On the far northwestern coast of Skye, in a castle named Dunvegan, a mysterious artifact is preserved. It’s known as the Fairy Flag of Dunvegan, and it is imbued with magical properties according to local lore. The flag, somewhat brown and faded, heavily patched, and somewhat smaller than a modern bath towel, is purported to be a relic from the fairy folks, or the ‘good people’ as they were colloquially known. According to folklore, the Fairy Flag was gifted to the MacLeods, the ancestral lords of Dunvegan, in times of hardship or peril. When unfurled in battle, it could mystically replicate the clan’s warriors and awe their enemies into submission. However, the charm of the flag is said to work only three times, and already it has been used twice. The first time was at a battle in Waternish, where the outnumbered MacLeods survived by divine intervention and the second time during a plague that was threatening to decimate the clan’s numbers. After both events, however, the flag was turned around in its case, and according to belief, new patches had suddenly appeared. The final time the flag could be used would indeed draw all the powers of the ‘good people,’ but afterwards, the flag and its powers would disappear from this world forever. The story of the Fairy Flag has been told through generations, not as a mere fairy tale, but a tale of a pact between humans and the magical fairy folk, symbolising a bond and trust that’s transcended epochs.