Writing a book often feels extremely isolated but in order to have the time, effort, knowledge and motivation to write, an author needs a tribe. There are way too many people to list here but there are a few special helpers that I’d like to call out as especially helpful with this project. Georgina Allen was endlessly supportive while I wrote the early drafts of the faerie saga. Maggie Walker and Cathy Jones were on hand for all my Scottish questions. Alice Peck gave amazing editing advice and helped me to keep faith in the project. Robin Billings refused to let me give up on Domnall and Micol. Deborah Walker convinced me to take the whole thing to pieces and Laurel Amberdine helped me to put it back together again. Thank you also to the Scots Language Resource Centre, an amazing resource who patiently dealt with all my questions.