\u201cHe\u2019s right, you know,\u201d Thordin said after a moment\u2019s consideration.\u00a0 \u201cWe probably need to let them know that something\u2019s possibly about to happen.\u00a0 If we don\u2019t, they\u2019ll just be angrier than wet hornets.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing<\/i> is about to happen!\u201d\u00a0 Thom protested, not quite flinging the sword he was sharpening into a corner.\u00a0 \u201cThere\u2019s nothing coming.\u00a0 Nothing\u2019s going to go sideways.\u00a0 We\u2019re just paranoid because we\u2019re in a constant state of waiting for the other shoe to drop.\u00a0 A fucking goddess of winter and death showing up with an ominous warning means nothing<\/i>.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thordin arched a brow and glanced at Cameron, who winced and looked away.\u00a0 J.T. just groaned, slumping onto a stool and burying his face in his hands.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was happier not knowing,\u201d the paramedic said.\u00a0 \u201cI was absolutely happier not knowing.\u00a0 Total fucking bliss.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh knock it off,\u201d Thom growled.\u00a0 \u201cWe don\u2019t have anything to worry about.\u00a0 If there was something to worry about, Cariocecus would be here trying to warn us and Phelan would be crawling out of his damned skin and neither\u2019s happening.\u00a0 Everything\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou sound incredibly<\/i> confident,\u201d Thordin said as he pumped the bellows and checked the half-formed hunk of metal Matt had left in the cherry-red coals.\u00a0 \u201cGot a reason for it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBad feelings aside, I haven\u2019t seen anything lately,\u201d Thom said, his tone dry.\u00a0 \u201cSometimes, a storm\u2019s just a storm and a bad feeling\u2019s nothing to get bent out of shape over.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes,\u201d J.T. said wryly, \u201cbut with us? That doesn\u2019t happen often.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to bloody well hope that\u2019s the case this time,\u201d Thom said as he reclaimed his whetstone, flung aside during his brief outburst.\u00a0 \u201cAnd we have to find a way to convince the girl that there\u2019s nothing going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if they\u2019ve got bad feelings and have seen things?\u201d\u00a0 Thordin asked softly.\u00a0 \u201cWhat then?\u201d<\/p>\n
Thom grimaced.\u00a0 \u201cThen we brace for the fucking worst and hope for the best.\u00a0 What else can we do?\u201d<\/p>\n
What else indeed.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cHe\u2019s right, you know,\u201d Thordin said after a moment\u2019s consideration.\u00a0 \u201cWe probably need to let them know that something\u2019s possibly about to happen.\u00a0 If we don\u2019t, they\u2019ll just be angrier than wet hornets.\u201d \u201cNothing is about to happen!\u201d\u00a0 Thom protested, … Continue reading