Claire’s blood ran cold. “You don’t believe him.”
“She did,” Dougal admitted, the words dragged from him like a tooth. “At great risk to herself.” outlander s01e09 bdrip
Claire stepped forward. The firelight caught her face. “That husband tried to kill Jamie. He tried to break him. And when that failed, he turned on me. I am no one’s spy. I am a healer. I saved Jamie’s life at the abbey. I saved your wife’s life, Colum. I saved your brother’s life in that glen when the redcoats ambushed us.” Claire’s blood ran cold
He smiled.
A Novelization of Season 1, Episode 9 Prologue: The Edge of the Knife The firelight caught her face
Later, after the hall emptied and the torches burned low, Jamie led Claire to his chamber—a small, cold room with a narrow bed and a crucifix on the wall. He closed the door and leaned against it, as if holding back the world.