Jonathan Randall was one of their mortal enemies, but had a Captain's rank. In his accompaniment are his uncles, Colum and Dougal, who cautiously take Claire in. Jamie Fraser enters the picture as her rescuer from Jonathan Randall. He is a rude Captain and tries to force himself upon her. She must keep quiet and fight for her life.įirst, Claire is attacked by Jonathan Randall, who is actually Frank's ancestor. She realizes very quickly that it really is 1743 and this is no movie. They question her attire and her English accent. She immediately gets caught up in a fight between two local clans of Scots and is whisked off on horseback to be questioned at a nearby castle. At first she feels as if she's in some sort of movie filming and people are all in costume. When Claire returns, she leans against one of the standing stones and is transported back in time to the brutal and raw Highlands of Scotland. Frank asked her to also look for traces of fire, for it was part of the witch's ritual. After the visit to the standing stones with Frank, she returns alone to retrieve a plant she wanted. This is where Claire enters the year 1743. The town refers to these women as witches. Together, Frank and Claire travel to the standing stones, near the outskirts of town, to secretly view the rituals that the town women perform together. Other means of his revelations come from his historian friends. Frank has a deep interest in his Scottish roots and studies his past in the library. They enjoy their lives together in Scotland, living in a Bed and Breakfast. She was left in the care of her uncle after her parents died when she was 5 years old.Ĭlaire and Frank have been married for seven years. She appears to be somewhat passive on the outside, with her deep brown, untamed hair and pale skin but internally she is a woman who wants a family and wants to get to know her husband again after his 6 years away. Claire Randall lived for the past six years as an army nurse while her husband, Frank, served in the war.

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