{"id":3890,"date":"2019-03-04T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3890"},"modified":"2019-03-03T18:12:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T23:12:40","slug":"twelve-02-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3890","title":{"rendered":"Twelve – 02"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Phelan headed for the gate as Matt and Hecate lingered below the tower, watching Paul\u2019s retreating back. Matt took a deep breath and squeezed Hecate\u2019s hand before letting go, moving to follow Phelan.<\/p>\n

Hecate shivered and shot him a brave smile. He smiled back, a chill creeping down his spine at her apparent worry.<\/p>\n

It was just an outrider coming back with a report. It wasn\u2019t like there was going to be an army on the other side of the gate once they got it open\u2014at least not this time.<\/p>\n

Not yet, anyway.<\/em><\/p>\n

He shook his head at himself and jogged a few steps to catch up with Phelan, who\u2019d nearly reached the gate already.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it rains, it pours,\u201d Matt said quietly. Phelan snorted in response.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one way to put it.\u201d Phelan shouldered the beam and started to lift it, nodding his thanks as Matt got under it, too, helping him lift it free and away, unbarring the gates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to come up with a better mechanism for this,\u201d Phelan muttered as they set the beam aside.<\/p>\n

Matt grinned, though it was a rueful expression. \u201cMaybe when Thom finally heals up, we can get him on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phelan winced and shook his head, unlatching the gate and tugging one side open even as Matt reached for the other. As he peered through the breech, Matt could see the approaching outrider, still distant. A shiver tracked down his spine. He\u2019d forgotten how far the whistles could travel, how tightly the Hunt was bound to each other.<\/p>\n

How far away had the rider been when the initial message had come?<\/p>\n

Far,<\/em> he thought. Much further away than I anticipated\u2014that can be good, or it could be bad.<\/em><\/p>\n

The rider was coming fast and his stomach flipped over onto itself. The speed did not bode well.<\/p>\n

At least, that\u2019s what his instincts were screaming at him. A glance toward Phelan confirmed that the Taliesin felt the same.<\/p>\n

They\u2019d have the whole of the story soon enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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