{"id":3773,"date":"2018-11-09T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T05:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2018-11-08T19:25:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T00:25:33","slug":"five-05-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3773","title":{"rendered":"Five – 05"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u201cHere.\u201d Phelan brought the two mugs of coffee over, one to Marin and the other to Hecate. Marin seemed to enter some sort of state of bliss as soon as she took the mug from him, while Hecate just smiled faintly and nodded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks, Phelan,\u201d she said quietly, settling in a little more. She took a quick sip of the brew and sighed, relaxing slightly. \u201cThis is great.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we both needed, right?\u201d Marin asked with a grin, gaze slanting toward her sister-in-law.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh yeah,\u201d Hecate murmured, closing her eyes. J.T. was still watching her, though some of the tension seemed to have eased, as if her reassurance was starting to sink in. \u201cIt is exactly<\/em> what we needed. It\u2019s uncomfortably damp.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly going to get worse when it gets colder,\u201d Jacqueline observed, glancing up from her piecework. \u201cAnd if last year is any indication, it\u2019ll come earlier than we\u2019d like.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it won\u2019t,\u201d J.T. murmured, staring at the fire again, cradling his mug of coffee between both hands. \u201cMaybe we\u2019ll be pleasantly<\/em> surprised with something milder this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s very likely, do you?\u201d<\/p>\n

He shot a rueful grin toward Marin. \u201cWell, no. But sometimes it\u2019s nice to think about. Cold might have helped us more than it hurt, anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s possible,\u201d Marin agreed, stretching slightly and shifting Lin to rest a little more comfortably in the crook of her arm. \u201cThough it would have been nice if it had mitigated some of the attacks we caught.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTrue story,\u201d Phelan said, then sighed. \u201cMaybe this winter will be better.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think we\u2019ve put enough scare into people?\u201d Jaqueline asked, glancing first at Marin, then to Hecate, and finally to Phelan, her brow quirked slightly. \u201cDo you think that maybe they\u2019ll let us alone?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scare\u2019s there,\u201d Hecate said softly, staring at the fire. \u201cAs for it being enough? Time will tell that tale. One way or another, when the snows begin to fly, we\u2019ll know.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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