Category Archives: Winter

Sixteen – 08

Neve eventually let go of him and dried her eyes.  She gave him a tiny, gentle push. “Go,” she said, her voice hoarse.  “Go before I change my mind about letting you out of my sight.” Cameron swallowed against a … Continue reading

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Sixteen – 07

“I should be angry with you,” Neve said, arms crossed as she leaned against her crutches, watching Cameron as he stuffed a spare set of clothes and a first aid kit into his saddlebags.   “I should want to strangle you.” … Continue reading

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Sixteen – 06

“You want me to abandon my post,” Ériu said softly, shock openly displayed on her face, ghostly eyes wide and jaw slack.  “How could you ask me to leave them unprotected at a time when they are so vulnerable?” “All … Continue reading

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Sixteen – 05

J.T. strode out across the bridge and away from the boundaries of the settlement, shoving his hands deep into the pockets of his leather jacket and shivering in the chill.  The sun was bright, the sky bottomless and blue, the … Continue reading

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Sixteen – 04

“Wandered off, has he, like the Wanderer he is?” J.T. grimaced at the way Marin’s fingers suddenly bunched around the staff in her hands.  He put a gloved hand on her arm and squeezed gently. They’d known he was gone … Continue reading

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Sixteen – 03

He was two days on the road before he began to think that he should have taken a horse.  He was footsore already and there were days of walking still ahead of him. You’ve gotten soft, he chided himself.  You’ve … Continue reading

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Sixteen – 02

He emerged from the dark corridors a few moments later and into the shadows of the tents.  The fires flickered, burning low as the graveyard hours of the night wore on.  Whoever had the early morning shift would add more … Continue reading

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Sixteen – 01

Camp was silent, so silent that he scarcely dared to breathe as he lay in his bed, straining his ears to hear any hint of noise beyond the walls. Nothing.  There was nothing to hear, no one was astir except … Continue reading

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Fifteen – 05

J.T. didn’t have the same grace.  “You’re going to send your husband out chasing crazy with one of our other top tactical brains when we could be attacked at any second of any day?  What are you thinking?” “Cameron will … Continue reading

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Fifteen – 04

“Out looking at the wards again, weren’t you?” I smiled ruefully at Thom as I joined him and J.T. near the fire.  “What was your first clue?” “Oh, I don’t know,” he said, smirking as he stood up and came … Continue reading

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