David Belfour and Alan Breck had an unusual friendship. When David’s uncle kidnapped him and put him on a ship, Alan Breck helped him to escape. David was a poor lowland boy who wanted to gain his father’s inheritance. Before he was kidnapped, he lived in the town of Essendean all his life. Alan was a pompous highland Jacobite who was wanted by the law. He liked to take risks and he was proud of his heritage. He always wore a fancy coat with silver buttons. When Alan and David first met, Alan gave David one of his silver buttons as a token of friendship. Both of them sought to escape their enemies and have revenge on them. Alan’s enemies were the Campbell clan, David’s enemy was his uncle Ebenezer. As they traveled together, they witnessed the murder of Colin Campbell. He was a wealthy man who often mistreated lower-class Scottish farmers. The government believed Alan and David were responsible for the murder, even though they were innocent. At this point in the story, they both had the same enemies: the Scottish soldiers chasing them through the countryside. While Alan was used to running away from the government, David was not so strong and quickly tired out. Along the way the two friends had an argument. David was angry with Alan because he lost all their money playing cards. He warned Alan not to be rash with gambling, but Alan didn’t listen. Afterwards, Alan apologized; however, David continued to hold a grudge. When David was close to death from exhaustion, he finally forgave Alan. At the end of the book Alan helped David to get his inheritance from his greedy uncle. Then they both parted ways. Although Alan Breck and David Belfour were different in many ways, they helped each other out and showed loyalty to each other in difficult situations.