Part Nine, Passionnement, Chapter Forty, Virgin Sacrifice, Chapter Forty-One, Journey's End Summary

Wilmington, The Colony of North Carolina, September 1769

Lizzie starts having spells of an unknown illness. Brianna is able to stop and nurse her along but knows they have to find Claire quickly for the young girl's survival. They make it as far as Wilmington, North Carolina before Lizzie gets worse and Brianna fears it is Malaria. They are forced to stay in town for a few days and Roger catches up with Brianna there.

Brianna received word that Jamie Fraser would be nearby at Cross Creek for a trial in eight days but Lizzie's fever returns and they are forced to remain in Wilmington. In a pub there she notices her mother's wedding ring on Stephen Bonnet's finger and makes an arrangement to...