Catriona Chapter 17 - The Memorial

In which the young David Balfour finds himself enmeshed in the fierce clan strife and legal machinations surrounding James Stewart's fate, where learned counsel debate the merits and perils of challenging the powerful Campbells and their influence. Amidst the clamour of intrigue and the drafting of a memorial to the crown, David meets with the formidable King’s Advocate, whose complex mixture of enmity and unexpected alliance leaves the course ahead uncertain and fraught with delicate loyalties.