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.
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.