Twelve – 05

[This post is from Leinth’s point of view.]

Neve reached for one of the books that stood stacked in front of Leinth. She ran her fingers along its cover, across the words printed on the spine in faded gold leaf. “He said that he’s got a bad feeling,” she said softly, staring at the book in her hands. “It used to be that when my brothers would say things like that, I’d take it with a grain of salt, but now…now I feel like I should brace myself.”

Leinth winced. “Was that why he was out there? Because he’s got a bad feeling?” Damnation, I shouldn’t have told him he woke me with his nightmares. The fact that he can’t remember them is doing worse to him than I thought it would.

“It sounds like it,” Neve said, setting the book down. “He seems distant again. It worries me.”

Leinth took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. “I’ll talk to him.”

“He asked if you’d sent me.”

A shiver worked its way down her spine and Leinth sighed, knuckling her eyes. “Did you tell him that I hadn’t?”

Neve nodded. “He said maybe you should have.”

Hell. Her lips thinned and she shook her head. “I’ll talk to him,” she repeated, then reached for another book. Neve put a hand on hers, stopping her.

“What are we going to do, Leinth?”

“I don’t know yet,” she said, rubbing at her temple. “But we’ll think of something. We have to. It’s like I said, I’m sure everything will be fine.”

Neve stared at her hands, chewing her lip. Leinth reached over to squeeze her arm.

“Now stop fretting,” Leinth murmured. “It’s bad for the twins.” She stood up and circled the table, stopping behind Neve to press a kiss to the top of the younger woman’s head. “All of this can wait. Go to Cameron and try not to feed on each other’s worry. He needs your support now, too.”

Neve sighed, looking up at her. “What’s going to happen to us, Leinth?”

“Whatever Fate wills,” Leinth said, then smiled faintly. “Unless we don’t find her plans to our liking, in which case we’ll scotch her plans and find our own way.”

She gave Neve another squeeze and walked out into the afternoon sun.

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