He doesn’t understand. But he doesn’t need to.
Distant sound of bagpipes.
“Because you didn’t deserve it.”
But Colum, amused by the spectacle, reduces Jamie’s sentence to three lashes — and dismisses Claire’s offer with a wave. “Your courage is noted, mistress. But the law is the law.” That night, Claire tends to Jamie’s back in their chamber. The wounds are shallow but raw. As she applies a linen cloth soaked in boiled herbs (feverfew and yarrow), Jamie lies on his stomach, silent.
“No,” she says softly. “I’m not even from your time.”
He doesn’t understand. But he doesn’t need to.
Distant sound of bagpipes.
“Because you didn’t deserve it.”
But Colum, amused by the spectacle, reduces Jamie’s sentence to three lashes — and dismisses Claire’s offer with a wave. “Your courage is noted, mistress. But the law is the law.” That night, Claire tends to Jamie’s back in their chamber. The wounds are shallow but raw. As she applies a linen cloth soaked in boiled herbs (feverfew and yarrow), Jamie lies on his stomach, silent.
“No,” she says softly. “I’m not even from your time.”
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