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"disappoint","Verb","UNKNOWN","1801","8","Thagraine's face as he glanced Avelyn's way showed that he was disappointed; that alone clued Avelyn in to the fact that Pellimar had slipped.","",""
"drag","Verb","UNKNOWN","1802","8","Seconds, minutes, and hours seemed to drag on endlessly, and yet, at the same time, once the weeks had passed, it seemed as if they had flown away.","",""
"valuable","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1803","8","Avelyn then went to the other end of the room and pocketed a valuable emerald, not an enchanted one, but one used as an example of a particular cut, and then he, bade the guard to follow him - and quickly, since the use of the hematite was draining the monk and Siherton's spirit was nearby, trying, Avelyn knew, to find some route back to its body.","",""
"kin","Noun","UNKNOWN","1804","8","He hesitated; were these goblins responsible for what their kin had done to Elbryan's home?","",""
"flying","Noun","UNKNOWN","1805","8","Immediately the mob rolled in around them, for all the Howling Sheila was flying fists and breaking chairs.","",""
"torn","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1806","8","Not a sound came from about the beast as, clothing and all, the dactyl devoured the torn skin of Gothra.","",""
"wedding","Noun","UNKNOWN","1807","8","How much more could she have hoped for above the wedding in Palmaris?","",""
"approaching","Noun","UNKNOWN","1808","8","Avelyn rushed past the approaching group, muttering something about speaking with them soon, then ran about the room, taking a mental count of those in attendance.","",""
"pin","Verb","UNKNOWN","1809","8","Jill rolled away immediately, falling to the side, grabbing at the release pin and pulling hard.","",""
"log","Noun","UNKNOWN","1810","8","Empty logs, gray with ash, stretched away in the gloom.","",""
"instrument","Noun","UNKNOWN","1811","8","The man would be reduced to an instrument of destruction, Avelyn's destruction.","",""
"archer","Noun","UNKNOWN","1812","8","Jill worked to get behind the boat, to use it as a barrier against the powrie archers on the deck.","",""
"telltale","Noun","UNKNOWN","1813","8","The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.","",""
"slice","Verb","UNKNOWN","1814","8","Fiery rocks streaked down before the cave entrance, slicing holes in the wide leaves of trees and bushes.","",""
"owe","Verb","UNKNOWN","1815","8","The one the elves had named Nightbird had to give himself an honest answer; he owed that much, at least, to Belli'mar Juraviel.","",""
"missile","Noun","UNKNOWN","1816","8","Concentrate your missiles on the giants pulling the front catapult.","",""
"guidance","Noun","UNKNOWN","1817","8","Pony looked at Elbryan for guidance, but the man was past reasoning, slumping once again into blackness.","",""
"elite","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1818","8","If one invasion came every five hundred years the Coastpoint Guards, the elite of the elite, must be prepared for it!","",""
"puff","Noun","UNKNOWN","1819","8","The man puffed out his chest and glared hard at the ranger.","",""
"usher","Verb","UNKNOWN","1820","8","Dark, too, is the journey for those men and women I leave behind, who will continue the fight while ushering their more helpless kin to a safer place - if one can ever be found.","",""
"defensively","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1821","8","He wore only a loincloth and stood defensively, shoulders hunched, arms crossed to cover his belly and loins.","",""
"rip","PastTense","UNKNOWN","1822","8","Waves of searing agony ripped through Paulson.","",""
"muse","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1823","8","Elbryan slumped back in the chair, musing over his own words.","",""
"trample","Verb","UNKNOWN","1824","8","If the stallion now bolted forward suddenly, trampling the monk into the earth, Elbryan would not be surprised.","",""
"solidly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1825","8","The arrow hit solidly, denting the armor plate and driving through, but not so deep as to cause any serious wound.","",""
"mightily","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1826","8","and swept it across mightily, smashing in the side of Brother Justice's face.","",""
"breastplate","Noun","UNKNOWN","1827","8","Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot.","",""
"ominous","Adjective","C1","1828","8","Then Avelyn eyed Tol squarely, matching the man's ominous expression with one of pure excitement.","",""
"forget","Verb","A2","1829","7","She remembered him as if she had never forgotten him, remembered their talks and walks, remembered their friendship, and more than that.","",""
"birth","Noun","B1","1830","7","The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional.","",""
"prevent","Verb","B1","1831","7","Brother Justice grabbed hard onto the staff with both hands, as much to support himself as to prevent any attacks.","",""
"success","Noun","B1","1832","7","He exalted in their successes as much as in his own.","",""
"punish","Verb","B1","1833","7","Then, with none evident, the fiend came straight for Avelyn, thinking to punish, to tear and to kill.","",""
"harm","Noun","B1","1834","7","Another prank, another cruelty, as with the bear, will bring you more harm than this, I promise.","",""
"innocent","Adjective","B1","1835","7","Mere-Abelle, since that innocent time before he had learned the truth of the Abellican Order.","",""
"flex","PastTense","UNKNOWN","1836","7","By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.","",""
"brow","Noun","UNKNOWN","1837","7","Elbryan, thinking Bradwarden to be referring to the elves, crinkled his brow incredulously.","",""
"willpower","Noun","UNKNOWN","1838","7","It took considerable willpower for Brother Justice, his blood so hot for the kill, to turn away for the door.","",""
"thunderous","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1839","7","Elbryan shook his head and smiled - all the wider when Bradwarden belched again, a great, thunderous burp.","",""
"steam","Noun","UNKNOWN","1840","7","And when he slipped back beside the tenth and last basket, he saw steam still rising from his tea.","",""
"goblins","Verb","UNKNOWN","1841","7","Several frightened men ran right over its back as it tumbled, a horde of shrieking goblins close on their heels.","",""
"gloom","Noun","UNKNOWN","1842","7","The room darkened even more as the sun moved westward, but Elbryan, his eyes long past the gloom, didn't notice.","",""
"fare","Verb","UNKNOWN","1843","7","Let the younger boys and girls see him then, and afford him the respect he deserved, and let the older men see that the village, under his watchful eye, had fared well in their absence.","",""
"prefer","Verb","UNKNOWN","1844","7","The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night.","",""
"mane","Noun","UNKNOWN","1845","7","Pony tugged hard on her mare's mane, turning the horse when she saw the behemoth moving to intercept.","",""
"jealousy","Noun","UNKNOWN","1846","7","By the beginning of the third year, the level of jealousy among the four began to rise noticeably.","",""
"distract","Verb","UNKNOWN","1847","7","Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.","",""
"breathlessly","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1848","7","""Punishment?"" Quintall echoed breathlessly.","",""
"ponder","Noun","UNKNOWN","1849","7","Unless, Elbryan pondered, another would-be ranger had been brought in.","",""
"reflection","Singular","UNKNOWN","1850","7","Something was there, a reflection of a man, perhaps.","",""
"await","Verb","UNKNOWN","1851","7","The reception awaiting the three returned monks inside the abbey was more in tune with what they had been expecting.","",""
"corral","Noun","UNKNOWN","1852","7","There was an old, broken-down fence on the northern edge of town, formerly a corral, Jill realized, and beyond it was the slope.","",""
"mounting","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1853","7","The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.","",""
"troop","Noun","UNKNOWN","1854","7","Jill ordered her troop to filter about, then went to see the man behind the serving bar.","",""
"rim","Noun","UNKNOWN","1855","7","The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis.","",""
"freeze","Verb","UNKNOWN","1856","7","The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.","",""
"lung","Noun","UNKNOWN","1857","7","The dog's legs splayed wide; it gave one yelp, then lay still, its back broken, its lungs collapsing.","",""
"straightforward","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1858","7","Jill wasn't sure that they should move in so straightforward a manner against the friar.","",""
"envision","Verb","UNKNOWN","1859","7","Elbryan savored every word, envisioning the battle clearly.","",""
"panic","Noun","UNKNOWN","1860","7","Soothing sounds, and that made defiant Elbryan panic even more.","",""
"mob","Noun","UNKNOWN","1861","7","The younger children came out in a mob, swarming around the older pair.","",""
"inland","Noun","UNKNOWN","1862","7","One army will march south, the other west, inland, until they join at the very gates of Ursal!","",""
"process","Noun","UNKNOWN","1863","7","All three monks knew the process, and knew each stone, except for that amethyst.","",""
"rumor","Noun","UNKNOWN","1864","7","Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.","",""
"service","Noun","UNKNOWN","1865","7","All his life, he had wanted to live in service to God; all his life he had dreamed of this day.","",""
"shut","Verb","UNKNOWN","1866","7","The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.","",""
"emotional","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1867","7","Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves.","",""
"comprehend","Verb","B2","1868","7","Avelyn had never seen a place so huge, could not comprehend the effort that had been expended to put this hall together.","",""
"jacket","Noun","UNKNOWN","1869","7","Along one wall stood a gigantic statue, fifteen feet or more, dressed in a heavy leather jacket, trimmed in fur and set with spiked metal plates and heavy iron rings.","",""
"noted","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1870","7","From his vantage point, the ranger noted, too, that a bar was in place across the one door.","",""
"martial","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1871","7","The short, stocky man went at the martial training as eagerly as Avelyn went at the nighttime studies.","",""
"distraction","Singular","UNKNOWN","1872","7","To Avelyn, it was more of a distraction than anything else.","",""
"tire","Verb","UNKNOWN","1873","7","Avelyn also noted that his three monk companions, apparently tiring of Dansally, visited her far less often.","",""
"vital","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1874","7","The mission was vital, true enough, the greatest moment in seven generations.","",""
"boredom","Noun","UNKNOWN","1875","7","Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","",""
"messenger","Noun","UNKNOWN","1876","7","Master Jojonah hadn't even conversed with the messenger.","",""
"chieftain","Noun","UNKNOWN","1877","7","This was an action of a rogue goblin chieftain, perhaps, or one of the many powrie raiding parties, acting on their own initiative, bringing misery to the wretched humans.","",""
"trembling","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1878","7","Elbryan pulled back his trembling hand, staring wide-eyed at the bright blood that now covered it.","",""
"squash","Verb","UNKNOWN","1879","7","At that horrible moment, the monster had been lifting its club to squash Elbryan; now it was dead.","",""
"engage","Verb","UNKNOWN","1880","7","The soldiers of Pireth Tulme engaged in the revelry, the pleasures of the flesh, to avoid noticing their empty souls.","",""
"skull","Noun","UNKNOWN","1881","7","The massive skull cracked with a tremendous sound and the giant slumped to the floor.","",""
"churn","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1882","7","Elbryan felt his guts churning and labored for his breath.","",""
"consciously","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1883","7","Avelyn took a deep breath, consciously keeping his eyes from the eager gazes of the onlookers.","",""
"sob","Noun","UNKNOWN","1884","7","Still the tears came; every so often his even tone was broken by a sniffle or a sob.","",""
"organized","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1885","7","There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.","",""
"ankle","Noun","UNKNOWN","1886","7","The group looked up to the elf, resting easily, his legs crossed at the ankles, feet dangling a few.","",""
"hack","Verb","UNKNOWN","1887","7","Then she went at the line ferociously, hacking and chopping, chipping her sword from one ill-aimed blow, the blade ringing off the stone wall.","",""
"hoot","Verb","UNKNOWN","1888","7","And Elbryan heard hoots from behind him and knew the other four goblins were on the way.","",""
"logic","Noun","UNKNOWN","1889","7","He was beyond grief, beyond logic, with no tears to cry.","",""
"slab","Noun","UNKNOWN","1890","7","Olwan had used large slabs for the base, and, as Pony suspected, the house hadn't completely settled.","",""
"rib","Noun","UNKNOWN","1891","7","Jill retreated immediately, but got stung on the ribs, her breath blasted away.","",""
"backtrack","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1892","7","Elbryan paused for a long while, backtracking the conversation; considering the options.","",""
"tap","PastTense","UNKNOWN","1893","7","The centaur tapped one powrie on the head, then scooped up the dazed dwarf and dropped it into a sack.","",""
"jerk","Gerund","UNKNOWN","1894","7","Then it jerked suddenly and its straight run shifted to the diagonal.","",""
"fan","Noun","UNKNOWN","1895","7","No powrie would dare go into the water to try and untangle the netted fan with frenzied sharks so close.","",""
"hawkish","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1896","7","Then she felt as if she was falling, looked into the face of a hawkish man who was falling beside her.","",""
"admiration","Singular","UNKNOWN","1897","7","Juraviel responded with a nod of his own, but his admiration was sincere.","",""
"ocean","Noun","UNKNOWN","1898","7","Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.","",""
"favor","Verb","UNKNOWN","1899","7","The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.","",""
"belief","Noun","UNKNOWN","1900","7","Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!","",""
"foolhardy","Noun","UNKNOWN","1801","6","He knew that it was foolhardy for him to go out, but how could he not?","",""
"yach","Noun","UNKNOWN","1802","6","You cannot outrun us, yach you cannot, nor can you hope to give a, fight.","",""
"wail","Noun","B2","1803","6","The dwarf lifted its sword, grinning evilly, and let out a wail that shook Avelyn to the marrow of his bones :as he lay prone not far away.","",""
"increasingly","Adverb","B2","1804","6","Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","",""
"blame","Verb","B2","1805","6","The crew were blaming the monks for their discomfort, for this whole journey.","",""
"outline","Noun","B2","1806","6","Under the light of a half moon, he saw the outline of the Windrunner gliding out into the bay.","",""
"regret","Verb","B2","1807","6","Now, finally, Avelyn could face his destiny with no regrets for the path that had led him to this place.","",""
"philosophy","Noun","B2","1808","6","Elbryan's lessons had turned more toward philosophy during the fall and winter of God's Year 821 to 822, and he had learned that even the simplest questions carried, many layers of subtle meanings.","",""
"cavalry","Noun","UNKNOWN","1809","6","Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.","",""
"commander","Noun","B2","1810","6","Perhaps he was trying to be the levelheaded commander, but to Jill, it came off as condescending.","",""
"gel","Noun","UNKNOWN","1811","6","The twirling elf tossed several puffs of powder upon the plant, then bent low and with some reddish gel painted a stripe around the base of the stem just an inch or two from the ground.","",""
"archery","Noun","UNKNOWN","1812","6","There remained, however, the matter of Elbryan's prize for winning the archery contest.","",""
"signpost","Noun","UNKNOWN","1813","6","I took my frustrations out on the signpost, I admit, tearing off the lowest board, the scribbled references to the original village.","",""
"bronze","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1814","6","These two behemoths weren't going for him however, but for the bronze doors.","",""
"fearfully","Adverb","UNKNOWN","1815","6","Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.","",""
"plateau","Noun","UNKNOWN","1816","6","That night, they camped on a high plateau, which they agreed to be the most defensible position in the area.","",""
"untamed","Adjective","UNKNOWN","1817","6","Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.","",""
"abandon","Verb","B2","1818","6","Frustrated, the ranger abandoned his bow and ran on, sword in hand.","",""
"southland","Noun","UNKNOWN","1819","6","That realization bolstered Avelyn's strength, and he turned away, the southlands wide before him.","",""
"roan","Noun","UNKNOWN","1820","6","Pony came riding in then on a roan mare, one of several wild horses that would allow themselves to be ridden.","",""
"kosio","Noun","UNKNOWN","1821","6","The demon nodded, seeming pleased, and Kos-kosio stood a bit straighter.","",""
"humanity","Noun","C1","1822","6","These three, for all their faults and all their vocal protests, carried some degree of humanity within them.","",""
"endlessly","Adverb","C1","1823","6","It was difficult, exhausting work, repeated every day, endlessly.","",""
"soak","Verb","C1","1824","6","Just the goblins and a lone giant, slumped together, soaked in blood from the many small wounds on each corpse.","",""
"screw","Verb","C1","1825","6","Elbryan screwed up his face and shrugged.","",""
"gravity","Noun","C1","1826","6","It surprised Elbryan that adults would act that way, especially considering the gravity of the situation.","",""
"skeptically","Adverb","C1","1827","6","Pony eyed him skeptically.","",""
"concede","Verb","C1","1828","6","Paulson appeared vindicated, but Elbryan wasn't ready to concede that the man's words were true.","",""
"charm","Verb","C1","1829","6","Why, even the practiced whores of House Battlebrow were losing their charms for him!","",""
"confirmation","Singular","C1","1830","6","Cat blushed fiercely, all the confirmation Pettibwa needed.","",""
"magically","Adverb","C1","1831","6","It was magically based; the monk could feel that keenly.","",""
"pragmatic","Adjective","C1","1832","6","Lady Dasslerond was merciful, the elf knew, but she was, above that, pragmatic and protective of her realm.","",""
"prey","Noun","C1","1833","6","Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.","",""
"loyalty","Noun","C1","1834","6","Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!","",""
"ray","Noun","C1","1835","6","A slanting ray cut in through the smoke, a single shaft of light that beckoned the girl back to the land of the living.","",""
"overwhelming","Adjective","C1","1836","6","The monk felt an overwhelming urge then to do as the demon had asked, to admit Bestesbulzibar's beauty.","",""
"devastation","Singular","C1","1837","6","Now Elbryan steeled himself against the scene of devastation.","",""
"peak","Noun","C1","1838","6","Then he came upon the mountains, whipping through passes, over peaks, to a plateau he had seen before above a vast encampment between the black arms of a smoking mountain.","",""
"condescending","Adjective","C1","1839","6","Cat-the-Stray bit her lip, not liking his condescending tone.","",""
"plunge","Verb","C1","1840","6","It was always cold; the boy didn't know why he even bothered testing it each morning before plunging in.","",""
"conscience","Singular","C1","1841","6","The monk looked in turn at each of them and nodded, then walked off to be alone with his conscience and his courage.","",""
"odds","Noun","C1","1842","6","Avelyn's blast did much to even the odds, leaving only two giants and a score of powries against Elbryan's thirty.","",""
"exaggerate","Verb","C1","1843","6","To the child Elbryan, this had been the place of wildly exaggerated fireside tales.","",""
"surrender","Verb","C1","1844","6","The dwarf caught the gem securely, but surrendered his hold on the ladder.","",""
"presume","Verb","C1","1845","6","Suddenly this holy place, this place he had presumed prepared by the Touel'alfar themselves, seemed to him no sanctuary at all.","",""
"mask","Noun","C1","1846","6","For Jill, her face was a mask of paint and false smiles.","",""
"cautiously","Adverb","C1","1847","6","Pellimar reached the drifting boat first, pulling himself cautiously up its slick, rounded side.","",""
"spine","Noun","C1","1848","6","A shudder coursed down Avelyn's spine.","",""
"reminder","Noun","C1","1849","6","Still, despite the prominent reminders of his position, Elbryan's smile was genuine.","",""
"forge","Verb","C1","1850","6","I only hope that she comes to accept our fate and that she desires to forge ahead in the best manner that we may.","",""
"dilemma","Noun","C1","1851","6","All too soon, they were faced with a dilemma: light the torch or walk on in near-complete darkness.","",""
"greet","Verb","A2","1852","5","A way goes Nightbird, the forest to greet","",""
"happily","Adverb","A2","1853","5","""Another!"" Pony added happily, and she clapped her hands with glee as more came into view.","",""
"holder","Noun","A2","1854","5","If the barrelboat got by the net holders, for example, they would never catch up and Adjonas couldn't turn about for them.","",""
"surprising","Adjective","A2","1855","5","A part of him wanted to turn away, but another part, a larger and surprising part, would not let him move.","",""
"typical","Adjective","A2","1856","5","A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race.","",""
"ability","Noun","A2","1857","5","The one obvious lead fruitless, Brother Justice had to turn to his magic, to the carbuncle, a stone also called Dragon Sight for its ability to detect things magical.","",""
"brain","Noun","A2","1858","5","Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.","",""
"heap","Noun","A2","1859","5","And then Olwan came flying back into sight, falling in a broken heap on the road right in the midst of the valiant fighters.","",""
"surprisingly","Adverb","A2","1860","5","Elbryan's sword was up against the creature's side, had cut in a bit, but the angle was wrong, and the goblin's grip surprisingly strong, preventing the boy from driving the weapon home.","",""
"dash","Verb","A2","1861","5","She looked back at the small boat, even then being dashed against the rocks, tossed about by the powerful surf.","",""
"scrambling","Adjective","A2","1862","5","Stones burst outward; Elbryan skipped back up the slope a few scrambling steps and dove to the ground.","",""
"burrow","Verb","A2","1863","5","The fomorian staggered once, twice, and then again, as the bolts burrowed in, one on top of the other, a dozen on top of the previous dozen.","",""
"surprised","Adjective","A2","1864","5","Cat-the-Stray was more than a little surprised, and embarrassed, when her would-be rescuer ventured into the Way the following week.","",""
"sore","Adjective","A2","1865","5","The young man settled on the edge of his cot, head bowed, hands resting on his sore thighs.","",""
"seriousness","Noun","A2","1866","5","""Brother Avelyn,"" the master said in all seriousness a moment later,","",""
"dry","Adjective","A2","1867","5","For the first time since they had entered the room, there was no reverence in Master Jojonah's voice, just the dry lecturing tone of an instructor.","",""
"dusk","Noun","A2","1868","5","Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.","",""
"original","Adjective","A2","1869","5","Suddenly he held the spear, aimed right back at its original wielder.","",""
"bruise","Noun","A2","1870","5","He noted bruises on her legs, his eyes drawn down despite his good intentions.","",""
"speaker","Noun","A2","1871","5","Somehow he knew the speaker was not human, that no human voice could chime so sweetly, so perfectly.","",""
"fashion","Verb","A2","1872","5","Elbryan caught the staff firmly in his left hand and extended that arm out in similar fashion so that the other flanking goblin was poked away.","",""
"fix","Verb","A2","1873","5","The other end of the rope was fixed to the yard of the mainmast.","",""
"snarl","Noun","A2","1874","5","The monk snarled in defiance and kicked at the heavy door.","",""
"error","Noun","A2","1875","5","For a moment, I admit, I even held fast a fantasy that my memory of the destruction, of the carnage, was in error.","",""
"brightly","Adverb","A2","1876","5","Pony looked helplessly at her diamond, then wondered if she could make the light shine so brightly that this creature of darkness could not withstand it.","",""
"comfortable","Adjective","A2","1877","5","The pair met day after day, each time growing more comfortable.","",""
"transport","Verb","A2","1878","5","Given the powers of hematite, might this have been some transport for Quintall's soul?","",""
"rumble","Noun","A2","1879","5","The goblins and their giant escort moved along slowly but steadily, and soon after, Elbryan and his companions heard the rumble of the war engines, the grunts of the towing giants.","",""
"evidence","Singular","A2","1880","5","Even without the very prominent evidence that she could defend herself, Jill believed that Presso would not try anything.","",""
"resting","Adjective","A2","1881","5","Soon after, the man was resting as comfortably as possible, and Avelyn left the room.","",""
"missing","Adjective","A2","1882","5","With a growl, proud Elbryan put up his bow and let fly, missing everything this time.","",""
"contain","Verb","A2","1883","5","But Avelyn's expression of joy, of victory, was short-lived, for the stone could not contain such energy, and it threw it out, dispersed as green smoke into the air, the sheer force of the expulsion throwing Elbryan and Avelyn backward into Pony and Bradwarden, the resulting smoke filling the corridor.","",""
"birch","Noun","A2","1884","5","Elbryan recognized the black, sappy poison, a pain - inducing product of a rare black birch tree.","",""
"driving","Noun","A2","1885","5","The powrie slammed her hard from behind, driving her into the bent beam.","",""
"helm","Noun","A2","1886","5","Out stepped the giant, Togul Dek, still wearing no helm, its huge features twisted with rage.","",""
"pale","Verb","B1","1887","5","A blanket of slushy snow still covered the field, shining blue-white in the pale light of a bright half moon.","",""
"childhood","Noun","B1","1888","5","That notion inevitably led her back to images of her own childhood, of her mother ...","",""
"undergrowth","Noun","B1","1889","5","The ground about the trees caught the morning light and held it fast, for the undergrowth was not dark but was white and thick, a padding of caribou moss.","",""
"battling","Noun","B1","1890","5","Never losing the slightest edge of balance, Elbryan's muscles worked in perfect harmony, perfect fluidity, none battling, flexing and complementing each move.","",""
"nudge","PastTense","B1","1891","5","After a long moment, Tuntun nudged him roughly.","",""
"iron","Noun","B1","1892","5","His chest and shoulders grew broad and thick, and his arms, particularly his forearms, bulged with iron-hard muscles.","",""
"cruel","Adjective","B1","1893","5","Elbryan started to respond that he had eliminated the cruel traps, but the words were stuck in his throat.","",""
"connection","Singular","B1","1894","5","Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass.","",""
"expected","Adjective","B1","1895","5","He soon came to the expected joining, and, looking ahead, he almost continued on.","",""
"sinking","Adjective","B1","1896","5","That relief fast transformed into a sinking feeling as Elbryan realized the meaning of this creature's positioning.","",""
"twisted","Adjective","B1","1897","5","The ugly goblin face, all twisted teeth and long pointy nose, was barely inches from Elbryan's face, and closer still when the creature began to butt the boy.","",""
"collection","Singular","B1","1898","5","In elven philosophy, the first truth, the basis of reality was that the entire material, physical world was no more than the collection of perceptions by the observer.","",""
"blocking","Adjective","B1","1899","5","The sword severed that blocking arm cleanly, right above the elbow and slashed across the face of the ducking monster.","",""
"knuckle","Noun","B1","1900","5","Elbryan clutched the sword hilt so hard his knuckles whitened.","",""
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2 disappoint foolhardy Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1801 8 6 Thagraine's face as he glanced Avelyn's way showed that he was disappointed; that alone clued Avelyn in to the fact that Pellimar had slipped. He knew that it was foolhardy for him to go out, but how could he not?
3 drag yach Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1802 8 6 Seconds, minutes, and hours seemed to drag on endlessly, and yet, at the same time, once the weeks had passed, it seemed as if they had flown away. You cannot outrun us, yach you cannot, nor can you hope to give a, fight.
4 valuable wail Adjective Noun UNKNOWN B2 1803 8 6 Avelyn then went to the other end of the room and pocketed a valuable emerald, not an enchanted one, but one used as an example of a particular cut, and then he, bade the guard to follow him - and quickly, since the use of the hematite was draining the monk and Siherton's spirit was nearby, trying, Avelyn knew, to find some route back to its body. The dwarf lifted its sword, grinning evilly, and let out a wail that shook Avelyn to the marrow of his bones :as he lay prone not far away.
5 kin increasingly Noun Adverb UNKNOWN B2 1804 8 6 He hesitated; were these goblins responsible for what their kin had done to Elbryan's home? Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.
6 flying blame Noun Verb UNKNOWN B2 1805 8 6 Immediately the mob rolled in around them, for all the Howling Sheila was flying fists and breaking chairs. The crew were blaming the monks for their discomfort, for this whole journey.
7 torn outline Adjective Noun UNKNOWN B2 1806 8 6 Not a sound came from about the beast as, clothing and all, the dactyl devoured the torn skin of Gothra. Under the light of a half moon, he saw the outline of the Windrunner gliding out into the bay.
8 wedding regret Noun Verb UNKNOWN B2 1807 8 6 How much more could she have hoped for above the wedding in Palmaris? Now, finally, Avelyn could face his destiny with no regrets for the path that had led him to this place.
9 approaching philosophy Noun UNKNOWN B2 1808 8 6 Avelyn rushed past the approaching group, muttering something about speaking with them soon, then ran about the room, taking a mental count of those in attendance. Elbryan's lessons had turned more toward philosophy during the fall and winter of God's Year 821 to 822, and he had learned that even the simplest questions carried, many layers of subtle meanings.
10 pin cavalry Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1809 8 6 Jill rolled away immediately, falling to the side, grabbing at the release pin and pulling hard. Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.
11 log commander Noun UNKNOWN B2 1810 8 6 Empty logs, gray with ash, stretched away in the gloom. Perhaps he was trying to be the levelheaded commander, but to Jill, it came off as condescending.
12 instrument gel Noun UNKNOWN 1811 8 6 The man would be reduced to an instrument of destruction, Avelyn's destruction. The twirling elf tossed several puffs of powder upon the plant, then bent low and with some reddish gel painted a stripe around the base of the stem just an inch or two from the ground.
13 archer archery Noun UNKNOWN 1812 8 6 Jill worked to get behind the boat, to use it as a barrier against the powrie archers on the deck. There remained, however, the matter of Elbryan's prize for winning the archery contest.
14 telltale signpost Noun UNKNOWN 1813 8 6 The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager. I took my frustrations out on the signpost, I admit, tearing off the lowest board, the scribbled references to the original village.
15 slice bronze Verb Adjective UNKNOWN 1814 8 6 Fiery rocks streaked down before the cave entrance, slicing holes in the wide leaves of trees and bushes. These two behemoths weren't going for him however, but for the bronze doors.
16 owe fearfully Verb Adverb UNKNOWN 1815 8 6 The one the elves had named Nightbird had to give himself an honest answer; he owed that much, at least, to Belli'mar Juraviel. Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.
17 missile plateau Noun UNKNOWN 1816 8 6 Concentrate your missiles on the giants pulling the front catapult. That night, they camped on a high plateau, which they agreed to be the most defensible position in the area.
18 guidance untamed Noun Adjective UNKNOWN 1817 8 6 Pony looked at Elbryan for guidance, but the man was past reasoning, slumping once again into blackness. Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.
19 elite abandon Adjective Verb UNKNOWN B2 1818 8 6 If one invasion came every five hundred years the Coastpoint Guards, the elite of the elite, must be prepared for it! Frustrated, the ranger abandoned his bow and ran on, sword in hand.
20 puff southland Noun UNKNOWN 1819 8 6 The man puffed out his chest and glared hard at the ranger. That realization bolstered Avelyn's strength, and he turned away, the southlands wide before him.
21 usher roan Verb Noun UNKNOWN 1820 8 6 Dark, too, is the journey for those men and women I leave behind, who will continue the fight while ushering their more helpless kin to a safer place - if one can ever be found. Pony came riding in then on a roan mare, one of several wild horses that would allow themselves to be ridden.
22 defensively kosio Adverb Noun UNKNOWN 1821 8 6 He wore only a loincloth and stood defensively, shoulders hunched, arms crossed to cover his belly and loins. The demon nodded, seeming pleased, and Kos-kosio stood a bit straighter.
23 rip humanity PastTense Noun UNKNOWN C1 1822 8 6 Waves of searing agony ripped through Paulson. These three, for all their faults and all their vocal protests, carried some degree of humanity within them.
24 muse endlessly Gerund Adverb UNKNOWN C1 1823 8 6 Elbryan slumped back in the chair, musing over his own words. It was difficult, exhausting work, repeated every day, endlessly.
25 trample soak Verb UNKNOWN C1 1824 8 6 If the stallion now bolted forward suddenly, trampling the monk into the earth, Elbryan would not be surprised. Just the goblins and a lone giant, slumped together, soaked in blood from the many small wounds on each corpse.
26 solidly screw Adverb Verb UNKNOWN C1 1825 8 6 The arrow hit solidly, denting the armor plate and driving through, but not so deep as to cause any serious wound. Elbryan screwed up his face and shrugged.
27 mightily gravity Adverb Noun UNKNOWN C1 1826 8 6 and swept it across mightily, smashing in the side of Brother Justice's face. It surprised Elbryan that adults would act that way, especially considering the gravity of the situation.
28 breastplate skeptically Noun Adverb UNKNOWN C1 1827 8 6 Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot. Pony eyed him skeptically.
29 ominous concede Adjective Verb C1 1828 8 6 Then Avelyn eyed Tol squarely, matching the man's ominous expression with one of pure excitement. Paulson appeared vindicated, but Elbryan wasn't ready to concede that the man's words were true.
30 forget charm Verb A2 C1 1829 7 6 She remembered him as if she had never forgotten him, remembered their talks and walks, remembered their friendship, and more than that. Why, even the practiced whores of House Battlebrow were losing their charms for him!
31 birth confirmation Noun Singular B1 C1 1830 7 6 The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional. Cat blushed fiercely, all the confirmation Pettibwa needed.
32 prevent magically Verb Adverb B1 C1 1831 7 6 Brother Justice grabbed hard onto the staff with both hands, as much to support himself as to prevent any attacks. It was magically based; the monk could feel that keenly.
33 success pragmatic Noun Adjective B1 C1 1832 7 6 He exalted in their successes as much as in his own. Lady Dasslerond was merciful, the elf knew, but she was, above that, pragmatic and protective of her realm.
34 punish prey Verb Noun B1 C1 1833 7 6 Then, with none evident, the fiend came straight for Avelyn, thinking to punish, to tear and to kill. Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.
35 harm loyalty Noun B1 C1 1834 7 6 Another prank, another cruelty, as with the bear, will bring you more harm than this, I promise. Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!
36 innocent ray Adjective Noun B1 C1 1835 7 6 Mere-Abelle, since that innocent time before he had learned the truth of the Abellican Order. A slanting ray cut in through the smoke, a single shaft of light that beckoned the girl back to the land of the living.
37 flex overwhelming PastTense Adjective UNKNOWN C1 1836 7 6 By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings. The monk felt an overwhelming urge then to do as the demon had asked, to admit Bestesbulzibar's beauty.
38 brow devastation Noun Singular UNKNOWN C1 1837 7 6 Elbryan, thinking Bradwarden to be referring to the elves, crinkled his brow incredulously. Now Elbryan steeled himself against the scene of devastation.
39 willpower peak Noun UNKNOWN C1 1838 7 6 It took considerable willpower for Brother Justice, his blood so hot for the kill, to turn away for the door. Then he came upon the mountains, whipping through passes, over peaks, to a plateau he had seen before above a vast encampment between the black arms of a smoking mountain.
40 thunderous condescending Adjective UNKNOWN C1 1839 7 6 Elbryan shook his head and smiled - all the wider when Bradwarden belched again, a great, thunderous burp. Cat-the-Stray bit her lip, not liking his condescending tone.
41 steam plunge Noun Verb UNKNOWN C1 1840 7 6 And when he slipped back beside the tenth and last basket, he saw steam still rising from his tea. It was always cold; the boy didn't know why he even bothered testing it each morning before plunging in.
42 goblins conscience Verb Singular UNKNOWN C1 1841 7 6 Several frightened men ran right over its back as it tumbled, a horde of shrieking goblins close on their heels. The monk looked in turn at each of them and nodded, then walked off to be alone with his conscience and his courage.
43 gloom odds Noun UNKNOWN C1 1842 7 6 The room darkened even more as the sun moved westward, but Elbryan, his eyes long past the gloom, didn't notice. Avelyn's blast did much to even the odds, leaving only two giants and a score of powries against Elbryan's thirty.
44 fare exaggerate Verb UNKNOWN C1 1843 7 6 Let the younger boys and girls see him then, and afford him the respect he deserved, and let the older men see that the village, under his watchful eye, had fared well in their absence. To the child Elbryan, this had been the place of wildly exaggerated fireside tales.
45 prefer surrender Verb UNKNOWN C1 1844 7 6 The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night. The dwarf caught the gem securely, but surrendered his hold on the ladder.
46 mane presume Noun Verb UNKNOWN C1 1845 7 6 Pony tugged hard on her mare's mane, turning the horse when she saw the behemoth moving to intercept. Suddenly this holy place, this place he had presumed prepared by the Touel'alfar themselves, seemed to him no sanctuary at all.
47 jealousy mask Noun UNKNOWN C1 1846 7 6 By the beginning of the third year, the level of jealousy among the four began to rise noticeably. For Jill, her face was a mask of paint and false smiles.
48 distract cautiously Verb Adverb UNKNOWN C1 1847 7 6 Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red. Pellimar reached the drifting boat first, pulling himself cautiously up its slick, rounded side.
49 breathlessly spine Adverb Noun UNKNOWN C1 1848 7 6 "Punishment?" Quintall echoed breathlessly. A shudder coursed down Avelyn's spine.
50 ponder reminder Noun UNKNOWN C1 1849 7 6 Unless, Elbryan pondered, another would-be ranger had been brought in. Still, despite the prominent reminders of his position, Elbryan's smile was genuine.
51 reflection forge Singular Verb UNKNOWN C1 1850 7 6 Something was there, a reflection of a man, perhaps. I only hope that she comes to accept our fate and that she desires to forge ahead in the best manner that we may.
52 await dilemma Verb Noun UNKNOWN C1 1851 7 6 The reception awaiting the three returned monks inside the abbey was more in tune with what they had been expecting. All too soon, they were faced with a dilemma: light the torch or walk on in near-complete darkness.
53 corral greet Noun Verb UNKNOWN A2 1852 7 5 There was an old, broken-down fence on the northern edge of town, formerly a corral, Jill realized, and beyond it was the slope. A way goes Nightbird, the forest to greet
54 mounting happily Adjective Adverb UNKNOWN A2 1853 7 5 The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions. "Another!" Pony added happily, and she clapped her hands with glee as more came into view.
55 troop holder Noun UNKNOWN A2 1854 7 5 Jill ordered her troop to filter about, then went to see the man behind the serving bar. If the barrelboat got by the net holders, for example, they would never catch up and Adjonas couldn't turn about for them.
56 rim surprising Noun Adjective UNKNOWN A2 1855 7 5 The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis. A part of him wanted to turn away, but another part, a larger and surprising part, would not let him move.
57 freeze typical Verb Adjective UNKNOWN A2 1856 7 5 The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover. A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race.
58 lung ability Noun UNKNOWN A2 1857 7 5 The dog's legs splayed wide; it gave one yelp, then lay still, its back broken, its lungs collapsing. The one obvious lead fruitless, Brother Justice had to turn to his magic, to the carbuncle, a stone also called Dragon Sight for its ability to detect things magical.
59 straightforward brain Adjective Noun UNKNOWN A2 1858 7 5 Jill wasn't sure that they should move in so straightforward a manner against the friar. Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.
60 envision heap Verb Noun UNKNOWN A2 1859 7 5 Elbryan savored every word, envisioning the battle clearly. And then Olwan came flying back into sight, falling in a broken heap on the road right in the midst of the valiant fighters.
61 panic surprisingly Noun Adverb UNKNOWN A2 1860 7 5 Soothing sounds, and that made defiant Elbryan panic even more. Elbryan's sword was up against the creature's side, had cut in a bit, but the angle was wrong, and the goblin's grip surprisingly strong, preventing the boy from driving the weapon home.
62 mob dash Noun Verb UNKNOWN A2 1861 7 5 The younger children came out in a mob, swarming around the older pair. She looked back at the small boat, even then being dashed against the rocks, tossed about by the powerful surf.
63 inland scrambling Noun Adjective UNKNOWN A2 1862 7 5 One army will march south, the other west, inland, until they join at the very gates of Ursal! Stones burst outward; Elbryan skipped back up the slope a few scrambling steps and dove to the ground.
64 process burrow Noun Verb UNKNOWN A2 1863 7 5 All three monks knew the process, and knew each stone, except for that amethyst. The fomorian staggered once, twice, and then again, as the bolts burrowed in, one on top of the other, a dozen on top of the previous dozen.
65 rumor surprised Noun Adjective UNKNOWN A2 1864 7 5 Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew. Cat-the-Stray was more than a little surprised, and embarrassed, when her would-be rescuer ventured into the Way the following week.
66 service sore Noun Adjective UNKNOWN A2 1865 7 5 All his life, he had wanted to live in service to God; all his life he had dreamed of this day. The young man settled on the edge of his cot, head bowed, hands resting on his sore thighs.
67 shut seriousness Verb Noun UNKNOWN A2 1866 7 5 The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently. "Brother Avelyn," the master said in all seriousness a moment later,
68 emotional dry Adjective UNKNOWN A2 1867 7 5 Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves. For the first time since they had entered the room, there was no reverence in Master Jojonah's voice, just the dry lecturing tone of an instructor.
69 comprehend dusk Verb Noun B2 A2 1868 7 5 Avelyn had never seen a place so huge, could not comprehend the effort that had been expended to put this hall together. Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.
70 jacket original Noun Adjective UNKNOWN A2 1869 7 5 Along one wall stood a gigantic statue, fifteen feet or more, dressed in a heavy leather jacket, trimmed in fur and set with spiked metal plates and heavy iron rings. Suddenly he held the spear, aimed right back at its original wielder.
71 noted bruise Adjective Noun UNKNOWN A2 1870 7 5 From his vantage point, the ranger noted, too, that a bar was in place across the one door. He noted bruises on her legs, his eyes drawn down despite his good intentions.
72 martial speaker Adjective Noun UNKNOWN A2 1871 7 5 The short, stocky man went at the martial training as eagerly as Avelyn went at the nighttime studies. Somehow he knew the speaker was not human, that no human voice could chime so sweetly, so perfectly.
73 distraction fashion Singular Verb UNKNOWN A2 1872 7 5 To Avelyn, it was more of a distraction than anything else. Elbryan caught the staff firmly in his left hand and extended that arm out in similar fashion so that the other flanking goblin was poked away.
74 tire fix Verb UNKNOWN A2 1873 7 5 Avelyn also noted that his three monk companions, apparently tiring of Dansally, visited her far less often. The other end of the rope was fixed to the yard of the mainmast.
75 vital snarl Adjective Noun UNKNOWN A2 1874 7 5 The mission was vital, true enough, the greatest moment in seven generations. The monk snarled in defiance and kicked at the heavy door.
76 boredom error Noun UNKNOWN A2 1875 7 5 Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile. For a moment, I admit, I even held fast a fantasy that my memory of the destruction, of the carnage, was in error.
77 messenger brightly Noun Adverb UNKNOWN A2 1876 7 5 Master Jojonah hadn't even conversed with the messenger. Pony looked helplessly at her diamond, then wondered if she could make the light shine so brightly that this creature of darkness could not withstand it.
78 chieftain comfortable Noun Adjective UNKNOWN A2 1877 7 5 This was an action of a rogue goblin chieftain, perhaps, or one of the many powrie raiding parties, acting on their own initiative, bringing misery to the wretched humans. The pair met day after day, each time growing more comfortable.
79 trembling transport Adjective Verb UNKNOWN A2 1878 7 5 Elbryan pulled back his trembling hand, staring wide-eyed at the bright blood that now covered it. Given the powers of hematite, might this have been some transport for Quintall's soul?
80 squash rumble Verb Noun UNKNOWN A2 1879 7 5 At that horrible moment, the monster had been lifting its club to squash Elbryan; now it was dead. The goblins and their giant escort moved along slowly but steadily, and soon after, Elbryan and his companions heard the rumble of the war engines, the grunts of the towing giants.
81 engage evidence Verb Singular UNKNOWN A2 1880 7 5 The soldiers of Pireth Tulme engaged in the revelry, the pleasures of the flesh, to avoid noticing their empty souls. Even without the very prominent evidence that she could defend herself, Jill believed that Presso would not try anything.
82 skull resting Noun Adjective UNKNOWN A2 1881 7 5 The massive skull cracked with a tremendous sound and the giant slumped to the floor. Soon after, the man was resting as comfortably as possible, and Avelyn left the room.
83 churn missing Gerund Adjective UNKNOWN A2 1882 7 5 Elbryan felt his guts churning and labored for his breath. With a growl, proud Elbryan put up his bow and let fly, missing everything this time.
84 consciously contain Adverb Verb UNKNOWN A2 1883 7 5 Avelyn took a deep breath, consciously keeping his eyes from the eager gazes of the onlookers. But Avelyn's expression of joy, of victory, was short-lived, for the stone could not contain such energy, and it threw it out, dispersed as green smoke into the air, the sheer force of the expulsion throwing Elbryan and Avelyn backward into Pony and Bradwarden, the resulting smoke filling the corridor.
85 sob birch Noun UNKNOWN A2 1884 7 5 Still the tears came; every so often his even tone was broken by a sniffle or a sob. Elbryan recognized the black, sappy poison, a pain - inducing product of a rare black birch tree.
86 organized driving Adjective Noun UNKNOWN A2 1885 7 5 There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance. The powrie slammed her hard from behind, driving her into the bent beam.
87 ankle helm Noun UNKNOWN A2 1886 7 5 The group looked up to the elf, resting easily, his legs crossed at the ankles, feet dangling a few. Out stepped the giant, Togul Dek, still wearing no helm, its huge features twisted with rage.
88 hack pale Verb UNKNOWN B1 1887 7 5 Then she went at the line ferociously, hacking and chopping, chipping her sword from one ill-aimed blow, the blade ringing off the stone wall. A blanket of slushy snow still covered the field, shining blue-white in the pale light of a bright half moon.
89 hoot childhood Verb Noun UNKNOWN B1 1888 7 5 And Elbryan heard hoots from behind him and knew the other four goblins were on the way. That notion inevitably led her back to images of her own childhood, of her mother ...
90 logic undergrowth Noun UNKNOWN B1 1889 7 5 He was beyond grief, beyond logic, with no tears to cry. The ground about the trees caught the morning light and held it fast, for the undergrowth was not dark but was white and thick, a padding of caribou moss.
91 slab battling Noun UNKNOWN B1 1890 7 5 Olwan had used large slabs for the base, and, as Pony suspected, the house hadn't completely settled. Never losing the slightest edge of balance, Elbryan's muscles worked in perfect harmony, perfect fluidity, none battling, flexing and complementing each move.
92 rib nudge Noun PastTense UNKNOWN B1 1891 7 5 Jill retreated immediately, but got stung on the ribs, her breath blasted away. After a long moment, Tuntun nudged him roughly.
93 backtrack iron Gerund Noun UNKNOWN B1 1892 7 5 Elbryan paused for a long while, backtracking the conversation; considering the options. His chest and shoulders grew broad and thick, and his arms, particularly his forearms, bulged with iron-hard muscles.
94 tap cruel PastTense Adjective UNKNOWN B1 1893 7 5 The centaur tapped one powrie on the head, then scooped up the dazed dwarf and dropped it into a sack. Elbryan started to respond that he had eliminated the cruel traps, but the words were stuck in his throat.
95 jerk connection Gerund Singular UNKNOWN B1 1894 7 5 Then it jerked suddenly and its straight run shifted to the diagonal. Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass.
96 fan expected Noun Adjective UNKNOWN B1 1895 7 5 No powrie would dare go into the water to try and untangle the netted fan with frenzied sharks so close. He soon came to the expected joining, and, looking ahead, he almost continued on.
97 hawkish sinking Adjective UNKNOWN B1 1896 7 5 Then she felt as if she was falling, looked into the face of a hawkish man who was falling beside her. That relief fast transformed into a sinking feeling as Elbryan realized the meaning of this creature's positioning.
98 admiration twisted Singular Adjective UNKNOWN B1 1897 7 5 Juraviel responded with a nod of his own, but his admiration was sincere. The ugly goblin face, all twisted teeth and long pointy nose, was barely inches from Elbryan's face, and closer still when the creature began to butt the boy.
99 ocean collection Noun Singular UNKNOWN B1 1898 7 5 Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew. In elven philosophy, the first truth, the basis of reality was that the entire material, physical world was no more than the collection of perceptions by the observer.
100 favor blocking Verb Adjective UNKNOWN B1 1899 7 5 The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager. The sword severed that blocking arm cleanly, right above the elbow and slashed across the face of the ducking monster.
101 belief knuckle Noun UNKNOWN B1 1900 7 5 Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof! Elbryan clutched the sword hilt so hard his knuckles whitened.