On the last afternoon at Glenfinnan, Captain Windham goes to see to Ewen's horses.

A year after the events of "The Gleam in the North", Keith Windham's half-brother pays a visit to Ardroy. Mention of major character death.

In the autumn of 1746, Major Windham is patrolling the west coast of Scotland in search of Bonnie Prince Charlie - but finds something completely unexpected instead. 'There are stories of water-horses in these hills...' Slash.

In "The Flight of the heron", Keith and Ewen didn't meet at the Battle of Falkirk, which was fought in January 1746. But supposing they did meet? A chaotic battle, in appalling weather - what might have happened, up there on Falkirk Muir?

Captain Windham tells Ewen and Dr Cameron the story of how he came by the wound which plagued him so much in the first part of "The Flight of the Heron". Pre-slash.

In the first days of the action of "Flight of the Heron", Keith Windham and Ewen Cameron take a tentative step on their slow journey towards friendship.