{"id":2523,"date":"2015-06-22T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T04:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2015-06-21T19:21:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T23:21:25","slug":"ten-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=2523","title":{"rendered":"Ten – 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI said what<\/em>, not who<\/em>,\u201d Lara said, her eyes narrowing dangerously. \u201cThere are more than a few with old souls and bloodlines that run back to Otherlanders that aren\u2019t friendly or kind. I had to be sure.\u201d Her gaze flicked toward Seamus. \u201cBesides, he\u2019s known to have ridden with the Wild Hunt. They\u2019re not exactly known for their merciful natures.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTrue enough,\u201d Seamus said quietly, sounding weary as he leaned back in his chair. \u201cSit down, Cam. Your anger is misplaced; she was only being cautious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cameron glared in Seamus\u2019s general direction and crossed his arms, leaning a shoulder against the wall instead of sitting. \u201cCaution\u2019s fine, but this felt like a little more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYour instincts are good.\u201d Lara\u2019s gaze darkened. \u201cIf I\u2019d deemed you a true threat, you\u2019d have died in this room.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I\u2019m glad you\u2019ve decided we\u2019re not a threat,\u201d Thom said, unfolding from his own chair. His legs hurt from riding, the muscles starting to stiffen. Standing felt strangely good. \u201cHow many of you survived the attack?\u201d<\/p>\n

Lara closed her eyes for a moment and exhaled. \u201cYou mean the one that burned half the place?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would be the one.\u201d<\/p>\n

She sighed. \u201cTwenty-five, including me. There used to be almost sixty of us here.\u201d Her gaze focused distantly. \u201cWe burned their bodies and scattered the ashes. There was no way we could bury them safely, not anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thom felt a pang deep inside and nodded slowly. These people didn\u2019t have the luxury of a sprawl like they did back at campus\u2014but then, he wondered how many dead they\u2019d buried when this had all begun.<\/p>\n

Too many, I\u2019m thinking, unless they burned those bodies, too.<\/em><\/p>\n

He shuddered slightly at the thought and swallowed hard.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m glad it wasn\u2019t us. Very, very glad it wasn\u2019t us.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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