“Marin!”
I straightened ignoring the shakiness in my limbs as I turned away from the ward that I’d been working on. People would be upset if they learned I was pushing myself too hard and Thom or Phelan or someone wouldn’t let me out of their sight. I squinted against the winter sunshine to see a red-faced Carolyn stumbling through the snow toward me, her jacket zipped and scarf dangling as if she’d been sent to find me just as she’d started to unbundle herself after a trip to the greenhouse and back.
What the hell is attacking us now? I started to walk toward her, brows knitting at the stark terror on her face.
“What’s attacking?”
“What?” She skidded to a halt, staring at me. “No, it’s nothing like that. It’s Tala.”
My stomach dropped. “What happened to Tala?”
“Her water broke. The baby’s coming.”
The twins are coming. A shudder shot through me. It felt too early. Our rough math said it was too early.
What if we were wrong? What if we were right and these babies are…if they…
“Trust your visions.”
I jerked toward the sound of Ériu’s voice, swearing heartily. Carolyn just blinked at me.
“What are you—”
“Nothing,” I growled. “Where is she?”
“We were doing laundry by the secondary fire. Phelan sent me to get you when I found him and Jac.”
I have no idea why. I swallowed bile and pointed back toward the tents. “Move. I don’t know why he sent you to get me, but I’m sure he’s got his reasons. Did anyone go to find Jay?”
“I don’t know.”
Bloody fantastic. He should have sent her to find J.T. before he sent her after me. Idiot. “Go find him. If he wasn’t in the tents, he’s up at the forge with my brother. Bring him fast and tell him he needs his kit.”
“What about you?”
“I’m going to go chew Phelan out,” I said. “After we do what we need to do for Tala and the twins.”
“R-right.” Carolyn gulped in a breath and dashed off toward the hill, toward the forge. I watched her go for a bare moment before Ériu’s voice returned.
“You’d best hurry,” she warned me softly. “They’ll need you, though perhaps not in the way you think.”
I swore again and ran for the tents.
ah yes, I had forgotten Tala was carrying twins. I hope all goes well for her and J.T.
Thanks for the new post. Now to wait for the little ones to arrive.
I’m sure J.T. will be fine delivering the twins. Maybe he and Carolyn will have some spawn of their own someday!