"Most of the time," she says, waving a hand dismissively at his concern. "I don't know when it will return to normal, but I'm sure we'll be forwarned." She hopes. In all actuality, Claire has no clue about the last part. Regardless of whether or not she knows him well, John is still familiar, and she'd like to hold onto that, odd as it may seem.

When she sees him, she's grimly reminded of Rupert's eye being shot out, though it isn't quite as bad. In this sort of lie, Claire's become quite good over the last two decades, at least she thinks so. But she has seen worse. Not at the hands of her husband, though. At the very least, she's never seen Jamie pummel she thought was a...dear friend.

"Jamie did this to you?"