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St Mary’s — Summer, 1566 Jerott Blyth has not set foot in Scotland since the death of his wife. Francis Crawford has not left since then. Through the intervening years, a building sense of lack finally brings Jerott back to St Mary’s Loch, in the hope of putting an unwanted feeling behind him. Isn’t it the case that there’s nothing like reality for reminding you of your idol’s flaws? -- “It’s good to see you too, Jerott.” They might have been neighbours accustomed to encountering one another in their daily routines on land and in water. Francis had not been surprised to find Jerott riding alone to his estate on an unremarkable summer morning, and Jerott had not been surprised to find Francis exercising in the cool loch, as content to needle his unexpected guest with ironic verse as if Jerott had only left St Mary’s a week ago. -- For Scotswap 2019, a gift for Lamen-king on tumblr, who gave me the most delicious prompt I could have asked for. I finished this a little early, and then Chapter 2 sort of wrote itself. If you prefer things to remain one-sided, strictly UST, then please just enjoy Chapter 1.

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