In this chapter I will give a short explanation of the many flower meaning and the historical context I placed this story in.

I have no self knowledge on the meanings of flowers, so i got it all from the internet. And Wikipedia is my best friend when it comes to random historical facts.

This is the link I used for the flower meanings: https://www.almanac.com/flower-meanings-language-flowers (hope it works)

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Cyclaam | resignation, goodbye

Lilac | joy of youth

Yellow lily | walking on air, gay, happy

Aloe | affection, grief

Edelweiss | courage, devotion

Salvia | I think of you, forever mine

White clover | think of me

Fern | magic, fascination, secret bonds of love

Willow | sadness

Milkweed | let me go

Carnation | love, a deceased loved one

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Ethel de Nebula | Maiden of Mist

Arwen | Maiden

Eowyn | horse

Robert Murray's boy | Alexander Murray born 1775 at Dunkitterick, linguist

Helen | Possible lover of Robert Burns

New Galloway, Thornhill | towns in the Dumfries and Galloway area in Scotland

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The story continues in the Queen's Tale