{"id":3561,"date":"2018-04-09T00:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T04:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3561"},"modified":"2018-04-08T08:46:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T12:46:45","slug":"thirty-six-02-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3561","title":{"rendered":"Thirty-six – 02"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u201cI want that,\u201d he said. Her fingers were cool against his face but her hand felt so much smaller<\/em> than he had ever really thought about. A soft sigh escaped him. Sif smiled faintly.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo do I,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I thought I\u2019d lost you forever then, I\u2014\u201d she stopped, closing her eyes for a moment. She took a shaky breath, then another, clearly trying to master herself again. Thordin leaned in, pressing a kiss to her forehead.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter. I\u2019m here now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know. I know, and I\u2019m so glad that you are.\u201d Her hand twisted in his, fingers tangling in his and squeezing hard. \u201cYou\u2019ll never know how glad I am you\u2019re here, Thordin.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I always will be.\u201d He gave her another kiss, this time his lips brushing over hers. Sif sighed again, sagging against the mattress. \u201cGo back to sleep,\u201d he breathed. \u201cI\u2019ll be back soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her eyes came open again and she stared at him, a flicker of pain and need passing through her eyes before she buried it again. \u201cPromise?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI promise.\u201d<\/p>\n

She pushed herself up just enough to kiss him one more time, then settled in again, letting go of his hand and tugging the blankets around herself more securely. \u201cThen go, and be careful. I hope you\u2019re right. I hope it\u2019s nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thordin nodded, his throat abruptly too tight to speak. He stroked her cheek with calloused fingers and she smiled.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you,\u201d she said again. His heart still soared every time he heard the words coming from her lips.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know,\u201d he murmured. His thumb brushed over her lips and she smiled.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo on. Standing here all day isn\u2019t going to solve and problems that may or may not be showing up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA weapon rarely solves any problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBack then, it did,\u201d she said with a weak smile. \u201cMaybe not as much now. Go. The sooner you go, the sooner you\u2019re back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thordin wasn\u2019t sure he tracked her logic, but he nodded mutely and stood up, trudging toward the door, suddenly reluctant to leave her.<\/p>\n

Her voice stopped him as his hand fell to the latch.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe careful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will,\u201d Thordin said quietly, then ducked out into the hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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