Thirty-six – 08

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

He could hear the last fading threads of conversation as he drew close to the fire, the last being Marin’s voice.

“—I don’t know how many more times like that we’ll get.”

Phelan paused and took a deep breath. Nothing followed the words, only silence. He frowned.

Now what?

A shiver crept down his spine and he picked up the pace, finding Thordin, Hecate, Matt, Marin, and three of five infants clustered near the fire. Marin stared pensively into the fire and Phelan found he didn’t like that look, especially not with trouble potentially on the horizon.

“Mar?”

Her gaze flicked up to meet his. Her lips thinned and she just shook her head. “Don’t ask,” she said quietly. “Please, just don’t ask.”

I don’t like the sound of that. Phelan frowned. Marin growled a sigh. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Matt wince.

What the hell did I just walk into?

“So where were you?” Thordin asked, staring at the fire and nursing his cup of coffee. A flicker of relief crossed Marin’s face and in that second, Phelan decided to let whatever was bothering her go—at least for now.

Probably won’t get us killed, right?

“Was out on the wall, watching the storm roll in. Getting close now.”

Marin took a deep breath. “Any sign of the group out at the greenhouses?”

Phelan nodded. “Yeah, they were just coming back when I came back here. Seamus is up there on the watch. He’ll let us know if something pops.”

Marin nodded, her gaze drifting to the fire for a few moments. “I just wish we could catch a break.”

“Never have that kind of luck,” Matt said, shaking his head. Phelan grimaced.

“Don’t talk like that,” Phelan muttered. “Have to hope, right?”

Thunder growled, loud and close enough to shake the ground. Marin just glanced up, her brow arching slightly.

“You were saying?”

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