(Sets down the shirt) For now. Jamie… what if he goes to Tryon? Or Martin? An accusation of carnal knowledge with a minor—even a lie—could strip your land grant. They could hang you.
The cabin is too quiet. CLAIRE sits by the hearth, stitching a torn shirt. Her hands are steady, but her jaw is tight. Jamie enters, dripping rain. He stands in the doorway, water pooling at his boots. outlander s06 m4a
Someone still breathing. Someone close. And I will find them — not for vengeance, though God knows I crave it. But because the truth is the only thing that will save my wife from doubt, my family from shame, and my soul from the slow poison of a lie believed. (Sets down the shirt) For now
(Quieter) Then who, Fraser? Who took my little girl? An accusation of carnal knowledge with a minor—even
She looks at him. Really looks. Then, slowly, she lifts a hand and cups his face.
Jamie’s face is stone. But his eyes… his eyes are the color of a winter storm.
(Voice cracks) I know she named you. On her dying breath. What kind of monster—