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Winter Rain, part 47

Chapter 5 I hear footsteps approaching the door and I scootch me and Morey out of the way just as it swings open.  Dugan steps inside and takes in the room.  Cold, autumn air sweeps in past him, causing the fire to flap, then blaze.  Orlaith plunks down on the hearth, her back close to the [...]

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Winter Rain, part 46

“Thank you,” I say, though it hardly seems adequate for the pain she’s saved me.  “I don’t think I could have fixed it without—” She waves me silent with her hand again.  “Think nothing of it, youngun.  We keep the old ways here, and Dugan has deemed you welcome.” A high-pitched yip interrupts me as I open [...]

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Chance Encounter (March, previous year), part 6 of 6

Two responses follow.  Less than a mile each, by the sound of it.  Definitely from The Hill—Aiden’s territory. Not people you want to fuck with. I back away from her, but she shakes her head and yips, “Stay”.  I shake my head vigourously and back away some more.  Not an option.  She’s injured and I’m from another [...]

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Chance Encounter (March, previous year), part 5 of 6

I close the gap in short order and approach her wounded flank.  She flashes me some teeth, but I ignore them and lick at some of the blood.  She stops and watches me, still a little teeth showing, but there’s swamp mud and dirt in the wound.  She has to know it’s a bad thing. I [...]

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Chance Encounter (March, previous year), part 4 of 6

She trails blood.  The scent is strong on the air, and on the ground where it lands.  It’s clotting, but the wound needs to be cleaned, or it will get infected. I try to close the gap between us, but she turns and snarls.  I stop, tail down, and wait for her to continue.  After a [...]

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Winter Rain, part 45

I stumble into the house, my arm burning like it’s on fire.  The muscles want to tighten, to lock down into protection against the pain, but I refuse to let them. They are idiots. “Okay, okay, okay,” I breathe sharply as a wave crashes over me.  “Definitely stupid!  Definitely stupid.  Definitely stupid.” I pull in a deep breath, [...]