Image above: Wolf Spirit by Revan163

Soundtrack: Fee Ra Huri by Omnia

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You are welcome to say these words however you wish, but for those who'd like to learn some of the Celtic languages, here are a few pronunciations and translations:

adhair – EYE-er (Scottish Gaelic for 'air'; pronounced 'ire').

Lìog Airgid – LEEG aTAIR-gitch (Scottish Gaelic for 'silver league')

Mac Tíre – MOKH CHEED-uh (Irish Gaelic for 'wolf'; literally 'son of the land')

Mo chreach – MAW HD-akh (Scottish Gaelic exclamation meaning 'goodness' or 'alas'; literally 'my ruin')

Nwyfre – NOO-iv-ruh (Welsh for 'sky'; a Druidic concept referring to a person's life and consciousness; 'life force'. Nwyfre's physical representation is the red dragon on the Welsh flag)

sguir – SKOOd (Scottish Gaelic for 'stop' or 'cease')

teine – CHIH-nuh (Scottish Gaelic for 'fire')

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Skye Matthews

Image: Karen Gillan

Thirteen

Image: Steve Moakler

Margo Matthews

Image: Halle Berry

Mr. Adolphus

Image: Morgan Freeman

David Matthews

Image: Ryan Gosling

Sejka of the Yáahl (raven) tribe

Image: Tantoo Cardinal

Aelshen Mac Tíre

Image: StockSnap on Pixabay (I altered the eyes to brown for Aelshen's image on the cover of Book Two: Guardian)

Damian and Ace MacLarty

Images: Stephano Masciolini, Rasmus Ledin

Xera of the Yáahl (raven) tribe

Image: Tanaya Beatty