In this tense Outlander moment, Claire finds herself thrown into a swirl of emotion when she witnesses Jamie kissing Laoghaire. The air around him already feels strange to her, cold in a way she cannot quite explain, as if something unseen has shifted between them. Claire’s attention, however, is not only on the personal shock of what she has seen. She is also carrying the burden of the boy she hoped to examine after Father’s prayer-like incantation, trusting Mrs. Fitz to allow her a closer look.