Robert Charrette - Arthur 02 - A King Beneath The Mountain - Plot & Excerpts
His sudden movement startled a rat prowling the perimeter of the room and sent it scurrying into the wall. John lay still and watched it scamper. Had it really been less than a year since just the thought of a rat in a building had creeped him out? They were just part of the ecosystem here. Admirable in their own way. They'd found themselves a secure niche in the world, a place where they could be what they were and live their lives in their own way. He sort of envied them. "Are you all right, John?" He felt the feather touch of Faye's invisible presence, a rustling of his skin hairs, little more than a breeze might do. He kicked away the sheet that had wrapped itself around his legs and heaved himself up from the mattress. "John?" "Yeah, yeah. I'm fine." She'd know he was lying. She always knew. But that didn't stop him. It was better to pretend that the dream hadn't upset him, better to pretend that he wasn't frustrated by her untouchable nearness. Maybe she'd pretend, too; they'd played lots of pretend games when he'd been growing up.
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