#jem mackenzie

[flyinghome-againstthewind]

Wednesday 100: A Logical Mind

“Ye’ll spoil yer supper, Jem.”

His grandson looked up sharply from the pie Mrs. Bug had set out to cool, his little brows furrowing together — a look Jamie knew well, but it still struck him to see it on Jem’s face, and he treasured it for the echo of Claire found in their grandchildren.

“One bite won’t, Grandda.”

“Suppose not.”

“Two bites, even,” Jem reasoned. Jamie fought a smile and went to get a knife for the pie before Jem convinced him he could eat two slices.

“Ye’ve a logical mind,” Jamie told him. “Ye get it from yer Grannie.”

[a-crack-in-the-universe]

I don’t know if anyone else has had the same thought, but:

Brianna, Roger and their family are Brian and Ellen family 2.0.

Roger has been compared to Black Brian often over the past few books, they are both kind, tall and dark-haired.

People always comment on how much Brianna looks like Ellen. Hell, Brian mistakes her for Ellen when he accidentally sees her at 1739 Lallybroch. Plus she is a gifted artist like Ellen as well.

Jem has inherited the MacKenzie red hair and features. Jamie’s brother Willie was also a redhead.

Mandy, much like Jenny, is small and dark-haired, having taken after her father in looks.

It’s unclear what Davy will look like, but it stands to reason that he will be a redhead and inherit the MacKenzie features. Also, Davy was compared to Jamie, as Mandy said that they both look like ‘water’ in her mind. Perhaps Davy will not be a time traveller but will be able to travel through dreams like Jamie?

[strwbryfrogs]

monty and percy’s dynamic is so similar to will and jem’s i think i might cry :,) they’re so cute

[gotham-ruaidh]

I was wondering if you could share your thoughts and guesses on the season 7 tittles

Well, the first batch of episode titles were released a few weeks back:

As to what comes to mind for each of them:

The conclusion of the Malva storyline

Disneyland is the Happiest Place on Earth. There's a beautiful scene in A Breath of Snow and Ashes where Brianna and Jem and Jamie are talking about Mickey Mouse. And when the MacKenzies go back through the stones, Jamie asks Jem, if you see a big mouse named Michael, please give him my regards

Death Be Not Proud - that's the title of a sonnet by John Donne. Makes me wonder if this is the episode where we'll see the Big House burn, along with Donner's return (and death)

Tom Christie calls Claire this, in An Echo In The Bone. I doubt he'll still be in the picture by then, but I can see just about any man using this phrase to describe Claire

No earthly clue

Crossing the ocean to Scotland? Saratoga?

Return to the 20th century to see the MacKenzies all happy. This "practical guide" is something we see Roger and Brianna talking about in An Echo In The Bone

This *has* to be Claire returning from Scotland, and receiving word of Jamie's death. Meaning we get the marriage with Lord John. The awkwardness. I wouldn't think the season would end on a down note - so perhaps the final scene is the one I've been dying to see since the series was announced: [Lord John] "I have had carnal knowledge of your wife." [Jamie] "Oh? Why?"

[ladywynneoutlander]

704 - A Most Uncomfortable Woman

Looking good Lallybroch! Can't wait for the 20th century storyline, and the kids are so grown up.

Jamie and the apple. "Delicious : /" I laughed out loud. So cute.

What the heck with that ho being burned? Oh my goodness, so brutal! Are they cutting out Jane and just using this incident to show William's good character? I would be fine with that except for Fanny. Leaving out that sweet girl seems kind of a big deal for future seasons.

Welcome Richardson. 🤮

Brianna being a boss. Get it girl.

Good job on the snake. Thing looks just like a copperhead and I am assuming its really something nonvenomous. Gave me a shiver.

Roger's crisis of faith hurt since it is such a big part of his character. In this case the MacKenzie's don't know if they changed history. They didn't even change the darn obituary. My husband's theory was that you can't change history since if time travelers are there, then well, they were always there.

Bless little William, having a rough day. And Young Ian was so perfectly posed when he appeared. I mean look at that shot. King.

"I beg your pardon." Ha!

Tom Tom Tom Tom Tom. So very flawed, but what a confession. Does such maturity between adults and depth of feeling exist in the world?

Jamie and Claire. At last. I'm glad they left out Jamie's unwanted kiss from the books. It would have been unnecessary here, and Jamie's willingness to use his physicality to prove a point wouldn't have translated well, especially to non-book readers. As it was this scene was lovely. Look at the insanely gorgeous lighting. I am also really enjoying how Sam Heughan is portraying Jamie this season. Just a little softer, with good humor.

Welcome Rachel and Denzel!

That wound is disgusting, but they did get me about the arm for a second so kudos for that. William does look like Jamie sometimes.

The Nuckelavee. Wonder if it's the same actor? ; )

One little pet peeve about the kids. If Brianna and Roger don't recall Jamie and Claire to them often, if they don't remind Jem of the Spaniard's cave, then there is no way someone as young as Jem was when he left would retain that memory.

I am so excited for Ticonderoga! I saw an image somewhere of Jamie in buckskin and fringe. I cannot wait to see that. And finally a real battle in the revolution. We've been building up to it for so long!

Wishing everyone a wonderful week. 🧡

[theawkwardterrier]

Wednesday 100: Family Means

"Brianna and Roger left suddenly for Boston, seeking a cure for Amanda's heart," writes Milord, although he includes no address to which Fergus and Marsali might write, although Fergus cannot imagine the most expensive Boston expert knowing more than Milady.

Even without being told, he understands that the MacKenzies are gone now as Milady was for all that time, gone such that grief leaks from the letter's staunchly inked words, gone so that he has no answer when Germain asks when they will visit Jem again, gone in a way that has robbed him once more of a true goodbye.

[alldancersaretalented]

KAR Nationals Statistics

Amount of Titles won by studios: (Top 10)

Triple Threat Performing Arts (24)

The Element Dance Center (21)

Rising Stars Dance Academy (18)

Yoko's Dance, C&C Dance Co (14)

Cutting Edge Dance Center, WCSA, OCPAA (13)

Soul Shock Dance Company @ PDC (12)

Starz Elite Dance Center, Avi's Dance Project, South Carolina Dance Company (11)

Karen's School of Dance, Creative Dance (10)

Signature Dance Academy (9)

Studio J Dance Company, Gotta Dance Academy, GTB Australia, Studio 84, Dance Deluxe, Acapriccio Dance Company (8)

Most titles won by an individual:

4 Titles:

Nick Farris (Performers Edge Dance Company)

3 Titles:

Alexander Mateo (Rising Stars Dance Academy)

Brooke Shaw (WCSA)

Crystal Huang (Yoko's, The Rock Center For Dance)

Damian Seymour (Nancy's School of Dance)

Diego Gonzales (La Bella Dance Company)

Dylan Rogers (Michelle's Academy)

Jennilee Soares (Rising Stars Dance Academy)

Josh Escover (Lana's Dance Studio)

Justin Renaud (Yoko's)

Lauryn Martin (The Element Dance Center)

Macy Waters (Ashley's Dance Company)

Mia Barone (South Tulsa Dance Company, Creative Dance)

Michelle Cheng (OCPAA)

Olivia Beauchamp (Dance Expressions, Viva Dance Co

2 Titles:

Alex Dominguez (Art In Motion Dance Academy)

Andrew Van Allen (And A 5678 Studio of Dance)

Ansley Hare (Soul Shock Dance Academy @ PDC)

Audrey Stone (Avi's Dance Project)

Avery Wyatt (Ashley's Dance Company)

Berlynn Gonzales (Avi's Dance Project)

Brandy Baker (WCSA)

Brendan Farris (Performers Edge Dance Company)

Brooke Wendel (Cutting Edge Dance Center)

Calvin Biesecker (Starz Elite Dance Center)

Carter Cliff (GTB Australia)

Chris Critelli (TJE Dance Force)

Christian Harmston (Starz Elite Dance Center)

Christina Crocker (Avi's Dance Project)

Coco Backshell (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Darius Stokes (Candy Apple's Dance Center)

Diego Moreno (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Easton Kinsey (Acapriccio Dance Company)

Easton Bright (Joni's Dance Centre, BC Dance)

Easton Mahoney (The Dance Connection)

Ellary Day Szyndlar (Yoko's)

Emmy Cheung (WCSA)

Ethan Huang (Yoko's)

Gavin Davis (Dance Deluxe)

Giuliana Damato (The Dream Center Dance Aca.)

Isabel Jones (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Isabella Rayborn (A Touch of Class Performing Arts)

Jack Schofield (Elite Academy of Dance)

Jacob Piattoni (Cutting Edge Dance Center)

Jayden Marquez (La Bella Dance Company)

Jaylaen Higgins (Yoko's Dance)

Jayse Gillott (Forever Dance Lake Tahoe)

Jessica Sutton (Avi's Dance Project)

Joey Mato (TJE Dance Force)

Jolie Bermas (South Caroline Dance Company)

Julian Bargas (Studio J Dance Company, The Stage Dance Academy)

Justin Pham (The Element Dance Center, Murrieta Dance Project)

Kadin Mestas (Denver Dance Starz)

Kairi Devera (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Kamryn Smith (Soul Shock Dance Company @ PDC)

Kayla Chan (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Kelsey Young (The Dance Connection)

Kianna Gachett (Cutting Edge Dance Center)

Kyler Durrence (Centre for Performing Arts)

Lana Baird (Just Dance!)

Lance McDougal (Studio J Dance Company)

Lauren Shaw (WCSA)

Mackenzie Belanger (Karen's School of Dance)

Maddux Ellison (Cutting Edge Dance Center)

Madeline Underwood (Starz Elite Dance Center)

Mariah Humphrey (The Element Dance Center, Signature Dance Academy)

Mary Smith (Prestige DSOD Copped Dance Company)

Morgan Perschy (Triple Threat Dance Company)

Nathan Pringle (Triple Threat Performing Arts)

Pablo Cabrera (Rising Stars Dance Academy)

Paisley French (Tammy Jo's Studio, The Studio of Dance Kentucky)

Rachael Reese (Creative Dance)

Reese Gabran (Jordan Center Dance)

Sabrina Huang (Gravity C Dance LLC, Academy of Ballet Arts)

Sari Thaler (Rising Stars Dance Academy)

Scarlett Adlam (JEM Dance)

Sophia Laufer (The Rage)

Susie Miller (Soul Shock Dance Company @ PDC)

Taylor Valadez (The Element Dance Center, Just Plain Dancin')

Vanessa Soto (Dance Deluxe)

Vaughn Ramirez (360 Dance)

Zeb Hanson (Studio 84)

Zoey Guillette (South Carolina Dance Company)

[drunklander]

Ep. 707 Recaps & Interviews

[Updating as new ones post.]

Outlander Recap: Reality Bites (Vulture)

Outlander Season 7 Episode 7 Recap: Is Jamie Dead? (SheKnows)

Outlander’s Shocking Betrayal Leaves [Spoiler] in Peril — Read Recap (TVLine)

Outlander recap: Roger and Bree question Buck MacKenzie (EW)

'Outlander' Author Diana Gabaldon Weighs in on the Complications of Fraser/MacKenzie Family Ties and Obligations in Season 7's Seventh Episode (Parade)

What is the Tufty Club? How Jem’s Pin is a Callback to ‘Outlander’ Season 5 (Decider)

‘Outlander’ Season 7 Episode 7 Recap: “A Practical Guide for Time Travelers” (Decider)

Does Jamie Die in ‘Outlander’ Season 7? (Decider)

‘Outlander’ Season 7’s Best Sex Scene Yet: Roger Goes “Primal” for “Boss” Brianna (Decider)

[renee-writer]

Grands

From the creative mind of @farmerscats.

AO3

She finds him, sitting on the steps, outside Lallybroch. Taken a seat beside him, she says, “A penny for your thoughts.” Turning, he grins.

 

“Just thinking about my parents.” She takes his hand, and rests her head on his shoulder. His parents were killed in WW2. He rarely talks about them.

 

“What brought them to your mind?”

 

“This place in a round about way. I was thinking about Claire and Jamie, trying to picture them here.” He shakes his head, “I can feel them here. See them in Jem’s stubbornness, in Mandy’s sweetness.”

 

“Me too. There are days I miss them so much, I feel like my heart is breaking.” Bree confesses.

 

“Aye. Mine as well. It is different with my mum and dad. They have been gone so long. But still, I was just thinking about whether they would love Jemmy and Mandy.”

 

“Of course they would!” She calls out.

 

“They are so different  then the children of their generation and even mine.” He chuckles, “My mum would be shocked by Jemmy’s straight forward way of talking. My dad would frown at Mandy’s  way of getting into scrapes with her brother.”

 

His wife nods. “They are unique. Because of their upbringing. Without time travel, they would be children of the sixties or early seventies. That would make them different, as would Jemmy not growing up for the first part of his life, on Fraser’s Ridge, in the past. Still,” she threads her arm through his, “They would adore them because they are their grandchildren.”

 

“I wish they could know them.”

 

She turns his face to hers. “Teach our kids about them. They should know both sets of grands, after all.”

 

He smiles and kisses her. “A wonderful idea Mrs. Mackenzie.”

[legends-of-time]

The Strength of a High and Noble Hill (Outlander Story) Timeline - Fraser Descendants

A/N: Is this needed? Maybe, maybe not but I find this kind of thing satisfying to look at.

Spoilers!!!!

Masterlist

Up to 1770

Brian Fraser (b. 1691 - d. October 1740) m. Ellen Catriona Sileas Mackenzie (b. 1695 - d. 1729) on 1716

William Simon Murtagh Mackenzie Fraser (b. 1716 - d. 1727)

Janet (Jenny) Flora Arabella Mackenzie Fraser is born (b. 1719 - ) m. Ian Murray (b. May 1720 - ) on 1740

James (Young Jamie) Alexander Gordon Fraser Murray (b. 1741 - ) m. Joan Murray

Henry Murray (b. before 1766 - )

Matthew Murray (b. before 1766 - )

Caroline Murray (b. before 1766 - )

Benjamin Murray (b. 1766 - )

Margaret (Maggie) Ellen Fraser Murray (b. November 1743 - ) m. Paul Lyle

Angus Walter Edwin Murray Lyle (b. before 1766)

Unnamed child (b. before 1766)

Anthony Brian Montgomery Lyle (b. between 1767 to 1770

Katherine (Kitty) Mary Fraser Murray (b. February 1745 - )  m. George (Geordie) Silvers

Josephine Silvers (b. before 1766 - )

Abigail Silvers (b. before 1766 - )

Michael Fraser Murray (b. 1748 - ) m. Lilliane (Lillie)

Unborn child (1766/67)

Janet Fraser Murray (b. 1748 - )

Caitlin Fraser Murray (b&d. December 1749)

Ian (Young Ian) James Fitzgibbons Fraser Murray (b. 15 November 1752 - ) m. Wakyo'teyehsnonhsa (Emily) on 1770

James (Jamie) Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser (b. 1 May 1721 - ) m1. Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp (b. 20 October 1918 - ) on November 1743; m2. Laoghaire MacKenzie MacKimmie Fraser Murray (b. 1726 - ) on 1765 to ann. 1766

Fergus Claudel Fraser (b. 1735 - ) m. Marsali Jane MacKimmie (b. 1751 - ) on Spring 1767

Germain Alexander Claudel Mackenzie Fraser (b. December 1767 - )

Joan Laoghaire Claire Fraser (b. September 1770 - )

Brian Ian Randall Fraser (b. 12 May 1744 / 1946  - )

Ellen Julia Randall Fraser (b. 23 November 1948 / 1746 - ) m. Roger Jeremiah Wakefield MacKenzie (b. 1941 - ) on October 1770

Jeremiah (Jem or Jemmy) Alexander Ian Fraser MacKenzie (b. May 1770 - )

William (Willie) Clarence Henry George Ransom (illegitimate son by Geneva Dunsany Ransom (b. 1739 - d. 9 January 1758; b. 9 January 1758 - )

Robert Brian Gordon Mackenzie Fraser (b&d. 1729)

[bestsiblingstournament]

Scout and Jem Finch - To Kill a Mockingbird

Emiko and Oliver Queen - DC

April and Senna- Everworld

Antigone and Ismene - Greek Mythology

T'Challa and Shuri - DC

Hansel and Gretel - European folklore

Dylan and MacKenzie 'Mac Coyle - Paper Girls, especially the TV show version

Sarah and Toby - Labyrinth

Again? Really guys- I'm gonna commit a murder if anyone else sends in a Marvel character listed under DC. Honestly people.

(fr tho thanks for the submissions, even if I doubt they'll make it in)

[haven-together-unending]

Jeremiah Alexander Ian Fraser MacKenzie

[gotham-ruaidh]

I am confused whether Bree and Roger's son from book 9 is unable to travel or not? It was not clear to me when i read the book. What you think of it?

Wee Davie MacKenzie isn't able to travel.

Meaning, that it's very unlikely that Brianna and Roger and Jem and Mandy will ever return to the 20th century

[briannafraser]

—    Amelia Pond

[bee-kathony]

Tales From Fraser’s Ridge | Part 37 “Sticks and Stones”

a/n: it’s been awhile since I did one of these! it’s a sweet moment I thought of between Jamie, Jem and Germain, I hope you enjoy! Thanks as always to @julesbeauchamp for the lovely moodboard! 

Missing Moments  

July 1779

Ever since Brianna and Roger’s return nearly a month ago, Mandy and Jem had been glued to Jamie’s side. They told him of their adventures they got up to in their time — of things he didn’t quite understand, but listened intently nonetheless.

Before they had left through the stones, almost three years ago now, Jem and Germain had followed each other everywhere. Nothing had changed and the two young lads were thick as thieves. They reminded Jamie of him and Ian at that age — getting into all kinds of mischief.

One afternoon, while Claire was working in her garden, Jamie took Jem and Germain up to the creek. It was a hot day and the two boys were bouncing around the cabin walls, just waiting for something to do.

“Mandy was upset that she couldna come,” Jem said, reaching down to pick up a small thin branch. They were half way to the creek, and Jamie was leading the way.

“Aye, she was,” Jamie agreed. “Yer grandma Claire will let her play in her garden though, she’ll be fine, I reckon. Sometimes ye need to do things just wi’ the lads,” he grinned down at them.

“When we get there, can we swim?” Germain asked. He was twelve years old now, and growing quickly. Even though he wasn’t technically Jamie’s own blood, the boy was likely to grow another foot or two, catching up to Jamie’s height.

“Aye,” Jamie nodded. “Tis a good day for it.”

The three of them trudged through the woods, every now and then pausing so one of the boys could pick up a fallen branch. By the time they reached the creek, they’d picked up several sizable branches, simply waving them back and forth.

“Will the two of ye tell me why ye’ve collected so many wee twigs?” Jamie asked, laughing as he looked between the two.

“We need the right branch to sword fight, Grandda,” Jem said plainly and brandished his “sword”, nearly poking Jamie in the chest.

“Ah,” Jamie said. Looking around, he spotted a decent sized branch, one as long as his arm and wielded it. “I dinna suppose ye lads would like a duel?”

Germain and Jem both faced Jamie, holding up their “swords”, grinning from ear to ear.

“I lived in Paris for a time wi’ yer Grandma, and duelin’ wasna allowed,” Jamie said and instantly regretted it — memories of his duel with Black Jack came to the surface, and the painful reminder of what happened next.

“But you dueled anyway?” Germian asked and tried to take a swing at Jamie who crashed his branch against the boys’.

“Aye, and I got sent to the Bastille!” Jamie said and lunged, knocking Germain’s branch out of his hand. “Pick it up again, lad.”

“Have you ever won a duel?” Jem asked, slashing his stick against Jamie’s.

“Many of them,” Jamie grinned proudly. “But I’m left handed ye ken,” Jamie waved his left arm, holding the stick. “And so I’ve learned to fight wi’ both arms, but I prefer the left.”

Jamie struck out with the stick, hitting first Jem’s then Germain’s. They “dueled”, spinning in circles until finally Jamie fell back on a log and both boys attacked. He was whacked on the legs and pronounced dead.

“I surrender!” Jamie shouted, throwing up both hands.

“Ye canna surrender if yer dead, Grandda,” Jem said matter of factly and then laughed.

Jamie sat up, wiping off leaves from his arms and then rose to stand.

“Have ye boys ever skipped stones?” He asked them.

“No, what is it?” Germain asked.

Jamie found the stone he was looking for, not too big and oval, smooth — perfect for skipping across the water.

“Tis a bit tricky, and works best on still waters, but ye’ll see a ripple,” he said to the boys and walked over to the edge of the water. In one sharp movement, he flicked his wrist and sent the stone flying over the water, making dents on the surface.

“Wow!” The boys said in unison.

“Ye want to try?” Jamie asked them and both boys nodded enthusiastically. “Och, we need to get the right kind of stone. One that’s smooth and flat.”

“Like this?” Jem asked, holding up a stone.

“That’ll do,” Jamie nodded.

Once Germain found a stone that was suitable, Jamie knelt down in between them, showing them how to skip the stone. He did the motion of flicking his wrist over and over again, explaining how it was important to have the right angle to make it ripple across the water.

“Go on and give it a try,” Jamie told them.

Germain went first, and the stone simply drifted down to the bottom of the creek. Jamie put his hand on the boys shoulder, squeezing it firmly. “Ah, dinna fash lad. It took me weeks of practice when I was yer age.”

“My turn,” Jem said, and doing as Jamie had told, flicked his wrist and surprisingly the stone bounced once before sinking below. “I did it!”

“Aye!” Jamie shouted, smiling as he patted him on the back. “Tis a start to be sure. All it take is repeating what I taught ye over and over again, and in no time ye’ll both be able to skip stones.”

“Can me and Germain stay here and practice a little longer?” Jem begged, tugging on Jamie’s arm.

“Aye, but I’m stayin’ too,” Jamie rubbed his hand over Jem’s head. “I dinna want to leave ye boys out here alone. No’ wi’ the wild beasts that have been runnin’ around lately. Keep practicing, I’ll go and find me a nice tree to sit by.”

“Okay,” Jem said before racing off with Germain in search of more stones.

Chuckling to himself, Jamie picked up a small stick by his feet and made his way over to a nearby tree that would give him clear vision of the young boys. It wasn’t that they weren’t capable of taking care of themselves to be left alone — God knows that Jamie got up to all kinds of things on his own at their age. But, it was dangerous out here, and Jamie didn’t want to risk anything.

Pulling out his knife, Jamie began to whittle the end of the stick he hand in his hands. He wasn’t trying to make anything, mostly just sharpening the end of the wood.

The boys shrieked and hollered from across the creek, now taking turns to jump across from one side to the other.

A rustle of leaves came from behind Jamie, and he turned to see Claire walking towards him, a wrapped up lump in her hands.

“I thought you boys might get hungry,” she said and dropped the lump onto his lap. Claire took a seat beside him, crossing her feet at the ankles.

“Thank ye, Sassenach,” Jamie said and kissed her. “I would have come in just now, but the lads wanted to stay a wee bit longer.”

“It’s alright,” she said and took his hand in hers. “I wanted to see you anyways.”

“Cause tis been so long,” Jamie smiled and kissed her again. “How is wee Mandy? No’ too upset she couldna come along?”

“No, she was fine once I let her practically roll around in the dirty,” Claire laughed. Jamie reached up to touch her cheek, wiping off a bit of dirt. “Guess I was rolling around in it too.”

“Would ye be up for rollin’ around wi’ me later?” Jamie’s brows rose in question and that earned him a smirk from Claire.

“Surely not in the dirt,” she chuckled.

“Dirt, leaves, grass, anywhere I can have ye, Sassenach,” Jamie said softly.

Jem and Germain had spotted their grandmother and came running over, now soaked from the knee down after jumping in the water.

“You can’t keep clean can you?” Claire observed, reaching up to wipe at Jem’s shirt.

“Just a bit of muckin’ around, aye lads?” Jamie stood up and helped Claire to her feet. “We should get back before the sun sets.”

“I’ll race you!” Germain said to Jem and broke out into a run.

Jamie laced his fingers through Claire’s and together they made their way back to the ridge, watching as two of their grandchildren raced ahead.

“Is that what you were like as a boy?” Claire asked him.

“Aye, somethin’ like that,” Jamie smirked. “Twas how me and my brother played as lads. And later how me and Ian got on.”

“I suppose Jem and Germain behave more like brothers,” Claire remarked.

“Just like Ian and I,” Jamie said and Claire’s grip tightened on his arm. “I forget sometimes, ye ken.”

“I know,” Claire said and they stopped on the edge of the house, the boys having gone inside already. “It’s so nice to have Jenny here with us, but that means that she’s not there, not with Ian.”

Jamie’s head fell against Claire’s and he wrapped his arms around her waist. “The bond ye share wi’ yer brother will never leave ye, just as sure I am about the moon stayin’ high in the sky.”

“Of course,” Claire affirmed him. “And you’ll always have those memories, of your brother Willie and of Ian, no one can take those away.”

“Just like no one can take ye away from me, my own,” Jamie pulled her close, his hand resting on her cheek. “Come inside wi’ me. To where our family waits.”