{"id":4568,"date":"2021-03-15T21:50:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T01:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=4568"},"modified":"2021-03-15T21:50:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T01:50:16","slug":"seventeen-07-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=4568","title":{"rendered":"Seventeen – 07"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This post is from David O’Credne Miller’s point of view.]<\/em><\/p>\n

All of the moisture in his mouth dried up and he stared at her for a few seconds.\u00a0 His heart lodged in his throat, refusing to beat, choking him.\u00a0 He was dimly aware of Issy squeezing his hand so hard that it hurt.<\/p>\n

There is so much more to this than I\u2019ve ever realized.\u00a0 They know so much more than I thought they would.\u00a0 Is that why I needed to get here?\u00a0 Is that why what I\u2019m looking for is here?\u00a0 Or do they know because what I\u2019m looking for is here\u2014and are they in danger because of that?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what they were,\u201d Bryant said quietly.\u00a0 \u201cJust that they were dark and ugly with claws and glowing eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd wings,\u201d Travis added in a low voice.\u00a0 \u201cDon\u2019t forget the wings.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow could I?\u201d Bryant shook his head.\u00a0 \u201cThat\u2019s how they got to us so damn fast.\u00a0 It was getting close to sunset and we were getting ready to make camp.\u00a0 They came out of the treetops and into the clearing.\u00a0 Spooked the horses so bad they bolted.\u00a0 Most of us came out with some gashes but David took the worst of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid took the worst of it because they focused on him more than any of the rest of us,\u201d Issy said.\u00a0 \u201cThey didn\u2019t much appreciate the buckshot, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey didn\u2019t,\u201d Bryant agreed.\u00a0 \u201cSeemed like that did a decent amount of damage.\u00a0 Didn\u2019t risk camping there after that\u2014patched ourselves as best we could and rounded up the horses.\u00a0 Rode for a day and a half straight until I was sure that they weren\u2019t tracking us.\u201d\u00a0 He shook his head again, scrubbing a hand over his face.\u00a0 \u201cDo you know what they were, then?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have my suspicions,\u201d the healer answered.\u00a0 \u201cThough I\u2019m not entirely certain.\u00a0 If they are what I think they are, then something\u2019s happened to break a long-standing peace\u2014and I don\u2019t think that has anything to do with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat if it does?\u201d David asked, his voice almost inaudible.\u00a0 A cold ball of fear settled in his guts.\u00a0 \u201cWhat if it does have something to do with us?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take care of our own,\u201d the healer said softly.\u00a0 \u201cAnd given that you\u2019re Aoife\u2019s son\u2014that makes you family.\u00a0 One of our own.\u201d\u00a0 She offered them a tight smile.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll check on all of you in a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was out the door before any of them could stop her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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