' will she come if she is bidden ? ' asked kai , pondering . ' she will come ; but unless you pledge me your faith that you will not harm her i will not fetch her . ' ' we pledge it , ' said they , and the maiden came . a fair sight was she in a robe of flame - coloured silk , with a collar of ruddy gold about her neck , bright with emeralds and rubies . more yellow was her head than the flower of the broom , and her skin was whiter than the foam of the wave , and fairer were her hands than the blossoms of the wood anemone . four white trefoils sprang up where she trod , and therefore was she called olwen .
pledge their faith that they would not harm her .
what did the seven men need to pledge to the shepherd's wife ?
what did the seven men need to pledge to the shepherd's wife ?