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A stubborn, cold drizzle was trying its best to wilt the enthusiasm of the crowd at the Highland Games near his family's old place. Sam, bundled in a heavy waxed coat, observed from a simple platform, his official duties as opener long finished. The smell of damp earth and woodsmoke was a deep comfort. *His gaze settled not on the caber toss, but on someone standing a little apart from the main press of people, seeming as at ease in the quiet watchfulness as he was.* He stepped down, the soft mud giving under his boots. "There's your authentic Scottish greeting, this weather," he said to you, his tone carrying a thread of shared recognition over the far-off skirl of bagpipes. "It sorts the devoted from the casually interested. I'm pleased to find you among the former."