{"id":3448,"date":"2017-12-22T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2017-12-21T22:20:36","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T03:20:36","slug":"twenty-nine-01-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3448","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-nine – 01"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u201cUngh. I\u2019m hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n

At first, he thought he was hearing things. He thought the sound of her voice was a figment of his imagination as he jerked from a sound sleep. His dream-addled brain tried to make sense of what he thought \u2018d just heard as Thordin blinked blearily, twisting in the chair he\u2019d slept in. He hadn\u2019t meant to doze off, of course, but it had just happened<\/em>, an accident born of long nights and a full stomach\u2014and skipping coffee at breakfast.<\/p>\n

Sif was awake, staring up at the ceiling but not moving much, complexion pale but eyes very much open.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m still asleep. I\u2019m still dreaming.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat day is it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Okay. Maybe I\u2019m not still asleep and maybe I\u2019m not dreaming. Shit. Holy shit.<\/em> Christus.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t want to know,\u201d he told her, chair scraping against the floorboards as he stood up. \u201cWhat can I get you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do I want, or what can you get me?\u201d One corner of her mouth curved into a faintly teasing smile, one that made his heart give a painful, if hopeful, squeeze. She was just so pale<\/em>. \u201cDon\u2019t look so stricken, Thordin. I\u2019m not dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

His fingers laced through hers and squeezed hard. \u201cYou could have been. You nearly were.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m not,\u201d she said, closing her eyes for a moment. \u201cI\u2019m still here, like I said I would be. It\u2019s all right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will be.\u201d Her eyes blinked open again and she smiled faintly at him, reaching up with one hand for his face, fingers shaking slightly. The tremors seemed to surprise her, a faint frown creasing her forehead. \u201cThough it seems that I\u2019ll take some time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou were out for a while,\u201d Thordin said again. Sif sighed.<\/p>\n

\u201cApparently.\u201d She studied him for a few seconds. \u201cSince you asked, breakfast. Something hearty and hot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thordin smiled crookedly. \u201cBreakfast I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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