Character: Brianna Fraser

- Interestingly, and whose fault is it? - She straightened up to her full height, straightened her shoulders.

Roger ran his hand over his face, unable to find words. If he had been asked an hour before, he would have strongly spoken out in favor of gender equality. Now, as the son of a Presbyterian priest, it seemed to him that a decent young woman should really be an ignoramus on their wedding night.

No, they did not submit. Even after a thousand years of struggle and betrayal, even now. Defeated, scattered around the world, but still alive. Like Ian, crippled, but living with his head held high. Like her father, expelled from the country, but at heart remains a mountaineer.

- Oh yeah! The Scots have a good memory. They don't tend to forgive so easily.

Not surprising at all, he thought. How many all at once piled on the poor thing! What is it like - first, to discover that the man she loved and called her dad all her life is not really her father; secondly, to find out that her real father is a Scottish Highlander, who lived two hundred years ago; and thirdly, to realize that he sacrificed his own life to save his wife and child and died a terrible death. Yes, there is something to be confused about!

- And why is that, pray tell people, as if specially produced toilet paper, more like a foil?
- The hearts of our people as hard as stone, mockingly picked up Roger. - Well, behinds - stainless steel. I think this contributes to the formation of the national character.
In this case, perhaps, the Scots generally devoid of nerve endings, with a laugh added Claire. - People able to ride in kilts, the skin on the back is not inferior in strength to that used to make saddles!

- You say that like not to love whisky is a crime! - brianna protested, smiling at Roger above the Cup.
He raised his eyebrows and severe tone, said:
- But, my dear, here Scotland. And dislike whiskey - surely a crime!
- Oh, that's how! - brianna exclaimed, imitating a Scottish accent. - We can only hope that it does not provide the death penalty!

- We certainly tried to choose other ways. Are you disappointed?
- No. We wanted the stones returned us home, and they did.

She was able to talk about it?
- No, she's still very hurt. I'm not sure she ever will. Maybe she will someday tell dad.
- It is terrible when you are inside these words and speak them to someone else.

- It was mercy? Or that he certainly died?
- ...

- So the monster will win? And Ahab, so will sink?
- It depends on whom one is considered a monster. A person who is addicted to revenge or the whale, which is hunted?

I could be brave, could fight back, I hate myself for what happened.
- You couldn't stop it.
- I can try!
- Courage was needed not to fight, otherwise he would have killed you.

- I was so scared.
- Me too. Because, even though I was saved, part of me died.
- I know how it feels. Believe me, I know.
- Always want to return to the old Roger, but... I'm never that person. I studied history, taught it, and now live in it. When I saw this card, I thought: this is who I am now - the hanged man. Maybe this is my fate? My own ancestor tried to kill me. Maybe I should not have been born?
That is not true.
- I think not. But I've changed. Remember, you asked me about dying words? I thought I knew what they are. But most importantly, whose face I saw last. Your...

Paper not designed to fly, but sometimes, you need to change your expectations, to adapt and to adjust. Not casual gifts for a first wedding anniversary should be of paper. And after sixty years - a diamond. The hardest on earth matter. I want our marriage has become so strong.