Marin startled at Neve\u2019s sudden movement. \u201cNeve, what\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
Neve held up a hand and moved to face Phelan, her eyes narrowing. \u201cDon\u2019t lie to me, Phelan O\u2019Credne. I know you far<\/em> too well to buy that there\u2019s not a damned thing wrong with you just now.\u201d<\/p>\n There was a part of him that didn\u2019t want to meet her gaze, but he did anyway, letting her see the naked fear in his eyes, the uncertainty, the restlessness and pain. Neve\u2019s hand covered his, squeezed hard.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is home,\u201d she whispered in their native tongue. \u201cYou know that, Phelan.\u201d<\/p>\n He nodded mutely, throat so tight he couldn\u2019t speak. This was<\/em> home, and he knew that there wasn\u2019t anywhere else he\u2019d rather be. But the wanderlust…<\/p>\n This is where you belong, Wanderer, the place where you stay and wander no more.<\/em><\/p>\n The voice was his and he knew it was right.<\/p>\n He buried his face in his hands. He felt Marin\u2019s palm against his spine, felt his cousin\u2019s hands on his shoulders.<\/p>\n \u201cDamnation,\u201d he whispered raggedly. \u201cWhat the hell is going on?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Neve answered, stroking his hair. \u201cBut we\u2019ll figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSeems he\u2019s being affected by something,\u201d Anselm observed softly. \u201cPerhaps you\u2019d best get him back behind the safety of your wards.\u201d<\/p>\n Could that really be the problem?<\/p>\n Is something targeting me in specific, or is there more going on here than meets the eye? And will getting me on the other side of the wards really going to help?<\/em><\/p>\n Phelan shuddered and the next thing he knew, he was being walked back toward the walls and the wards that were embedded in them, Marin on one side and Neve on the other. He couldn\u2019t remember getting up, or leaving Anselm. He shook his head, hard.<\/p>\n What\u2019s wrong with me?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Marin startled at Neve\u2019s sudden movement. \u201cNeve, what\u2014\u201d Neve held up a hand and moved to face Phelan, her eyes narrowing. \u201cDon\u2019t lie to me, Phelan O\u2019Credne. I know you far too well to buy that there\u2019s not a damned … Continue reading