“Obviously, there’s some memory loss at this point,” Seamus said quietly, glancing sidelong toward his sister, who grimaced and hugged a knee against her chest.
“Obviously,” she agreed. “The real question is whether or not we can do anything about it. Can we?”
Seamus stared at the fire. It was easier to watch the flames than try to meet anyone’s gaze just then. He didn’t want to watch their hope die a slow and agonizing death. “I don’t know,” he said quietly. “I never spoke to the Ridden Druid after what happened to him. I don’t know how he recovered, or how quickly that recovery happened. Phelan’s the only one who did.”
“Well, Phelan and us,” Marin said with a faint grimace.
“And Eriú.”
All eyes suddenly went to Matt, who glanced up from his cup of coffee, startled by the sudden attention. “What?”
“You said something about Eriú knowing,” Marin said. “Are you sure?”
Her brother hesitated a moment before he shrugged slightly. “I guess? I mean, I’m pretty sure she wasn’t there or was too young to remember most of what actually happened, but there must have been stories about it that Finn and Brighíd told her when she was growing up, right? Hell, maybe even Ciar himself. Have we thought to ask her if she’s got any bright ideas?”
Seamus stood up. “No. But it’s a damned good idea.” I’ve got to find Leinth. Maybe the girl…
Where was Leinth, anyway?
“Has anyone seen Leinth?” he asked as he came to the sudden, startling realization that he hadn’t seen his lover all day. While they hadn’t exactly been attached at the hip since she’d discovered him alive, they hadn’t spent much time apart, either.
“I think I saw her talking to your second,” Marin said. “Not quite certain what they were talking about, though.”
“Damnation and hellfire,” Seamus muttered, wrapping himself in his cloak. “I’ll go get her.”
“For what?”
“With Jameson tied up helping Jacqueline, Leinth’s the one with the best chance of tracking down that ghost. I don’t mean to wait. Let me find her and we’ll get this sorted. You’ll see.”
At least, I dearly hope so.
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