![]() ![]() ![]() She says she doesn’t know what to do and says, “I’m doing this for myself. He tells her it doesn’t hurt and then says, “Let’s get on with this.” He asks permission to touch her. She gasps when she sees his scarred back. She tells him to disrobe and he tells her she can watch if she wants. When Jamie goes to Geneva’s room that night, he tells her to call him Alex. He finally consents to visit her that night. Knowing he’s in a tough spot now, Jamie tells Geneva he’s sorry her brother died in the rebellion but says he won’t return to prison. Melton told her all about Jamie’s true identity and she calls him Red Jamie. She asks him to come to her bed because she doesn’t want old man Ellesmere “to have her maidenhead.” Jamie tells her she’s lost her mind. While Jamie is doing one of his groom chores, shoveling horse manure, Geneva talks to him and asks if he’s ever been married. Grey’s brother, Lord Melton, visits and recognizes Mackenzie as Jamie but doesn’t say anything. Lord Grey visits and while playing chess, Grey tells Jamie that Lord Dunsany likes his work. She takes off deeper into the woods and he finds her lying on the ground, but when he picks her up, she laughs she tricked him! Jamie drops her and leaves her in the woods. He stonewalls her, saying it’s not his place to offer opinions. She asks Jamie to accompany her riding and while they’re in the woods, she asks what he thinks of her betrothed. Geneva is to be married off to the much old Earl of Ellesmere, and she’s not at all happy about it. Apparently, gaydar was not a thing in 1756. Isobel says Grey’s dedication is one of the things she finds most attractive about him. ![]() Jamie doesn’t tell her everything he knows about Grey, instead saying Grey is married to the military. Isobel is softer and kinder and she asks Jamie about Lord Grey – it’s clear she has a crush on him. Jamie works as a groom, caring for the horses and accompanying the Lord’s daughters Isobel (Tanya Reynolds) and Geneva (Hannah James) to town or on leisurely rides. For now, the Lord keeps Jamie’s true identity to himself. The Lord says his wife hates anyone associated with the rebellion because of the loss of their son. The Lord tells Jamie he’s a groom, but reminds Jamie to never forget that he’s a prisoner. Jamie empathizes and says he’s lost two children. Dunsany reveals he lost a son in the rebellion. Jamie, now calling himself Alexander Mackenzie, is told to go meet Lord Dunsany, his new boss at Helwater. ![]()
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