Outlander
Warning ! SPOILERS about Outlander time of year 7 , installment 3 , and the Outlander record ahead .
Outlanderseason 7 , episode 3 introduced Claire and Jamie ’s journeying to Scotland , butOutlander ’s 7th book also identify their return to America , in which Marsali has a deal while at the same time and unintentionally setting up a big Jamie book story . Fergus and Marsali ’s move to New Bern was established inOutlanderseason 6 as a way to keep Fergus busy to let him mend , along with a bigger town for Henri - Christian to live in , as Fraser ’s Ridge proved dangerous with the children attempting at his lifespan believe his nanism to be demonic . AlthoughOutlanderdescribed their life to have improved , Marsali finally require Claire ’s expertise inAn Echo in the Bone .
Outlanderseason 7 , episode 3sets up Fraser ’s Ridge as the place Jamie and Claire regard family , even if Jamie ’s proposal to travel back to Scotland to keep his hope to Jenny distance them from North Carolina . Still , Jamie ’s idea to locomote to Scotland also had much to do with his desire not to run into his son on opposing sides of a battlefield . This , along with their family on Fraser ’s Ridge being entirely destroy by Donner ’s fire , made it the utter moment for Jamie to bring Young Ian back to visit Jenny in Scotland . However , Claire ’s trip is shortened by Marsali ’s request in theOutlanderbook .
Marsali Asking Claire To Come Back Separates Claire & Jamie In The Outlander Books
An Echo in the Bonesimultaneously details the Frasers ’ efforts in the American Revolution and their first head trip to Scotland in yr . While that gave theOutlanderbook a chance to re-introduce preceding characters like Laoghaire , Jenny , and Ian , it also separates once again Jamie and Claire , who were recently forcibly separated by Richard Brown ’s machinations , as he wanted Jamie in Scotland , and revenge on Claire for Lionel ’s execution . Marsali ’s letter to her female parent , Laoghaire , detailing Henri - Christian ’s illness prompts Claire to deliver to America with Young Ian , leaving behind Jamie to help with Marsali ’s fourth child ’s malady .
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Without Marsali ’s postulation for help , Claire would n’t have left Scotland without Jamie . alternatively , An Echo in the Bonecauses Claire to look alone another parlous journey across the ocean and the dangers that hold off for her in North Carolina because of British Captain Richardson ’s belief that Claire is a undercover agent . Jamie and Claire ’s interval get them unaware of what ’s go on to the other inOutlander ’s seventh book , making Jamie ’s presumed death in the Euterpe wreck believable . Were Jamie and Claire together , she would have known he did n’t board the Euterpe with Jenny , but another gravy boat all in all that did n’t swallow hole .
Jamie’s Presumed Death Reiterates Misfortunes Befalling Him & Claire If Separated
Jamie and Claire ’s most famous separation inOutlanderseason 2 was pushed by Jamie to save Claire from the struggle of Culloden . However , most ofOutlander ’s separations of Jamie and Claire always top to something terrible happening , whether that was Jamie ’s torture at the hand of Blackjack Randall or Claire ’s assault by Lionel Brown ’s valet de chambre . Although Jamie and Jenny are n’t really dead inAn Echo in the Bone , Claire and Lord John Grey believing them so causes their incessant grief and subsequent marriage ceremony , as John wishes to protect Claire from Richardson ’s charge . Whenever that happen inOutlanderseason 7 , at least it also means Marsali and Fergus will be back .