Ma Xiantu

Born in a Gaelic speaking community, Máiri always yearned to see the rest of the world. In between secondary school and university she took a year out to travel the world. She settled in China after falling in love with Ma Xiantu and did not return to begin university. She had one child, Caitlyn, who she taught Gaelic so she knew her roots. After her husband's murder due to a gang related incident, she fled China taking her ten year old daughter to live in her birth country. Having been shunned by her family, she moved to Edinburgh and set about starting her life up again. She was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer when Caitlyn was twelve and died three months later, leaving Caitlyn an orphan.

While originally a Newbolt candiate, Caitlyn was moved into Hannay at the beginning of the year due to removal of unsuitable candidates. Born in China, she lived there for ten years with her Chinese father and her Scottish mother. However after the murder of her father, Caitlyn and her mother fled from China and returned to Scotland. The time between her father's death and attending Deveraux were one of the most unstable times of her life. She sought control over whatever she could, her food intake. On admittance to Deveraux it was noted that she was borderline anorexic and would have to be monitored closely. Her recovery was in part due to her former boyfriend Leon Thomas and the confidence that he gave her. They grew apart and are now just friends.