He wanted to protect her, to shield her from the haunting memories that lingered in the very soil of Scotland. She felt a lump in her throat, touched by his selflessness and the sacrifices he was willing to make for her. Her heart swelled with love and admiration for the man, who had endured so much and yet still sought to protect her from further harm. But she wasn’t going to take him to "the colonies’ or anywhere else. At least, in France, he had family and he had been there before.