{"id":4507,"date":"2021-01-06T09:31:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T14:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=4507"},"modified":"2021-01-06T09:31:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T14:31:30","slug":"fifteen-04-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=4507","title":{"rendered":"Fifteen – 04"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u201cDo you think I should?\u201d\u00a0 Tory\u2019s hand covered hers, his calloused fingers flexing to squeeze hers.\u00a0 He was so like his father, she reflected as she stared at his hand for a moment before she met his gaze.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you should follow your heart,\u201d she said softly, reaching with her free hand to cup his cheek in her palm.\u00a0 \u201cIsn\u2019t that what your dad and I taught you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, that and a bunch of survival skills.\u201d\u00a0 Tory smiled wryly, squeezing her hand again.\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t understand any of this, Mum.\u00a0 I mean\u2014you were important a long time ago.\u00a0 Still important now.\u00a0 People think Dad\u2019s a hero because he carries messages the way he does between\u2014well, it seems like everywhere.\u00a0 That\u2019s not me.\u201d\u00a0 His brow furrowed.\u00a0 \u201cLin\u2019s more important than I am.\u00a0 More special.\u00a0 I guess them coming looking for him makes more sense to me.\u00a0 Them looking for me just doesn\u2019t.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have any powers or anything, just your bloodline.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s important,\u201d she said softly, her thumb brushing against his cheek.\u00a0 \u201cI know it doesn\u2019t make sense\u2014not entirely.\u00a0 That\u2019s my fault and it\u2019s\u2014oh, Tory.\u00a0 We could stay up all night and I could try to explain, but I don\u2019t know that it would help.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you\u2019re telling me to get some sleep and I\u2019ll get answers from the source in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKind of.\u201d<\/p>\n

He smiled, nodding slightly.\u00a0 \u201cOkay.\u00a0 Okay, Mum.\u201d\u00a0 He let go of her hand and leaned in to kiss her cheek before he stood.\u00a0 \u201cI take it I shouldn\u2019t go out fishing tomorrow morning, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n

Neve laughed and shook her head.\u00a0 \u201cNot if you want answers, no.\u00a0 Find your uncle in the morning.\u00a0 Phelan will tell you as much as you can before you meet with our visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cVisitors,\u201d he echoed softly as he drifted toward the door.\u00a0 \u201cYou say that like they\u2019re not going to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re not,\u201d Neve said gently.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019re on a quest, and they\u2019ve found what they\u2019re looking for\u2014at least part of it\u2014but that\u2019s only the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tory\u2019s brows knit.\u00a0 \u201cMum\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the morning,\u201d she said.\u00a0 \u201cGood-night, Tory.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNight, Mum.\u201d<\/p>\n

He slipped out and she stayed seated on the edge of the bed, staring at the space where he\u2019d been, for a long, long time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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