{"id":4030,"date":"2019-07-19T00:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T04:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=4030"},"modified":"2019-07-18T16:03:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T20:03:04","slug":"nineteen-05-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=4030","title":{"rendered":"Nineteen – 05"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He wasn\u2019t quite certain what it was that made him sigh and start to sit up, slowly, painfully.\u00a0 Perhaps it was the thread of worry in her voice, or the genuine contrition.\u00a0 Perhaps it was curiosity about who Hecate had brought with her, what they needed to talk about\u2014what might have changed in the past hours since he and Leinth had left them by the fire.\u00a0 He struggled upright in time to see both Marin and Hecate at the door, before Leinth could answer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d he asked in a quiet, rasping voice.\u00a0 Leinth glanced back over her shoulder and gave an exasperated sigh.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cDamn you,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cLie down.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m fine,\u201d he said, trying to find a comfortable position that wasn\u2019t prone.\u00a0 It was far harder than it should have been\u2014or so he thought\u2014and left him mildly frustrated on top of exhaustion and concern.\u00a0 It was not a pleasant state of affairs to say the least.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cYou\u2019re not,\u201d she said, moving back to the bed and starting to pile some extra pillows behind him.\u00a0 She gave him a look that clearly said that whether he liked it or not, he\u2019d be staying in bed that much longer after this.\u00a0 She was worried\u2014he could see it in her eyes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cFine,\u201d Seamus said.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m not but it doesn\u2019t matter.\u00a0 Come in and sit, you two.\u00a0 What\u2019s going on now?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marin and Hecate exchanged a look as they both slipped inside.\u00a0 Marin pulled the door closed behind them as Hecate slowly approached the foot of the bed.\u00a0 \u201cWell,\u201d she said quietly, \u201cwe\u2019ve confirmed what you suspected.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seamus\u2019s stomach began to sink.\u00a0 \u201cThen it\u2019s him?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hecate nodded. \u00a0\u201cBut we\u2019re not here for the reason that you think we are.\u00a0 Matt said he has a plan to deal with him and I\u2014we\u2014we trust him.\u00a0 If he says he has a plan, he does.\u201d\u00a0 She sat down on the corner of the bed, chewing her lower lip.\u00a0 \u201cWhat I\u2019m worried about is why he came offering Persephone in exchange for me.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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