{"id":4132,"date":"2019-10-28T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T04:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=4132"},"modified":"2019-10-27T09:02:52","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T13:02:52","slug":"twenty-five-06-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=4132","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-five – 06"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Thom had started to doze again after word came of the scouts\u2019 return. Leaning back against one of the log benches, he\u2019d closed his eyes, Marin and Lin nestled against his chest. His booted feet were almost uncomfortably warm\u2014almost\u2014due to their proximity to the stones bordering the fire pit, but the feeling of warmth bled through the soles and up into the rest of him, lending comfort rather than its alternative. His eyelids had been heavy, almost gritty, and he succumbed to sleep readily despite everything.<\/p>\n

Perhaps it had been because<\/em> of everything.<\/p>\n

It was the sound of footsteps that roused him, and he cracked an eye open to see Cameron and Thordin arriving, both of them probably louder than either had intended. He studied each of them for a few seconds, then yawned and shifted slightly. Fresh pains made themselves known and he winced, trying to get comfortable again. Marin\u2014who apparently had similarly fallen asleep\u2014stirred as well, lifting her head from where it rested against his collarbone.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre the others coming?\u201d she asked quietly.<\/p>\n

Thordin nodded. \u201cI thought you were making coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMatt was going to,\u201d she said, sitting up. As she did, Thom carefully straightened himself as well, leaning rather than slumping against the bench. \u201cHe said he forgot something, though, and he\u2019d be back. Guess he\u2019s still looking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thom scrubbed a hand over his eyes. \u201cOr he\u2019s distracted.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother strong possibility,\u201d Marin admitted. She carefully handed the still-sleeping Lin over to Thom before rolling to her feet. \u201cI\u2019m sure he won\u2019t be long.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cameron dropped down onto one of the benches, watching as Marin started the process of making a pot of coffee\u2014the first of what was likely to be several, Thom thought. \u201cProbably right,\u201d Cameron murmured.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can hope,\u201d Thom said quietly, cradling his son. The words tasted sour, but felt right.<\/p>\n

He had a bad feeling that he hoped against hope was nothing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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