[ He covers her hand with his own, smiling at her, then pulling up her hand to kiss her knuckles. ]

I'm all right, Sassenach, I promise. After the land was deemed clear and safe I was able to build our wee cabin. A shed for you to store yer herbs and things. We have two horses, a donkey, a pig.

[ Christ, and another thing. ]

Murtagh visits. He's alive, Sassenach, and verra well. A blacksmith now in Wilmington. A Regulator, so I worry, but he kens what he's doing.