Jamie threatens to kill John in retribution, though he wants to interrogate him first. Jamie quickly foils John's clumsy attempt to cut his throat. Seeing the infamous James Fraser only confirms his initial assumption. He hears Claire's accent and immediately believes that she is a hostage.
While scouting for his brother Harold, Duke of Pardloe's regiment, a sixteen-year-old John happens upon their Jacobite camp.
Claire first meets John Grey when she and Jamie are camping near Carryarrick, on their way to meet up with the rest of the Highland Army.
