"Claire, Mal – he –" Jamie stumbled across his words before closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. When he looked back at her, his eyes held something no one could understand – no one but her as he said, "We dinnae ken what happened tae the Commander-in-Chief, but the English arenae goin" tae let this go sae easily. I’ll nae let them tak" ye away. Tae lie helplessly while you –" He stopped abruptly as a tear fell down his cheek. "Claire, I couldnae bear it."