Eleven – 02

The four of us sat in the sunshine on a cleared patch of broken concrete outside of the tents a few yards from the wall. The breeze that tugged stray hair free of my braid was pleasantly warm, promising that though there might still be snow on the ground and winter lingered, overstaying its welcome, spring would come again to the world—hopefully soon. We’d spread an old quilt on what had once been a sidewalk and settled in to get some work done. Jacqueline, Kellin, and most of the rest came and went—except for Tala, who was keeping close to the fire to mind another culinary experiment, and Sif, who was keeping close to Thordin, who still lay unconscious. There’d been no signs of his waking since the fight on the ice.

Despite my assurances to the others, I was beginning to doubt he’d ever wake up again.

Neve leaned back against her palms, staring at the faint, wispy clouds that drifted lazily in the blue sky above. A faraway look touched her features and for a moment, I wondered what she was thinking, what she was remembering.

I’d almost worked up the guts to ask when she sighed and looked at Leinth. “You’re right to worry about him,” she said softly. “He deserves to be worried about, to be cared about—even if we know he’ll come through this fine, just like he always does.”

“Except for when my kin betrayed him,” Leinth whispered. Neve winced.

“Yeah. Except for then.” She drew her knee up to her chest—no mean feat at this point—and rested her chin on it.

“What was it like when you were young?” Carolyn asked, peering at Neve. “When you and Seamus and Phelan were all doing whatever you were doing back in ancient Ireland.”

Neve laughed quietly. “You don’t really want to hear those stories, do you?”

“Actually,” I said softly, “I think maybe we do.”

 

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[Now is your chance to tell me what kinds of stories you want Neve to tell!]

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2 Responses to Eleven – 02

  1. I would most certainly tell you what stories to tell but… I am not a writer. I do not have the mind to come up with scenarios for this. You, on the other hand, have a great mind and can follow through with all these characters with relative ease. (or so it seems)

    Thanks for the new addition. Always appreciated.

  2. i’d like more info on the events that led up to Seamus being taken off by the Hunt, or maybe the story behind the Ridden Druid? – but in all honesty, whutever you give us I will happily consume 🙂

    still fab as always! thanks!!

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