Something moved.<\/p>\n
Cameron caught it out of the corner of his eye. Leinth must have seen it, too, because her head moved abruptly, eyes trained on a spot somewhere in the ravine, somewhere beyond the wards.<\/p>\n
\u201cStep back,\u201d she murmured to them. \u201cStep back slow. Carolyn, I need you to go sound the alarm.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s out there?\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething your faery friends can\u2019t see, apparently.\u201d Leinth didn\u2019t turn, didn\u2019t look at either Carolyn or Cameron. \u201cOr somehow missed. Either way, it spells trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cameron swore softly. \u201cGo, Carolyn.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to step away, too, Cameron.\u201d Leinth held up a hand to forestall the argument she must have known was coming\u2014she knew him far too well for so little interaction.<\/p>\n
A shiver shot through him. There are definitely reasons for that, reasons I don\u2019t want to think about.<\/em> \u201cMy place is here.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ll only get yourself killed and we both know that\u2019s not what any of us want for you. Step back and get under cover before they come.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s out there?\u201d Carolyn asked again, swallowing hard.<\/p>\n \u201cNothing good.\u201d<\/p>\n Tell us something we didn\u2019t know.<\/em><\/p>\n Cameron\u2019s lips thinned. \u201cCan you hold them without us?\u201d he asked quietly. \u201cWhatever they are?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPray I can. Sound the alarm. Whatever is out there\u2014it\u2019s not here to make friends.\u201d Leinth smiled grimly. \u201cNow go, and be quick. Go!\u201d<\/p>\n Cameron swallowed hard, loathe to abandon her there.<\/p>\n \u201cThe wards,\u201d Carolyn said. \u201cThe wards should help.\u201d<\/p>\n She\u2019s right. She\u2019s right, and you can\u2019t do much good to anyone in your current state.<\/em><\/p>\n Cameron nodded. \u201cRight. Right.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHurry,\u201d Leinth said, a faint note of urgency in her voice. \u201cThere are more coming. I can feel them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow many?\u201d Carolyn asked.<\/p>\n \u201cToo many,\u201d Leinth said. \u201cIf anyone has a bag of tricks they can call on, now would be the time to do it. Tell Phelan I said it.\u201dCarolyn asked again want for you. Step back and get under cover before they come.”e can better edge and preconceptions of our<\/p>\n Carolyn looked at Cameron. He nodded slightly.<\/p>\n They both turned and ran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Something moved. Cameron caught it out of the corner of his eye. Leinth must have seen it, too, because her head moved abruptly, eyes trained on a spot somewhere in the ravine, somewhere beyond the wards. \u201cStep back,\u201d she murmured … Continue reading