{"id":2973,"date":"2016-09-05T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=2973"},"modified":"2016-09-04T21:13:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T01:13:17","slug":"thirty-nine-06-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=2973","title":{"rendered":"Thirty-nine – 06"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This post is from Seamus’s point of view.]<\/em><\/p>\n

A quiet thud echoed off to Seamus\u2019s right, the sound of Gray and Rory dropping the bar on the gates into place. Thom flinched at the sound, then exhaled a sigh.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre the scouts back?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo.\u201d Seamus didn\u2019t meet his gaze for a long moment, but he saw the younger man\u2019s wince out of the corner of his eye.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they\u2019re not back, why the hell did we close the gates?\u201d<\/p>\n

Seamus patted his shoulder gently. \u201cThose scouts understand that we have to look to the whole of the community in this. They\u2019re smart. They\u2019ll be discreet but they\u2019ll make it back safely as soon as they can, gates or no gates. They\u2019re not going to risk giving away our position, though, not if they realize they\u2019re being followed or tracked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thom shook his head, his face pale and his expression stricken. \u201cYou\u2019re talking like we\u2019re not already a beacon for anything and everything supernatural, Seamus.\u201d<\/p>\n

A wry smile creased Seamus\u2019s lips for a brief moment. \u201cWe may be at that,\u201d he admitted. \u201cBut there\u2019s no reason for those scouts to lead whoever\u2019s coming directly to us. In my experience, the sense of a place like this can be hard to pinpoint exactly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re saying that to make me feel better, I appreciate it,\u201d Thom murmured. He pulled the gauze away from his nose and checked to see if it was still bleeding. \u201cI need to clean up before Mar sees,\u201d he said, closing his eyes for a moment. Then he laughed. \u201cWhat the hell is wrong with me? Something\u2019s about to show up and try to kill all of us and I\u2019m worried about getting the blood off my face before my wife sees and starts worrying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing\u2019s wrong with you,\u201d Seamus said. \u201cYou have your priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMine must be pretty screwed up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seamus laughed weakly and shook his head. \u201cNo. No, they\u2019re not. Don\u2019t let anyone ever tell you otherwise, either.\u201d<\/p>\n

If they do, they answer to me.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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