Through the Stones The Gathering Chapter 83
James Ian meets them as soon as they exit Roger Mac's vehicle.
"I am so glad you were able to come. And look how nice you all look." He gushes.
"James Ian Fraser meet Roger Mackenzie and his lass Mary MacNab."
"Very nice to meet you Roger and Mary. Oh sweet. You guys are wearing clan colors."
"Yes. We thought it would be appropriate." Roger Mac explains.
"It is perfect." James Ian himself was wearing Fraser colors. Just not in the form.of a kilt. He wore jeans and a dark green shirt. "Come. Let me introduce you guys."
Jamie stops.at the sight of so many of his clan in one place. He feels a lump for in his throat as he recalls the last Gathering he had attended. He can still see his uncle standing, his hands raised as he spoke a blessing over the clansmen.
"Jamie." Claire's whisper brings him back to the present and he swallows hard and follows her, Roger Mac, and Mary into the heart of the Gathering.
"Mam, da meet our long lost relative James Fraser and his wife Claire. And their friend Roger Mackenzie and his lady Mary MacNab. Guys, my parents Sean and Edith Fraser."
"Yer servant. Ma'am sir." Jamie bowed low before him and Claire, following his lead, curtsied.
"Very nice to meet you, Sean and Edith." Roger Mac presented his hand followed by Mary. To late, Jamie recalls that in this time people are greeted with a hand instead of a bow.
"Charmed." Edith says. "Very nice to meet you. Well Mr. Fraser, someone has taught you old world manners. It is nice to see." Sean adds.
"Aye sir." He then presented his hand. Sean shakes it and then engages him in conversation around how he found his son and therefore the rest of his lost family. Jamie tells him the story he and Claire had decided on. That he was raised as an orphan and had just found out he was a.Fraser.
"Tis bested you are.a member of this family. We Fraser's as well as the Mackenzie's and Murray's, are a large," he spreads his hands to illustrate this point. There are.people everywhere. Bairns and weans run all over the place. Cradle babies carried by their mam and da's. Older children( teen's Jamie reminded himself) gather in their own groups and men and woman as far as the eye can see. "And friendly clans. You will all be welcomed and should be able to find out any family history you are curious about."
He was right. Sean introduced them to the oldest lady present. 93 year old Anna-Mary Mackenzie.
"Well look at ye two. The Fraser and Mackenzie blood is strong in ye. I hear that ye just discovered yer heritage?"
"Aye ma'am."
"Well then let me tell ye about yer families. " She is veera weel informed. She tells them about Dougal and his Jacobite activities and Colimn's disapproval.
"Of course, Dougal Mackenzie, did as he wished, with or without the Laird's approval. It turns out that the poor Jacobites had no chance. They had heart but what is heart against cannon?"
"What become of Column , Dougal and the others then ma'am?" Roger inquires.
"Young Mackenzie, I am called Mother Anna. Ye and yer party may do likewise. Ah as for the Laird and the War Chief, well Column was sickly. Had something amiss with his legs. Rumor is it effected his cock too. Wasn't able to get it up." She declares with the bluntness allowed by her age," but anyway, this diease carried him off on the eve of Culloden. Dougal was felled the next day as was must of the men of clan Mackenzie. The only ones spared were those to young to fight, like Column' heir Hamish and those that disappered."
"Disappeared?" Claire asks as Jamie sits still and white beside her.
"Aye lass, their were stories, ye ken. Stories of the stones. And the fairies. Why Column and Dougal's own nephew disappeared. Some say he was called by the stones. But others say.."
"Say Mather Anna?" Jamie recovers enough to ask.
"Well somethings aren't not as mysterious as the stones. Like an unmarried lassie with a bairn in her belly that be saying Jamie put it there."
"Who?" Jamie gasps out. "Who said that about Jamie?"
"That would have been Lerry Mackenzie. Twasn't long after Jamie vanished that she was found with child. Claimed it was Jamie's. He not being there to defend himself or claim responsibility, weel the lassie was married to one of Jamie's kinsman. The baby, a lassie named..ah. Marsilee, carried the name Fraser. As did her sister Joan."
"Who?"
"Yes lad?"
"Who married the lass?" Claire asked for him. She has some questions of her own but they could wait.
"Weel let's see.. Twas hmmm, ahh his Godfather, Murtagh. That is right. He gave the lass respectability."
"Not to interrupt, but dinner is served." One of the many ladies came up to tell them.
"Come, Mother Anna, my Mary and I will escort you." Roger Mac offers. He knows Jamie needs a moment with his wife.
"I dinna do it. I never did more than kiss the lass." Jamie says as soon as they are alone. "Oh God, poor Murtagh."
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