Jamie and co. head to Ocracoke in Outlander Book 6, Chapter 106
Jamie, Claire, Roger, and Ian continue to search for Brianna in Outlander Book 6, Chapter 106. Knowing that Ocracoke is important, that’s where they head.
I love that we end up back at Ocracoke. I had mentioned in a previous chapter breakdown that it comes up again. Well, it’s already been mentioned, and we’re reminded of that in this chapter. Donner and the other Montauk Five had chosen this set of stones to come through.
Of course, there are stones there. This is where the foreshadowing is, and I’ll certainly get to that in the foreshadowing section.
The chapter itself sees everyone split up to find Brianna in their own ways. Jamie, Roger, and Ian all travel the island in different directions to cover more ground while Claire remains on the hired ship. It’s perfect for each other them, especially a seasick Jamie!
This chapter wasn’t used in the TV series, though. There was a sort of adaptation of it in Outlander Season 4 when it came to Roger and the stones, but the chapter itself on the island didn’t happen. I’ll get to that in the adaptation section of this post.
Let’s dive into A Breath of Snow and Ashes Chapter 106.
Just the Outlander chapter
We start with an explanation of what’s going on. Everyone has hired a ship to get to Ocracoke. The idea is to be there for when Bonnet returns, sure that’s where he will return. Remember, there was a mention of a meeting, and Eppie says the dark of the moon. That’s going to be the following day.
Jamie gets off the ship and decides to walk from one side to another to cover the ground and see if Bonnet is already there. Meanwhile, Roger and Ian crisscross the island from another direction, routinely seeing each other while they do it.
While walking, Roger sees the standing stones that Donner, Otter Tooth, and others came through. He decides to step away from it slowly. There are times that I have to remember that the lore around the stones in the series is different to the books.
In the series, we hear the stones like Roger, Bree, and Claire. This is to make it clear what they’ve come up to without even needing to show the stones. In the books, they only hear the stones at certain times, and I believe it’s only when they pass through—but you can correct me there. The lore around the stones really does end up mixed up in my head at times.
Claire remains on the ship. She’s looking out for where the slave ship could turn up because that’s surely what the meeting is for. When a ship does turn up, everyone tries to get to it. However, whoever is on board the ship fires at the sails of the hired ship. Claire and Captain Roarke are forced to sail away.
Roger calls out for Brianna, but it does little good for now. We do have hope that everyone will be able to get to Brianna before it’s too late, though.
Foreshadowing in the Outlander chapter
The foreshadowing here is certainly in the stones. It’s clear that these stones are going to be important for everyone. I love that Roger backs away at this point. He doesn’t want to accidentally travel, but there are going to be times when he runs through the stones to get to a different time period.
The slave ship is also important. We know Bonnet has slaves. He is planning on selling them. After all, this is a man who follows money and nothing else. However, there is something important about Brianna, too.
Adapting A Breath of Snow and Ashes chapter
The only part of this chapter used in the Outlander TV series was Roger finding stones. They’re not the stones on Ocracoke island, though. Instead, he finds stones on his way to New York with the Mohawk when he’s sold into slavery. It’s these stones that are used in the TV story as the ones Donner came through, I think we’re led to believe.
The stones do come up again. We see Roger and Bree head to them with Jemmy in Season 5 when they decide they will go to their own time. I’m sure we’re going to see those stones again in Season 7.
The rest of the chapter wasn’t needed all that much. It was extra content just to get to Brianna. The focus was better on Brianna and how she was able to survive and keep herself safe while we see everyone else find her on the beach where Bonnet is taking Bree to be sold. I don’t need to see the entire rescue play out.
Seeing characters just walking across an island can be boring. If you don’t believe me because it’s in the book, just look at how people thought Claire walking through the forest in Season 3 was boring. That wasn’t just because it was in the book (although some people do want to believe that). It’s because it’s very hard to make that part of a story look intense for a TV series.
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