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Brianna succeeds in making matches using the white phosphorous Lord John had sent her.

An Indian named Sequoyah delivers the bones of a white man as proof his death was not a violent one, nor at the hands of the nearby tribes, and the Frasers bury him in the Ridge's cemetery.

Jamie and Ian return with Cherokee guests, one of whom requires oral surgery.

Claire reads a letter from Lord John and unpacks his gifts to her: handcrafted glass globes and oil of vitriol for producing ether.

MacDonald brings news of more burnings in the backcountry.

The haymaking is complete, and Jamie says a prayer aloud for the group.

Brianna writes about running water in her dream journal, and Roger whittles a toy car for Jemmy.

Jamie writes a letter to Lord John about his decision to become an Indian agent.

Claire fills Jamie in on everything he had missed while he was away, including the burning of a field of barley and the arrival of the new tenants.

Later, Phaedre tells Roger about a tall, blond Irishman who took an inordinate interest in Jemmy earlier that day

At River Run, Roger and Duncan Innes discuss religion over whisky until they are joined by Jocasta and Tom Christie.

Jamie parleys with the People of the Snowbird, and fends off the unwanted attentions of two Cherokee women.Jamie asks Roger to go with Arch Bug and Tom Christie to retrieve the Scottish emigrants currently residing in Cross Creek and Campbelton.Jamie decides to become an Indian agent after the Browns visit and announce they have formed a Committee of Safety.Claire treats Lizzie's malarial attack and Bobby’s piles, and comes to a conclusion about Bobby’s mysterious fainting spells.Bobby Higgins arrives with a letter and parcels from Lord John, who imparts his views about the so-called " Boston Massacre" and asks Claire's help in treating Bobby's ills.He also asks Jamie to accept a large number of new tenants, recently arrived from Scotland MacDonald tells Jamie of at least three other incidents similar to the Dutch cabin, and proposes that Jamie form a Committee of Safety, as well as become an Indian Agent to the Crown.Brianna and Roger resolve to fetch Jem from the McGillivrays'.Claire and Jamie return home to find Major MacDonald waiting for them Ian returns shortly thereafter with a head injury.Claire, Jamie, Brianna, and Roger, along with several other men of Fraser's Ridge, examine the remains of a family, possibly Dutchmen, that apparently died prior to their house catching fire.Ian hears men nearby and gets injured in the confusion.