#everything all right?

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Always nice when someone with a lovely smile asks if you’re doing okay. 

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Songs of An Outlander Chapter 12 Everything All Right?

Instinct has Mary throwing herself over Fergus before he has a chance to see anything. He is shielded from the flying glass. The crash brings Murtagh running in with his dirk out. He quickly scans the room as other servants, draw by the noise, hurry in behind him.

“Suzette, take Mary and Fergus up to his room and lock the door!” His order is obeyed. Suzette leads a shaken Mary and a wailing Fergus, passed the body and broken glass. Mary shields Fergus so he doesn’t see.

Murtagh sends another servant after the gendarme. They arrive soon after. He explains all he knows, who she was, who she had been seen with. They thank him and take her away. He then sets the servants to cleaning up the glass and securing the window.

In the carriage, Jamie and Claire are heading home, discussing the duke.

“From what I know from Frank.” She stops and frowns. Jamie takes her hand and kisses it.

“My heart, I know you have a past. As do I. You can say his name. It doesn’t bother me.”

She smiles, gently kisses him, and then continues, “His family lost his money around 1688, when they went against King William. Neither William or Mary wished them around. There was also some scandal with a rape to do with a grandfather. Now, the current Duke is playing both sides. While publicly supporting King George he is also secretly supporting Prince Charles bid to get his father back on the thrown. It is why he is here seeking King Louis' support and funding. Their bid will be unsuccessful, as I told you.”

“Hmm, so by telling King Louis that Prince Charlie is sneaking about, that may put a stop to that?”

“It may.”

“But, as for the Duke, well da and Jerrod are due back the end of the week. We will seek their advice.”

They pull up in front of the house to chaos. “Fergus!” Claire yells out. She jumps out and Jamie quickly follows. Murtagh meets them.

“The lad and Mary are safe. They are locked in his room.” He moves to reassure. She hurries past him and runs upstairs.

She knocks on the bolted door.” Mary, it is Claire. Open please.” She does. Fergus wails still.

“I kept him safe. He wasn’t cut nor did he see anything.” She hurriedly tells her.

“Ma ma ma ma.” He cries, reaching for her. She takes him and he clings to her.

“I didn’t know what else to do.” Mary keeps saying.

“You did well.” Claire still doesn’t know what happened but, Mary was in no condition to answer questions. “Go lay down Mary. You did very well and have earned your rest.” She does and Claire rocks her frantic son in her arms, softly cooing to him.

“What, in heaven, happened here?”

“Recall that lass, the one that rubbed up against you?”

“Aye, the one with Lt. Grey. She did this then?”

“In a way. Her body did. Her dead body was thrown through the window.”

“Christ!” He quickly crosses himself. “Did the lad see?”

“No Mary is very good. She throw herself over him. He was neither cut nor did he see.”

“Thank Christ for that.”

“Aye. I called the French police in. They picked up her body.”

“Good. Thank Christ you were here. I am going to check on them.”

“We will get the window replaced.” He patted his Godfather's shoulder and headed up.

“Fergus, it is alright. Mama is here. Want to here what happened with Snow White?” his weeping slows down as he lays breathless against him. “Well, the dwarfs return home. They are shocked to return home to an open door.” She looks up, sensing him watching. She gestures him in. Fergus sees him.

“Da da!”

“Aye lad. Come here and let us hear the end of the tale.” He takes him and slips down beside her.

“They were even more shocked to see their little cottage cleaned. After all, it was a mess when they left. As they were pondering this, they heard a noise upstairs. Scared, they carefully made their way up. They found this little girl laying across their beds. They didn’t know what to do, so one went up and touched her nose,” She reaches out to touch his. He giggles, thoughly captivated now. “To see if she was alive and real, you understand.” She sees he is drifting off. She smiles and stops talking. He sways with him until he is fully asleep. He then lays him carefully into his cradle.

“What happened?” She asks. He fills her in. “Oh God! That poor woman. Thank God Mary reacted as she did. Jamie, when we return to Scotland, I would like to take her with us.”

“As you wish, my love. We will do it.”

Meanwhile

Two man talk in the dark. “What did you do with her body?”

“I delivered it to him and his intended through the front window.”

“Good. They will be fun to play with. But this time it will last longer.”

In another part of Paris

“Are you sure they will follow you?” Prince Charlie, the Great Pretender, asks the Duke of Sandringham.

“Yes, I am of Scottish descent. They will follow me.”

“We will see.”

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