{"id":3140,"date":"2017-02-17T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3140"},"modified":"2017-02-16T18:12:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T23:12:56","slug":"three-05-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3140","title":{"rendered":"Three – 05"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This post is from J.T.’s point of view.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Phelan sat on the ground next to the barrow, blood dripping from his nose, holding his head between his hands. J.T. broke into a jog down the slope, suddenly glad that he\u2019d grabbed his kit on the way out the door this morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the hell, Phelan?\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt came on his heels, looking as concerned as J.T. felt. Phelan\u2019s eyes snapped open at the sound of J.T.\u2019s voice, though it took a few moments for him to actually be able to focus on the other man.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarin told me,\u201d he rasped, his eyes wide. As he and Matt got closer, J.T. could see that Phelan was shaking. \u201cI came out to have a look. Someone had to.\u201d He squeezed his eyes shut, pressing the heels of his hands against them. \u201cFuck me. I didn\u2019t expect it to be that bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

J.T. mumbled a few choice words under his breath as he dropped to one knee next to his friend, already digging around in his bag for some tissues to shove against Phelan\u2019s nose. \u201cDid something show up and smack you in the face?\u201d he asked, his tone a little more caustic than he intended. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Matt wince.<\/p>\n

Screw it. Too late to apologize now.<\/em> \u201cMove your hands, Phelan,\u201d J.T. said as he found the tissues. \u201cHere. You\u2019re bleeding all over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know, I can taste it.\u201d Phelan obediently took the tissues and held them against his nose. His voice came out muffled, still raspy, as if he\u2019d been screaming\u2014though he couldn\u2019t have been, since J.T. hadn\u2019t heard a sound. \u201cIt\u2019s them. They\u2019re coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

J.T.\u2019s stomach dropped.<\/p>\n

Matt was the one to ask the question.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHer sisters,\u201d Phelan said. \u201cThe hamrammr<\/em> were here, but who the hell knows where they are now. They were digging here and they were here on their orders.\u201d<\/p>\n

J.T. rocked back, his head starting to ache. He sat down in the grass, earning a strange look from Matt, whose gaze shifted back to Phelan a moment later.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhose orders, Phelan?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sisters,\u201d Phelan said. \u201cVammatar\u2019s sisters.\u201d He sucked in a breath. \u201cThe tune is called and it\u2019s time to pay the piper.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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