Aww, you're right about the significance of Keith knowing Ewen won't want to leave Ardroy! I especially like the idea of Keith understanding how important his home is to Ewen, when Keith himself was and largely still is so unenthusiastic about the Highlands in general.

Ewen cursing Lachlan is really a bit much – but it was a murder, after all.

Yes—and it's his reaction in the moment, whereas (according to Gleam in the North) he is much more forgiving of Lachlan once he's had some time to think about it.

And while Ewen and Keith are talking – it’s all at cross-purposes. One is saying ‘go’ and the other is saying ‘stay’. But of course what they’re both saying is, ‘I care about you.’

;_;

Also :_: at the thought of Ewen alone on the journey to France...

This chapter is set during a beautiful evening. Not raining at all. It is, perhaps, a good night for Keith.

;__;

(lovely observations—you're making it worse so beautifully!)

About pictures—that would be lovely! I find Dreamwidth's own image hosting pretty useful for this sort of thing, if that would work?