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So bring it back, Dr. Fraser. We have no house now, so I can not keep it. "" An animal will not care where you live, as long as it is liked. "Paul leaned over scratching and ruffling hair in his ears. cat, and pick it up from her hand. "It's more difficult now," she admitted. And whenever he looked at the animal, she would remember Paul again. "He did not want anything else near you," said Paul, his dark blue eyes looking directly at her. "Sleep next to me and be eye contact with a smile." She blushed in suspicion that he was not talking about the cat. Before she thought out any words to refuse, he cut off. "I remember what you said in the barn last night. But he also remembered we were friends. And he does not want to lose that friendship. "His eyes locked her eyes. He hid all the emotions in his eyes, looked at her with patience that she could not understand. "Why?" Her hand opened and twisted, fearful of what he was asking for. Worth waiting. "His words sounded like rubbing salt into her heartache. If you know all of her past, you will never say that. "I have to go back to London," she reminded him. "And I do not know when I'll be back." Paul's face was serious. Then his eyes flashed on her knowingly she was amazed. "I'm running away." "Kh ... No. I like London. I lived there almost as a teenager. "He looked at her for a long time with suspicion. "And that's where I feel most happy?" She nodded without hesitation. However, that was not the attraction for her. It was because of that there was a sweet angel with a smile that radiated her heart. And she felt safe, no threat in that place. "I do not think I'll see you again." He returned the cat to her. Her face flushed, she quickly lowered her eyes to avoid looking at him. If he sees her eye contact, he will know the truth that she absolutely does not want to lose his friendship. But there are no other options, right? "To be safe," she said quietly. She has no right to destroy the wall around her heart because she can not bring happiness to him. It would only hurt them both. The anger tightened inside until it could not bear, she looked deep into his dark blue eyes. It's not fair! She wanted to come back from the beginning, as a teenager. She wants to be honest with Paul, confess what happened and feel his arms embrace me. But admitting the truth has not changed. She can not allow him to love her, as well as risk his heart. She hugged the cat with one hand, resisting that urge and reinforced her resolve to say nothing. I will not understand it. I took a deep breath and revealed a truth. "I will miss you very much". Before her courage disappeared, she reached out and touched his rough cheek. * * * Paul stared at the snow ducks for a long, confused mind. Juliette wants to return to London. Imagine being in the middle of busy streets is not something you enjoy. He accepted to live in Edinburgh during his medical studies, but still remembered the beloved plateau. This is where he belonged. Here, he was living among his family, friends, and they needed him. Many were driven out of their homes. In addition to his mother - a midwife and his therapist, Paul was the only one with medical knowledge. Not that they have no healing experience, but with the superstition and his father's remedies, the peasants often make the person more dangerous than the cure. Knowing how to stop the attack on the night of the attack, he could have saved Malcom and the manager. He could have saved his father's life if they did not die. Donald Fraser in Edinburgh, he vowed to be a doctor. Although it is impossible to recover lost things, Paul wants to save others. He showed the healing knowledge learned from his mother in order to prove he deserves to be admitted to medical school. But his uncle revealed a secret that changed his whole life. His father had never told him about his brothers, only said that they were born in Edinburgh and only he left to marry Bridget. Paul never met his grandfather nor other relatives until he was sent there. When his mother forced him to leave home after his father's death, Paul thought he was banishing her. Now he wonders if she is trying to heal her painful past. By sending Paul there, she gave him the opportunity to live another life.However, from the very first moment I met my uncle, he noticed Donald Fraser very much downplaying himself. * * * "So Bridget sent me to me?" Donald absently rubbed his salt beard . The thick eyebrows licked above his eyes, which made him look exactly like an owl staring at his prey. "How old are you, boy?" "You'll be eighteen in the next few months." Paul stood straight, trying to be older. Tired of exhaustion because he slept for no more than a few minutes each time during his journey south from Ballaloch. Most trips take place on horse-drawn carts of peasants and do not have rain cover. He spent his miserable, cold days in a wet suit. "That means he's ten," Fraser corrected. "Answer the question correctly and do not disturb me with unrelated information." He squinted at him. "My mother said they hung up my father for the sin he caused. Is not it true? "" I did not kill anyone! "The frustration and pain filled his heart as he remembered it. "It's Malcolm, my friend wants to attack." His hand tightened to a fist. "He and his father were killed by Count Strathland." The uncanny look on his face even made him angry. Why can you laugh while Paul's life is in decline? "I guess I'm going to avenge their death? There is the wisdom of an adult self. "" Strathland will pay for what he has done. "Frasser looked at him from head to toe. "I'm not as penniless and useless as an uneducated highlander. What are you apart from the little grain of sand at the earl's feet? I am nothing and will always be like that. "This mockery had pushed Paul's anger beyond the limits. He grabbed a Fraser shirt, pushed him against the wall. "Do not tell me that! I will overthrow him. Then on my own life. "His blood boiled with that vow. I do not care if anyone believes it, just believe it myself. "If he attacked him with this kind of rage, the cost was his life." Fraser pushed him lightly. , straighten the shirt. "I have no idea what to do before degrading a person." He lowered his voice, giving an argument that Paul never expected, "Unless you dismiss angrily and Try hard to learn. "This words calmed his anger and gave him some hope. "What do you mean?" "I want him to leave Scotland, right?" Paul nodded, slowly exhaling. If the earl leaves the land there, they will be peaceful without anyone being forced to live. "Yes, I want to." Fraser walked over to a stacked leather bookcase. He searched and pulled out one. "Kill! Strathland will not make him disappear. His heirs will only grow and grow stronger. A person of power will only be defeated by greater power. And a boy like you does not have any power. "The uncle gave him the book. "Can you read it?" Paul nodded as he had been his father since he was young. "Good." He pointed to the bookshelf. Education is the path to power. Study fast and you can change yourself. "He doubted the uncle was trying to beat him without using a fist. In a short moment, Paul did not believe what his uncle said. What is the use of books and

education when dealing with Strathland - who can bend the law at will? "Why should you study? You can wait a few months to get back and burn down his house. "" The way of the coward, "Fraser complained. "Then how will it be? Will you continue to keep the shepherd until they bring you to trial and hang it? Just like my father? "Before Paul could understand what was going on, Fraser grabbed his collar and pushed it. Smashing his head into a wooden shelf, he saw a bunch of stars in front of him. "I'm smart," he chuckled, licking his blood at the corner of his lips, "but the books will not help retrieve the thing." Your father's death. "Fraser released him. Then go back to Scotland, if you want to. Killing the earl and wasting her life. I will not regret losing a stupid niece. "" You can not ignore it, "Paul insisted." You do not understand, kid? Death is very easy. Do not you want to see him pay for his sin? Getting him to live in the poverty he pushed me into is not a better way of revenge? "Paul did not think about it, but his words made him hesitate. An intelligent boy, you must know that patience will bring greater loss to the earl. Or ... "Uncle shrugged his shoulders. "I will hide in Edinburgh for a few months, then go back to Ballaloch with a pistol and end their lives." He shook his head, curled his lips into a dark smile. "Because I'm too anxious to take revenge right now, instead of learning how to really destroy an enemy." He wore an image.