Am fear eile ~Outlander~

~Chapter seven~ Skye~

I had spend the entire night and the next day sleeping. I had woken up when the sun shone brightly, indicated that it was past 12.
I still feeled tired and so hungry that my stomach started to growl in protest of not eating for atleast 24 hours.
I stood up and walked towards a table where cold porriged stood. It was clear put there in the morning and it looked now like concreed. I pushed it away and took a piece of fruit.
I took a bite out of it and walked around the room to take a good look. Mine historian heart jumped with joy by seeing al those old items in their rightful time. I found a mirror and picked it up to see myself.
I was pale and dark circles where under mine hazelnut eyes, my hair that was still braided has letted go a few stranded of hair that was crulled thanks to the braiding when mine hair was still wet.
A knock on my door made me jump up and dropping the mirror.
"Ehh come in," I quickly said picking the mirror up.
Aisla came in with a new dress drapped of her arm. "Goodmidday to ye," she walked in. "How did ye sleep?"
"Good," I answered not really in the mood for chit chat.
"Well, I'm here to dress and clean ye up a bit. The laird wants ta meet ye." She smiled and I swallowed.
Nope, I was not ready to meet the ruler of this clan and Castle. Not ready at all.
"He is not that worse, But don't stare at his legs." she warned me while she sat me down on a chair.
She quickly unbraided my hair, brushed it and washed me with a warm clothed that smelled like the Gardania flower.
She helped me up and put me this time in more simpler clothes than yesterday.

"Walk with me," she said and I followed her without a word up the stairs to a small chamber.
She left me alone and I quickly scanned the room and found a letter on the desk. Dated June the fourth 1743.
The door opened and I quickly stood up when I saw a man walked in. Looking simular like Dougal but smaller and one look on his legs told me why. They where growing in an o form.
He walked towards me with a supringsly fast pace, took my hand and kissed it.
"I welcome ye, misstress, Mine name is Colum ban Campbell MacKenzie. Laird of this Castle." He introduced himself. "Please," he pointed to a chair and I sat down.
He walked around the desk and sat down on his own chair with a painfull look on his face.
"My brother told me that they found ye on the run for the Red coats," I nodded not trusting mine voice. "Tell me than, what did a Bonnie lass like yerself, in the middle of the forest only in yer shift."
"I reckon they told you I survived a sinking ship?" he nodded. "Well all of my clothing was wet so I took it of to dry it and when it was dry put it on again and walk to a village near by." I lied. "But some redcoats caught me and I ran away the wrong direction apparently. I might have run for three days until I stumbled across another red coat and then Jamie."
"Hmh," I saw him think about it and then nodded. "Well then I think ye might wanna go back to continue yer journey." He said.
"Actually I want to go back to Inverness and take a boat to France," I said or back to the stones to my time.
"Why France now?" he asked with raised eyebrows.
"Well I actual hoped to sail to Spain, but I ended up a boat to Ireland." I smiled.
"Well in 5 days a tinker comes here on his way to Inverness, I think he has room for a passenger or two," he looked at me and I stood up. "Until that time feel at home here Misstress von Holland."
I was surprised, I never told him mine name but Dougal probably did that. "That is kind of you," I made a reverance and then quickly left.
Walking down the stairs I progressed the fact that it was just five more days until I return home.
Where my parents already searching me? knowing my father he already organised a search party for me around Craigh na dun and since my backpack was left there he wouldn't left a stone unturned until my body was found.
But he wouldn't found it, not until I was back
I opened the door and walked up a small path on the castle wall. Looking around people where working or talking. Kids where playing around even tho dark clouds where gathering above the castle grounds.
Still not believing that I was actual in the 18th century. I took as many in as I could hoping that when I returned back at my own time I could use it for my work.
Until then I just simply would enjoy my days here trying to not get much attention as possible.