{"id":2149,"date":"2014-06-25T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T04:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2014-06-24T22:19:45","modified_gmt":"2014-06-25T02:19:45","slug":"thirty-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=2149","title":{"rendered":"Thirty – 03"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lanterns and torches bobbed into view as they shoved the gates open wide and for the first time since getting up, Phelan felt a frisson of fear worm down his spine and into his gut.\u00a0 They were facing the bloody Wild Hunt<\/em>.\u00a0 He hadn\u2019t faced them since times he couldn\u2019t remember.<\/p>\n

Who the bloody hell is in charge of them now, I wonder?<\/em><\/p>\n

He frowned briefly but was careful not to let the others see.\u00a0 Regardless, he was about to find out who was in charge of the legendary band, whether he liked it or not.<\/p>\n

Hunting hounds and half-tamed wolves yelped and danced around the ankles of horses barely held in check by their cloaked and cowled riders. There were two dozen of those riders, their leader sitting astride a great black warhorse whose shoulder stood as tall as Phelan.\u00a0 The warhorse danced beneath his rider, prancing sideways to the left until the figure hauled on the reins, bringing the shenanigans to an end.<\/p>\n

Phelan sucked in a deep breath, moved his staff from his right hand to his left, then strode toward the lead rider of the Wild Hunt. He pretended that his heart wasn\u2019t going at twice its normal speed, forced his expression to remain impassive and stern.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t show any fear,<\/em> he prayed at his companions.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let them see any worry, any fear.\u00a0 That\u2019s their power.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHail and well met,\u201d he said, relieved at the firm steadiness of his voice.\u00a0 The lead rider stared down at him for a long moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell met,\u201d a gravelly voice murmured from the depths of the cowl.\u00a0 After a long, silent moment, the figure swung down from his mount.\u00a0 The hounds that had been milling around came to heel at the figure\u2019s feet and he stepped away from them, toward Phelan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWanderer,\u201d the figure added after a moment.<\/p>\n

Phelan inclined his head.\u00a0 \u201cYes.\u00a0 Have we met?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh yes,\u201d the figure said softly.\u00a0 \u201cLong ago and far away.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hood came down and Phelan\u2019s heart froze in his chest.<\/p>\n

Seamus.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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