy, then Brendan's love turned out to be untrue and she died, then his tears of sorrow brought her back, then danger kept attacking them. In a nutshell, he was still very tired when he woke up the next morning. Deciding to just go see Aisling and see how he felt, he left the Abbey without a word.

Like she promised, she was there in front of him once he enter the forest.

"Did you find a way to restore my powers?"

"Uh, I did, but...well I don't know how to put it. It's kinda complicated."

"It's okay, you can work it out before you tell me."

"All right then, how about we just take a walk?"

"Sounds good."

They walked for quite a few hours, until finally Brendan need to rest. He sat down on a thick tree root, one that was almost as thick as a log. Aisling sat down on the ground next to him.

"Have you worked it out yet?"

"Not really-"

Brendan had suddenly looked into her eyes, and became spellbound. He had never noticed how beautiful her eyes really were. He didn't even know how to describe them, at first they were like trees and grass and then they were like the emerald green ink he and Aiden used to create the Book and then they were like emeralds. And then they went back to the ink and back to the trees and grass.

"Are you okay?" Aisling put a paw to his leg.

"Huh?" Brendan snapped out of it, and then blushed. "Oh, yeah, just forgot how green your eyes really were that's all."

Aisling's eyes suddenly sparkled, startling Brendan a little. It was like she was looking at him with affection and...no, it couldn't be.

"You really are a special human Brendan. Not that many humans are pure of heart."

"I know about that, Enna told me." Brendan chuckled. "Was kinda surprised to hear it, but not too much. After all it makes sense that only the pure of heart can defeat evil like Crom and I defeated Crom so..."

"Exactly. But it isn't because of that that I...I really like you. It's because you put others before yourself, you're brave, selfless, kind, willing to help others. I know I'm stuck as a wolf and you're a human but...I love you."

Brendan looked at her with surprise.

"Really? I know Enna already said that I'm not just a human but, compared to you, I'm not that special."

"Another thing I love about you, you're humble. And you're wrong, you are very special."

Brendan then remembered that Enna said that only the pure of heart could win the love of a forest spirit.

"Well, the truth is I've never fallen in love before so I don't know what it feels like. I'll just have to trust my heart on this."

Aisling just nuzzled him affectionately, obviously understanding. Brendan's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he felt slightly warmer. He then looked into Aisling's eyes again, and he saw the same visions as before. This time, he let himself get lost in her eyes...until he noticed that his heart was beating faster.

"What?" He put a hand over his heart, confused.

Aisling put a paw over his heart, but instead of confusion her eyes showed joy and love. She buried her head into his chest, enjoying his heartbeats. Brendan found himself hugging her in return. They stayed like that for a few minutes, eyes closed, though it felt timeless to them. Then, unknown to Brendan, Aisling began to glow. She continued glowing for a while, and then the glow faded. She was no longer a wolf.

"Brendan."

Startled by the sudden sound, since things had been quiet for a while, Brendan opened his eyes. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"Aisling...your fairy form, it's back."

"I know. My powers are back." Aisling giggled.

"But that means..." Brendan now knew that he truly loved her. "That means I can no longer stay at the Abbey. I'm going back to get the Book and Pangur Ban, and to say goodbye to Brother Tang, and then I'm coming back for good."

"I'll wait at the edge of the forest for you."

Brendan ran off joyfully, not believing his good fortune. Not only did he find someone to spend the rest of his life with, she turned out to be a forest spirit. He didn't care about their species difference anymore, he loved her and she loved him and that's all that mattered.

He calmed down by the time he reached the Abbey, and went inside trying not to show how excited and happy he was. He then went to Tang and told him what had happened. Tang was shocked, obviously, but approved of Brendan's new relationship and understood why he decided to leave for good. Brendan then went to his sleeping quarters, which used to be his uncle's, and grabbed the Book and woke up Pangur Ban. Pangur Ban was annoyed at being woken up, but got over it really quickly when Brendan told her what was going on. She then hopped onto his shoulder, and he left the tower. Before he left the Abbey entirely Brendan decided to make one other goodbye.

He walked over to the grave that was near the tower. His uncle's grave.

"Hi uncle." He said softly. "It's me again. I'm sorry, I know I promised that I would take care of the Abbey in your place but I cannot stay. I don't belong here anymore. I belong with Aisling, my fairy friend from the forest. We just fell in love recently, and I know it's true love. She lost her powers before, helping me get to Crom so that I could take his eye and use it to complete the Book, but my love brought her powers back. That's how I know it's true. I've left the village in Brother Tang's care, and there are plenty of good and wise people to help him. I still miss you, but I have to be with her. Perhaps some day we can see each other again. Goodbye uncle, I hope you're not disappointed in me."

He and Pangur Ban then left the Abbey and met up with Aisling. Aisling led them to the wolf pack's den, where Brendan was going to live now. Brendan got to work gathering soft plant material to make into a bed, and then lay down on it. Aisling joined him, snuggling up next to him.

"Aisling," He smiled. "I think it's time you meet the Book of Kells."

He took the book out, and showed everything to her, cover to cover. She couldn't read, obviously, so Brendan read it to her. Luckily, the Book was for everyone so it did not specifically relate to Christianity, which was a relief to Aisling since Christianity did not take the beliefs of her people very well. She had to admit, the words had a pleasant affect on her soul, and she loved the drawings. She always admired Brendan's ability to draw, but the drawings in the Book were even more astounding. After all they moved, or at least to her.

"It's easy to see why you considered this Book so important as a kid." Aisling smiled after Brendan was done reading. "And I think it will defeat the North men. I'm wondering though...do the drawings move for you?"

"Actually, the drawings just move in general." Brendan smiled back. "I used the Eye of Crom to create the drawings, so they're magical. It's really the drawings that blind sinners, the words are mostly to comfort the good though they do have a painful affect on evil."

"Ah."

"You know, it's kinda strange that an evil sprit's eye could create such drawings." Brendan mused.

"At least Crom finally did some good, even if it was unintentional." Aisling chuckled.

"True."

They fell asleep not long after. Normally Aisling slept outside in her fairy form or in the den as a wolf but this time she stayed in her fairy form and slept next to Brendan. Snuggled next to him really.

That was when Brendan had a dream.

"Hello Brendan." A familiar looking old man smiled.

"Uncle!" Brendan gasped.

Brendan ran over and hugged him. Cellach hugged him back.

"I've missed you so much uncle."

"I've missed you too Brendan, but that isn't the main reason why I'm here."

"Right, Aisling." Brendan looked a little nervous.

"It's okay Brendan." Cellach smiled. "Truthfully, it was kinda wrong of me to make you promise to do something that obviously isn't your destiny. It was just that, well, even as a kid you were wiser about things than I was. So I figured that you would make a better Abbot than I ever did. I'm sorry if I unintentionally burdened you."

"It's okay uncle, I understand." Brendan smiled.

"Still, your destiny is with the Book of Kells. And Aisling too, if your love for her is strong enough to restore her powers then you two must belong together. I will not stand in the way of what is right this time. Your heart is what led you to helping Brother Aiden with the Book, and it led you to Aisling. Since I trust your heart, I also trust your decision to stay with her."

"Thank you uncle. I wish she could meet you. Brother Aiden too."

"I know, and maybe someday, thousands of years from now, she will. But in the meantime, you should let go and concentrate on your future. There is no need to visit my grave anymore, I will always be with you in here."

At that, Cellach put his hand over Brendan's heart. In that instant, Brendan stopped missing his uncle. Realizing that Aiden was also in his heart, Brendan stopped missing him as well.