{"id":3142,"date":"2017-02-20T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2017-02-19T21:13:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T02:13:38","slug":"three-06-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3142","title":{"rendered":"Three – 06"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u201cI thought\u2014\u201d Matt\u2019s jaw tightened as he broke off, his brow furrowing deeply.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess they finally got off the false trail Daniel and his pack were leaving,\u201d J.T. mumbled, still trying to gather his wits. His stomach felt like it was crossing the English Channel on a bad day while the rest of him was still firmly on dry land. He rummaged around in his kit under the guise of looking for something, though in truth it was just familiar action to buy him time to think.<\/p>\n

It must have been one of them that I saw. A warning from one of them.<\/em><\/p>\n

Playing with their food, I guess. What the hell else could it have been?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThey bought us months,\u201d Phelan said, squeezing his eyes shut for a moment. \u201cThat was time enough to deal with a lot of bullshit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess, but why were they digging here?\u201d Matt gestured toward the barrow. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make any sense, not unless there\u2019s a larger purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phelan winced, his eyes opening again. \u201cHer sisters are goddesses of death and disease and worse. I\u2019m not sure exactly what the reason was, but whatever it is, I\u2019m pretty sure I don\u2019t like it.\u201d He pulled the tissues away from his nose to check if it was still bleeding, then jammed them back into place. \u201cCould be anything with them, honestly. They were always pretty unpredictable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s bloody reassuring,\u201d J.T. muttered. \u201cSo what the hell do we do?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTell the others,\u201d Matt said. \u201cMake a plan. Pray like hell Leviathan or the remnants of Pluton\u2019s army don\u2019t show up while we\u2019re in the middle of dealing with this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like our odds,\u201d J.T. said, then closed his bag. \u201cDid they do any damage out here, Phelan?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot that I can tell,\u201d Phelan said. \u201cI\u2019ll send Seamus and Thordin down for a second look. You might want to tag along.\u201d<\/p>\n

J.T. nodded grimly, offering Phelan his arm. Phelan grasped his hand and pulled himself to his feet with a groan. He wavered for a moment, then shook his head, still holding the tissues against his nose.<\/p>\n

\u201cJac\u2019s going to murder me,\u201d Phelan said. \u201cIf it\u2019s not one thing, it\u2019s another.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll keep this part a secret,\u201d J.T. said. \u201cJust hope that nose stops bleeding before we get too close.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phelan managed a weak smile. \u201cWhen have I ever been that lucky?\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a first time for everything.<\/em><\/p>\n

J.T. just shook his head and started heading back up the hill, unable to shake the growing feeling of dread the moment Phelan had mentioned Vammatar and her sisters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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