{"id":3339,"date":"2017-09-04T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T04:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3339"},"modified":"2017-09-03T21:46:32","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T01:46:32","slug":"twenty-07-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3339","title":{"rendered":"Twenty – 07"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

An uncomfortable flutter worked its way through Phelan\u2019s stomach as he looked forward Marin. His jaw tightened as he saw a familiar stubborn look take root in the girl\u2019s eyes and his stomach sank.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine,\u201d Marin said again with a tone of voice that brooked no argument.<\/p>\n

Leinth stared back at her steadily. \u201cIf you say so,\u201d she said softly, then turned. \u201cBut I still think that another set of hands dealing with those wards would not be unwarranted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marin stayed silent. Phelan looked between the two for a moment. Finally, he exhaled a sigh. \u201cIt\u2019s not worth fighting about, you two,\u201d he said quietly. \u201cReally, it\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course not,\u201d Leinth agreed. Marin nodded.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on. There\u2019s more stuff to look at before we know exactly what kind of damage\u2019s been done.\u201d There was a sigh in Marin\u2019s voice, one she wouldn\u2019t quite<\/em> let slip free.\u00a0\u00a0 Phelan studied her for a few seconds, then looked away.<\/p>\n

She\u2019ll run herself ragged\u2014run herself into the ground\u2014and there\u2019s nothing I can do to stop her. Not this time.<\/em><\/p>\n

He swallowed his own sigh and gestured to the churned ground of the courtyard. \u201cWell, we\u2019d better make sure there wasn\u2019t any damage to anything further in, since those bastards got inside. We\u2019ll have to figure out a way to reinforce the dome faster than what we did today.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least we had the dome,\u201d Marin muttered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve learned from our mistakes,\u201d Phelan said, regretting the words the instant they left his lips.<\/p>\n

Marin winced, but nodded. \u201cYes. Yes, we do.\u201d She shivered slightly in the rain but marched resolutely toward the tents. The murmur of voices reached them, echoing down hallways and off walls. Thunder grumbled above them, more sullen than angry. Phelan dared breathe a little easier, hoping that it meant that the news regarding Sif was good\u2014or at least not dire.<\/p>\n

We can only hope.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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