{"id":2457,"date":"2015-04-20T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T04:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2015-04-19T18:28:35","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T22:28:35","slug":"seven-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=2457","title":{"rendered":"Seven – 08"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was too much blood, far too much blood. More than there should be. Where was it coming<\/em> from? Tears blurred her vision as she stared down at him, only seeing him, not the two healers who worked feverishly to save him.<\/p>\n

This was as much her doing as it was the worm\u2019s, and she knew it.<\/p>\n

A hand fell on her shoulder and she startled, badly enough that she nearly pulled steel on Phelan, who looked at her and murmured, \u201cGet a grip, shield maiden. Fretting won\u2019t help him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacqueline\u2019s head jerked up and she focused on Phelan for a bare moment, her hands soaked with Thordin\u2019s blood. \u201cAre you in one piece?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo physical injuries worth mentioning,\u201d Phelan said. \u201cHe needs your help. Do what you can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlready doing it,\u201d Jacqueline said, refocusing on Thordin. Marin dropped to her knees next to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can I do?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPut your hands there and press down as hard as you can,\u201d Jacqueline said, shifting as Marin got into position. Jacqueline grabbed a needle and thread and moved to another wound, checking it before she started sewing it closed, blood welling around her fingers even as she set to work.<\/p>\n

Sif sucked in a rasping breath. Phelan squeezed her arm. \u201cThey\u2019re good at what they do,\u201d he said, watching his lover and J.T. work. Sif leaned into the touch despite herself, biting down hard on her lower lip.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is my fault,\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not,\u201d Phelan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is<\/em>,\u201d she hissed, tears stinging her eyes again. \u201cI shouldn\u2019t have pushed him away. I should have apologized. I should have reconciled.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019m never going to have a chance to do it. Damnation!<\/em><\/p>\n

Sif spun on her heel and stalked away, burying her face in her blood-soaked hands as she went<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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