Claire froze; her mind suddenly jolted into realisation. Amidst her heated argument with Jamie, she hadn’t fully comprehended the significance of the situation. Finally, after nearly four months of desperate longing, she found herself alone and aware of her whereabouts. Her gaze was drawn to the morning sun, its radiance illuminating the red ash trees on the opposite bank. That was east. And behind her lay Lag Cruime, only four miles north of Fort William. Fort William itself was a mere three miles west of the hill of Craigh na Dun.