{"id":3277,"date":"2017-07-05T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T04:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2017-07-04T15:44:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T19:44:32","slug":"fifteen-01-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3277","title":{"rendered":"Fifteen – 01"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Seamus was the only one perched near the gate when I arrived, my bow in hand and a quiver of arrows at my hip. Paul was up in the watch-tower with Davon; Rory and Greg were securing the gates, layering the second heavy bar into place. I could see the Wild Hunt starting to assume positions up on the walls, but none of them were terribly close to the gate\u2014only Seamus, whose back was to me as he stared out over the field beyond the walls.<\/p>\n

A chill crept down my spine.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve got a bad feeling about this.<\/em> I swallowed my unease and jogged the last few steps to the wall. \u201cSeamus!\u201d<\/p>\n

He tore his gaze from the field to look toward me, blinking rapidly for a few seconds before he straightened from his crouch. \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDefending my home,\u201d I said as I started to climb up to the top of the wall. Rory broke away from the gates to give me a hand up and Seamus reached down to pull me the last little bit up onto the wall. I didn\u2019t want to let on, but I was still more than a little sore from Lin\u2019s birth. \u201cWhere the hell else would I be?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith my sister and your son and Tala and the kids?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven Tala\u2019s coming to the wall,\u201d I said quietly. \u201cThe last time Menhit came, she was able to call the camazotzi<\/em> and control them like Cariocecus used to do. We\u2019re going to need all the hands we can muster out here on the wall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seamus wasn\u2019t paying attention to my answer, though. He was gazing out over the field again, his brow furrowed, expression grim. I stared at him for a second, then followed his sight-line.<\/p>\n

My stomach dropped. \u201cWhat the hell is she doing?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying the hero,\u201d Seamus said grimly. \u201cOr at least trying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s going to get herself killed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seamus exhaled. \u201cD\u00e9ithe agus arrachtaigh<\/em>. I hope not, Marin. I hope not.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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