[ Her anguish makes Jamie feel as though he's drowning, and tears threaten as he looks at Claire.
When does it stop?
Naked behind a blade of grass. ]
Mo muirninn. It doesn't. [ His voice is low, quiet. He's glad Claire is here, after all. ] No' for a while. But eventually, the pain no one can heal fades away. Ye find reasons to smile again, to be all right. People who love you never stop telling ye so.
[ Jamie's tears fall, silently, onto the top of Brianna's head. ]
Ye stop blamin' yourself. Stop feeling as though you should've done something to keep it from happening. Once ye understand you survived, mo chridhe, your heart begins to feel less heavy. Day by day until in a moment, ye feel as if ye can feel joy again.
[ He's held her, through all of this, but now he pulls her back, just enough to see her face, so that she can see his. ]
I survived it. And I ken my daughter is stronger than I. So you will survive it, too.
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When does it stop?
Naked behind a blade of grass. ]
Mo muirninn. It doesn't. [ His voice is low, quiet. He's glad Claire is here, after all. ] No' for a while. But eventually, the pain no one can heal fades away. Ye find reasons to smile again, to be all right. People who love you never stop telling ye so.
[ Jamie's tears fall, silently, onto the top of Brianna's head. ]
Ye stop blamin' yourself. Stop feeling as though you should've done something to keep it from happening. Once ye understand you survived, mo chridhe, your heart begins to feel less heavy. Day by day until in a moment, ye feel as if ye can feel joy again.
[ He's held her, through all of this, but now he pulls her back, just enough to see her face, so that she can see his. ]
I survived it. And I ken my daughter is stronger than I. So you will survive it, too.