{"id":3490,"date":"2018-01-29T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3490"},"modified":"2018-01-28T18:56:02","modified_gmt":"2018-01-28T23:56:02","slug":"thirty-one-04-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3490","title":{"rendered":"Thirty-one – 04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u201cWith who?\u201d Anselm asked after a few seconds of silence\u2014seconds that felt like they went on forever. Seamus didn\u2019t look at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoes it matter?\u201d Seamus asked quietly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might,\u201d Anselm said. \u201cWhat was it that you always used to say? Knowing who the enemy is allows you to better prepare yourself to face them?\u201d<\/p>\n

Seamus\u2019s lips twitched toward a slight smile. \u201cI should have known that someday my own words would come back to haunt me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIndeed,\u201d Anselm said, crossing his arms with a faint smile. \u201cAn unfortunate oversight on your part.\u201d His smile faded. \u201cWhat do you want my help with, Seamus? They seem to be doing well enough without formalized training.\u201d<\/p>\n

He swallowed hard, shaking his head slowly. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be enough, old friend,\u201d he said, his voice a whisper. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen this before. All that happens in the past will repeat again in the future. They need to be prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anselm watched him for a few seconds, a faint frown creasing his forehead. \u201cThere\u2019s no guarantee that history will repeat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt always does in one way or another,\u201d Seamus murmured, then sighed, rubbing at his temple. \u201cThey need our help, Anselm, and I can\u2019t train them alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seemed there were some\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMemories of lives long past won\u2019t help all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m surprised you haven\u2019t asked Phelan or Thordin,\u201d Anselm said, ignoring the interruption.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve both been busy, hurt, or both.\u201d Seamus\u2019s lips thinned. \u201cI can\u2019t depend on their help, Anselm.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut you can depend on mine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI always have before. Why should now be different?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause the world is different,\u201d Anselm said softly. \u201cEverything\u2019s different, old friend. Our world is utterly changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the more reason I need your help,\u201d Seamus murmured. \u201cCan I count on you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Anselm fell silent, watching the sparring match for a few moments before he nodded. \u201cAye. You can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGood,\u201d Seamus whispered. \u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[This post is from Seamus’s point of view.] \u201cWith who?\u201d Anselm asked after a few seconds of silence\u2014seconds that felt like they went on forever. Seamus didn\u2019t look at him. \u201cDoes it matter?\u201d Seamus asked quietly. \u201cIt might,\u201d Anselm said. … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[240,281,14],"tags":[178,150,171,170,148,159,168,147,165,146,195],"class_list":["post-3490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-6","category-chapter-31-book-6","category-story","tag-anselm","tag-awakenings","tag-fantasy","tag-fiction","tag-post-apocalyptic","tag-seamus-vaughan","tag-serial","tag-serial-fiction","tag-story","tag-web-fiction","tag-wild-hunt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1EBlN-Ui","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3490"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3491,"href":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3490\/revisions\/3491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}