{"id":3144,"date":"2017-02-22T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2017-02-21T17:51:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T22:51:46","slug":"four-01-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3144","title":{"rendered":"Four – 01"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u201cI can send someone with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cameron winced at the sound of the voice behind him, half turning toward his host and forcing a slight, albeit weak, smile. \u201cYou don\u2019t really have much of anyone to spare, do you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Lara inclined her head, one curl falling into her face. She brushed it aside before she tucked her hands into the pockets of her jeans, joining him on the shore of the lake that in the past months had risen well beyond its usual banks. \u201cWe would manage. Your friends don\u2019t have that many people to spare, either, do they?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than you do, now,\u201d Cameron murmured, his gaze shifting away from her and toward the water. \u201cWith the Wild Hunt living there, we\u2019re in a more secure position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Assuming that they survived whatever came. Assuming that Leviathan or worse hasn\u2019t hit them again.<\/em><\/p>\n

Though what could be worse, I\u2019m not entirely certain.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t suppose I could convince you to pull up stakes and head north,\u201d he ventured, not looking at her. A soft chuckle escaped her and he saw her shake her head out of the corner of his eye.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith everything you\u2019ve been through already and are sure to face again? I think not.\u201d She lapsed into silence for a few moments, then reached up to rest her hand on his shoulder. \u201cI\u2019m sure they\u2019re fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope you\u2019re right,\u201d Cameron said, then glanced down at his boots. He felt sick at the thought of something happening to his friends\u2014especially to Neve, pregnant with twins.<\/p>\n

His<\/em> children. Their<\/em> children together.<\/p>\n

He closed his eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think he\u2019ll come back here?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLeviathan?\u201d Lara shrugged. \u201cI don\u2019t know. I feel like we\u2019re beneath his notice, considering there\u2019s not even two dozen of us, but considering the whole of his ambitions, I can\u2019t be sure he wouldn\u2019t come to try to recruit us or worse.\u201d She chewed the inside of her lower lip, looking toward Cameron again. \u201cDo you think your friends would join with him?\u201d<\/p>\n

After a moment\u2019s hesitation, Cameron shook his head. \u201cNo. No, I don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n

But if he leveled the right kind of threat…maybe.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nothing\u2019s certain anymore, is it?<\/em><\/p>\n

Lara squeezed his shoulder. Cameron blew out a quiet breath.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as the weather holds out, I\u2019ll leave this afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGods be with you,\u201d Lara said.<\/p>\n

Cameron smiled crookedly. \u201cI\u2019d almost rather they not be.\u201d<\/p>\n

That, at least, made her laugh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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