



When reports reach Grey of a strange man raving about gold, he orders Jamie to accompany him as a translator, for the stranger was heard to have spoken both Gaelic and French.

February 15: Lord John Grey arrives to replace Harry Quarry as the new governor of Ardsmuir Prison.On Jamie's last night in Scotland, Mary MacNab brings him his meal, and offers her body to him, which he reluctantly accepts.Spring: Jamie arranges to have himself captured in such a way that his family and tenants will take the reward for his capture.While Jamie stays hidden in his cave, Fergus is waylaid by English soldiers and the skirmish ends in the violent amputation of Fergus's hand.November: Upon the birth of his third nephew, Jamie is nearly found out by the English soldiers that pay a visit to Lallybroch.With Ian gone away to prison, Jamie provides for his family and tenants as best he can. Having lived in a cave since his return to Lallybroch seven years prior, Jamie hunts when he can and ventures down to the manor house once a month to shave, when it's reasonably safe to do so.Jenny nurses Jamie back to health and helps him stay hidden from English patrols.Lord Melton, an English officer, refuses to allow Jamie to be shot along with his fellow traitors, knowing that his brother owes Fraser a debt of honor. April 16: Jamie awakens on Culloden Moor, thinking he might be dead, and soon enough wishing that he was.
