hɪz nˈuː stˈɛpmˈʌðɚ, hˌuː hˈeɪts hˌɪm, nˈoʊz ðætðə bˈɜːd bᵻlˈɔŋz tə ðə dʒˈaɪənt ʌvðə sˈɛvən hˈɛdz ænd sˈɛvən tɹˈʌŋks, ænd kˈæsts ɐ dʒˈiːsə ˌɔn ˈoʊɪn tə nˌɑːt ɹᵻtˈɜːn hˈoʊm ʌntˈɪl hiː bɹˈɪŋz ðə blˈuː hˈɔːk ʌv kənˈɔːt.
His new step-mother, who hates him, knows that the bird belongs to the Giant of the Seven Heads and Seven Trunks, and casts a geasa on Owen to not return home until he brings the Blue Hawk of Connaught.