Avallon : My first and original beta and fellow closet writer, and the one who gave me that nudge out the door. From answering questions (some really ridiculous) to providing elvish phrases and names, she's been wonderful! And much thanks to her for the unflagging support, from cheering on the sidelines to rolling up her sleeves to wade through my drafts, and especially for never balking from the nth mutation of musie's fickle and haphazard scribbles. May the Vala bless communal perving with unflagging enthusiasm.

Windfola : Hats off to an awesome writer with the language abilities to match, for the wonderful edits and advice, especially for the prologue and the chapters "Shadows In The Mirk" and "In Bree Long-Ago, A Meeting Held In Haste" (formerly, "Of A Long-Ago Meeting") in particular– this amateur has learnt much. I am indebted to the ffnet software crisis of Jun 2002 ;P because without it, I would not have gotten to know such a fantastic writer. Well, better late than never!

Vana : Amazing is dismally inadequate to describe Vana's patience while I wander around the lands of ME finding my pace and getting musie up to scratch with canon, but it's the best I can do and I'm sure she view this minuscule shortfall with her usual fortitude. Alas for her, now in addition to cheering, I've got her helping with Elvish phrases and names as well.

Rosa : For her interest and, not least, enthusiastic encouragement when this piece was still in its VERY juvenile stage was and whose support is much cherished. I hope you are well.

Eledhwen : A short piece that suggested Bilbo and Estel would have crossed paths when the hobbit went adventuring with the Dwarves by her sent me down the path of in-depth details for that feature Gandalf-Aragorn conversation in "In Bree Long-Ago, A Meeting Called In Haste."

Lyllyn : A most helpful lady, I am thankful for her prompt response to a distress call and her generous donation of possible Beorning names.

Antoinette : Appreciate the help she readily provided with some questions about seasonal settings for "Shadows In The Mirk".

Errors and omissions remain utterly faults of mine.