Title: the-demon-awakens

Q: him
A: (名詞) 男性。
Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.

Q: back
A: (動詞) 往相反方向走。
The spirit had come back to Corona encased in obsidian!

Q: them
A: （代名詞）（複數）那些。
Behind them, Dundalis sat quiet and dark.

Q: monk
A: （名詞）將一生奉獻於宗教服務的修道會男性成員。
The young monk nodded slightly.

Q: down
A: (動詞) 將（某人或某物）擊倒；使倒下，擊倒。
A thin crack ran down the center of the obsidian sarcophagus.

Q: stone
A: (名詞) 一種堅硬的土質物質，可形成大型岩石。
Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.

Q: away
A: （副詞）來自某地，因此。
The boy looked away, angry at himself for allowing such feelings.

Q: goblin
A: (名詞) 指各種敵對的超自然生物之一，現今特別指（奇幻文學中）一種邪惡且畸形的矮小類人生物。
The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.

Q: way
A: (名詞) (標題) 與某個或某些地方有關。
Gradually a smile found its way back onto her face, her dimples showing the slightest blush of red.

Q: elf
A: （名詞）一種掌管自然與豐饒、棲居於阿爾夫海姆（精靈國）的光明精靈。可參見天使、仙女、精靈。
Juraviel didn't have to look Tuntun's way to know her pose, for the obstinate elf struck it often.

Q: right
A: （副詞）在右邊。
Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.

Q: hard
A: (形容詞) (指物質或流體) 性質嚴峻；具有困難性。
Olwan Wyndon told the tale again in full to the gathering, trying hard not to embellish it.

Q: other
A: （形容詞）不同的。
Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.

Q: long
A: (形容詞) 指某物體或區域的某一端點至另一端點之間距離甚遠（通常指水平方向的距離；請參閱下方的使用說明）。
Elbryan and Pony lingered long by the corpse, studying it intently.

Q: young
A: （形容詞）處於生長或生命的初期；出生不久。
A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.

Q: head
A: (名詞) 動物或人體中包含大腦、口腔及主要感官的部位。
Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.

Q: giant
A: （名詞）體型極為龐大的神話人物。
Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.

Q: eyes
A: (名詞) 動物藉以視物（透過光線感知周遭環境）的器官。
Most listened politely but turned up their eyes and shook their heads whenever Brody looked away.

Q: foot
A: (名詞) 許多動物身上具有的一種生物結構，用於移動，通常是位於肢體末端的一個獨立器官。
They sat together, yet apart, separated by a couple of feet and by the wall of Elbryan's confusion.

Q: side
A: (名詞) 二維形狀的邊界直邊。
Immediately a pair of mugs came up into the air from the side of the room.

Q: turned
A: (動詞) (標題) 做出非線性的身體動作。
Its thoughts turned from its enemies to those it would summon as minions.

Q: against
A: （介詞）與……相反的方向。
Pony squeezed in tight between two buildings and put her head against a wall.

Q: own
A: (形容詞) 屬於；擁有；特有的。常標示所有格限定詞為反身形式，指回該從句或句子的主語。
Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.

Q: word
A: (名詞) 語言中具有特定意義且能獨立表達的最小單位；語言中最小、獨立且有意義的單位。（對比：語素。）
Pony spoke the words again, under her breath.

Q: far
A: (形容詞) 遙遠的；在空間上相距甚遠的。
All that she wanted now was to get away, far away.

Q: sword
A: 劍
The shining sword, the horse's run, The bane of monsters all and one.

Q: such
A: 這樣的
For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.

Q: reply
A: 回覆
The look the stocky man gave him in reply did little to allay the monk's mounting suspicions.

Q: behind
A: 在……之後
The new class of twenty-five stood one behind the other.

Q: centaur
A: 半人馬
Weasel?" The centaur snorted.

Q: realize
A: 意識到
The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.

Q: tree
A: 樹
What song is this, drift through the trees To lift men broken from their knees?

Q: world
A: 世界
All the world seemed still, not a bird calling, not a whisper of wind.

Q: ground
A: 地面
Pony fell to her knees and began to scrape the ground at the base of Olwan's house.

Q: indeed
A: 確實
Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!

Q: perhaps
A: 也許
She reached deeper, perhaps a foot and a half down, and her hand met cold, wet ground.

Q: soon
A: 很快
The snicker was soon gone, but the smile remained, all the wider for the sight.

Q: well
A: 嗯
Avelyn was the youngest of ten, and his parents had been well into their forties when he was born.

Q: creature
A: 生物
For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.

Q: dactyl
A: 達克提爾
Salvatore Copyright 1996 The demon dactyl came awake.

Q: human
A: 人類
Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.

Q: wall
A: 牆
They sat together, yet apart, separated by a couple of feet and by the wall of Elbryan's confusion.

Q: moment
A: 時刻
After a moment of shock, the goblins had thrown their spears, injuring one man.

Q: last
A: 最後
How many decades, even centuries, had passed since its last visit to Corona?

Q: body
A: 正文
The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.

Q: under
A: 在……之下
Pony spoke the words again, under her breath.

Q: fight
A: 戰鬥
He looked ahead at the evergreen vale and noted to his dismay that a fight was going on down there.

Q: nod
A: 目標
Olwan Wyndon nodded, not wanting to get Brody into one of his legendary fits of outrage.

Q: thing
A: 東西
CHAPTER 3 The Lingering Kiss Things quieted quickly in Dundalis.

Q: light
A: 光
He dressed quickly, fumbling with his clothes in the red light of the hearth's glowing embers.

Q: explain
A: 解釋
The mysteries of stone magic could not be explained away by human desires of control and order.

Q: great
A: 太棒了
A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.

Q: himself
A: 他本人
Dinoniel himself had come into this cave after the beast, had skewered the dactyl...

Q: here
A: 這裡
A trip line here, a disguised patch of slick mud on a corner there.

Q: magic
A: 魔法
The ruby was thrumming in his hand, its magic intense and straining for release.

Q: past
A: 過去
Juraviel walked past Elbryan to the trough and dipped his cupped hands in.

Q: something
A: 某物
Or was it something more profound?

Q: little
A: 一點點
Goblins were little seen creatures; many considered them more myth than truth.

Q: fast
A: 固定
Then he saw the goblin, coming fast, half a spear in its hands.

Q: suddenly
A: 突然
He felt warm suddenly, a bit dizzy, a bit frightened.

Q: father
A: 父親
Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.

Q: once
A: 曾經
Elbryan held his breath, gasped once, then held it again.

Q: turn
A: 轉
Then he wanted to turn back, to run into the hollow and cover his face.

Q: arm
A: 手臂
Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.

Q: small
A: 小
Scores and scores of small arrows, filling the air all about him!

Q: low
A: 低
He found a tall pine with low-hanging branches and slipped underneath them into the natural tent.

Q: shoulder
A: 肩膀
The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.

Q: voice
A: 聲音
Pony recognized the frustration in his voice, though he did well to hide it.

Q: wide
A: 寬
The chin was narrow, but the jowls wide with muscle.

Q: along
A: 沿著
He caressed her neck, ran his hand down her side and along the outside of her strong leg.

Q: hit
A: 擊中
Realizing she hadn't been hit by anything, she put her feet back under her and ran on.

Q: line
A: 行
He had two score lined up in the field, and so he decided to bury them alone.

Q: end
A: 比
Stubborn to the end, he stabbed again as hard as he could, then closed his eyes.

Q: village
A: 村莊
Work in the village was at full pace, readying for winter.

Q: powrie
A: 將回歸
It was a powrie mannikin, Avelyn realized.

Q: near
A: 附近
Elbryan saw the dark stain near those hands.

Q: next
A: 下一頁
Elbryan moved up to the comer of the next house, smiling for his cleverness, and peered around.

Q: pair
A: 一對
Immediately a pair of mugs came up into the air from the side of the room.

Q: hands
A: 手
At gentle hands of elven breed.

Q: smile
A: 微笑
The snicker was soon gone, but the smile remained, all the wider for the sight.

Q: fly
A: 飛機
Scatter, goblins, fly and flee!

Q: group
A: 群組
Elbryan went left, shadowing a group of three.

Q: dark
A: 黑暗
Yes, the dark vibrations were running strong through the stone.

Q: course
A: 課程
He should organize his friends - yes, that was the course, he decided.

Q: bow
A: 鞠躬
He stopped at the door, bowed his head; and closed his eyes, conjuring images of the young Avelyn.

Q: powry
A: 蕗菜
Now at the taffrail the four monks and Captain Adjonas watched the powries' progress.

Q: alone
A: 獨自
Their last few days together, alone for four of every five hours, had brought them even closer.

Q: dead
A: 已死
She saw the image of dead Olwan again, and the last glimpse of her father.

Q: sight
A: 視野
Pony lost sight of her father immediately, mercifully.

Q: moving
A: 搬家
Pony picked her way around the back of the nearest houses, moving in and out of the shadows.

Q: better
A: 更好
Pony knew him so very well, better than he knew himself.

Q: point
A: 點
The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.

Q: master
A: 大師
He wanted to punch out at the tall master for even insinuating otherwise.

Q: hardly
A: 幾乎沒有
For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.

Q: arrow
A: 箭頭
Scores and scores of small arrows, filling the air all about him!

Q: water
A: 水
He stared at the water for a moment, eyeing its hue, then sniffed its delicate bouquet.

Q: above
A: 上文
Perhaps he would shine in the heavens above, a fifth light on the girdle of Progos-Behemoth!

Q: fear
A: 男人
His hands did move now, as he lost his fear of touching Pony.

Q: monster
A: 怪物
The shining sword, the horse's run, The bane of monsters all and one.

Q: remark
A: 備註
Jojonah's explanation for the tour had been weak, some remark about an area that needed cleaning.

Q: weapon
A: (名词) 用于战斗或狩猎的攻击或防御工具，例如大多数枪支、导弹或剑。
Every part of the demon was a weapon, devastating and deadly.

Q: forest
A: (名词) 一片茂密的、未经开垦的树木和灌木丛，面积比树林更大。
He was in a forest, he understood - he was ankle deep in fallen leaves.

Q: step
A: (名词) 从一只脚迈向另一只脚的步子；一步。
Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.

Q: four
A: (名词) 数字4；该数字的出现。
Their last few days together, alone for four of every five hours, had brought them even closer.

Q: spirit
A: (名词) 人或其他生物的灵魂。灵魂通过经历，最终形成自我定义，并以此作为其存在的意义。
The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.

Q: quickly
A: (副词) 迅速地；快速地；很快。
He dressed quickly, fumbling with his clothes in the red light of the hearth's glowing embers.

Q: nearly
A: （副词）非常仔细地；谨慎地。
Elbryan, dazed, his breath blasted away, nearly fainted.

Q: surprise
A: (名词) 意料之外的事情。
He looked at Pony and winked, and was surprised when she returned the gesture with a serious frown.

Q: others
A: (名词) 另一个（人等），通常译为“另一个”。
How many others could look upon the Halo and understand the beauty of the thing?

Q: force
A: (名词) 身体或精神上的力量或能量；活跃的力量；活力；气势；施加影响或产生效果的能力。
Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely.

Q: leg
A: (名词) 动物用于支撑或移动的肢体或附肢。
He sat up straight, then rolled to put his legs under him.

Q: cry
A: (名词) 流泪；哭泣的行为。
Pony let out a cry, hurled one of her stones at the creature, and ran off.

Q: breath
A: (名词) 呼吸的行为或过程。
Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.

Q: high
A: （名词）字面或比喻意义上的高点或位置；高处；高地；高处；天空；天堂。
The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls.

Q: half
A: (名词) 任何事物可被划分为（或被视为已划分为）的两个通常大致相等的部分之一。
Then he saw the goblin, coming fast, half a spear in its hands.

Q: often
A: （形容词）频繁的。
Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.

Q: black
A: (名词) 在没有光线的情况下所感知到的颜色，即光线未被反射而是被吸收时所呈现的颜色。
Then all was gray, then black.

Q: edge
A: (名词) 曲面的边界线。
Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.

Q: shake
A: (名词) 摇晃或被摇晃的行为；颤动或来回摆动的动作。
Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.

Q: ahead
A: (副词) 在前方或朝前方；提前；向前。
The girl was not looking ahead, though, but at the ridge to the south behind them.

Q: least
A: (名词) 指范围最小的东西；不可分割的单位。
We shall be running against the weather at least until we have turned south of All Saints Bay.

Q: hope
A: （动词）希望某事发生，并怀有它可能会发生的期待。
Jayson only hoped that he could somehow get her home, into her own bed, before she died.

Q: strong
A: （形容词）能够产生巨大的物理力量。
Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass.

Q: strength
A: (名词) 强壮的程度或特征。
By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.

Q: arms
A: (名词) 人体上肢的部位，从肩部到手腕，有时也包括手部。
Carved into the roof were four arms, two sets, hands lifted high, palms open and holding stones.

Q: straight
A: 直的
The goblin on his left came in hard and straight.

Q: companion
A: 伴侣
He remembered his companion, his earlier feelings, and turned away from Pony, blushing fiercely.

Q: trying
A: 尝试
Olwan Wyndon told the tale again in full to the gathering, trying hard not to embellish it.

Q: enemy
A: 敌人
Its thoughts turned from its enemies to those it would summon as minions.

Q: deep
A: 深
The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.

Q: thick
A: 厚
Her lips, too, were large and thick.

Q: return
A: 返回
He looked at Pony and winked, and was surprised when she returned the gesture with a serious frown.

Q: folk
A: 人们
Dundalis had been home to more than a hundred folk; how long would it take to bury them all?

Q: short
A: 简短
Elbryan drew out his short sword, glancing warily into the shadows.

Q: dwarf
A: 矮人
Powries were skinny dwarfs, barely four feet in height.

Q: bit
A: 位
He felt warm suddenly, a bit dizzy, a bit frightened.

Q: full
A: 完整
The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.

Q: front
A: 首页
This was Shane McMichael's house in front of her, Olwan Wyndon's right behind her.

Q: nothing
A: 没有
Jojonah looked back at the courtyard, to Avelyn at work as always as though nothing was amiss.

Q: true
A: true
Jojonah nodded but said, "Not exactly true." Avelyn stared at him hard.

Q: finally
A: 终于
He dashed back up the slope, finally getting to the boy.

Q: good
A: 好
The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.

Q: battle
A: 战斗
Elbryan savored every word, envisioning the battle clearly.

Q: lift
A: 电梯
What song is this, drift through the trees To lift men broken from their knees?

Q: understood
A: 明白了
Jilseponie understood then that she had been unconscious for a long time.

Q: noted
A: 已知悉
He looked ahead at the evergreen vale and noted to his dismay that a fight was going on down there.

Q: heart
A: 心
To untwist hearts from grasping sorrow, To offer the promise of the morrow?

Q: image
A: 图片
She saw the image of dead Olwan again, and the last glimpse of her father.

Q: clear
A: 清除
Again it was the smell of his burning village that cleared his head.

Q: bear
A: 熊
Hooves of music rend the gloom Bearing Nightbird, know your doom!

Q: sense
A: 没有
Master Siherton wouldn't even look his way, and Avelyn could sense that the man desired his failure.

Q: valley
A: 山谷
And of the other patrol, who had battled in the wide pine valley among the caribou moss?

Q: mind
A: 所有
He didn't want to do that; the last notion in his mind was to pull away.

Q: grab
A: 坟墓
She slapped away his grabbing hands, then slugged him twice in the face.

Q: huge
A: 巨大的
The object of Thagraine's death, a huge purple amethyst, held Avelyn's attention.

Q: drop
A: 下拉
The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees.

Q: mountain
A: 山
Yet he could not deny the tug of that lone, smoking mountain, calling to him, compelling him .

Q: air
A: 水
Hot blood waft steam in night air cold.

Q: south
A: 南
The girl was not looking ahead, though, but at the ridge to the south behind them.

Q: part
A: 部分
He felt a part of the larger and higher truths, a oneness with the universe.

Q: wonder
A: 好奇
Often I sit and stare at the stars, wondering, wandering.

Q: free
A: 免费
As villagers died, more and more goblins were free to run about.

Q: considered
A: 被视为
Goblins were little seen creatures; many considered them more myth than truth.

Q: horse
A: 马
Not a single person or even a horse remained alive.

Q: area
A: 区域
Jojonah's explanation for the tour had been weak, some remark about an area that needed cleaning.

Q: north
A: 北
He looked to the north again, peering hard just above the horizon.

Q: attack
A: 攻击
Tuntun, almost expecting the attack from this man who so hated her, was not caught by surprise.

Q: ready
A: 准备好了
Work in the village was at full pace, readying for winter.

Q: push
A: 推送
If Quintall tried to sneak in and push that crank, it would likely cost them both their meal.

Q: power
A: 电源
The ruby, shining with power, arced lazily over the open hatch.

Q: dozen
A: 一打
But the giant had seen the move dozens of times in its battles with little folk.

Q: rush
A: 匆忙
Grady then gave a curt bow and rushed away, back to a wide-smiling Pettibwa.

Q: closed
A: 已关闭
She only sighed, though, and resignedly closed the cabin door.

Q: beyond
A: 超越
On the ridge and in the vale beyond, the primary enemy became boredom.

Q: same
A: 萨米语
Strike, parry, strike - the same routine.

Q: roll
A: 角色
Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing.

Q: trail
A: 小径
Why even you ..." Jojonah's voice trailed off, a tease that anxious Avelyn could not ignore.

Q: heavy
A: 沉重
They stopped before a heavy door - and what a door!

Q: reason
A: 原因
To cry would be a weakness, Avelyn reasoned, a lack of faith.

Q: tall
A: 数字
The giant's hand covered the tall man's entire forearm.

Q: spot
A: 点
The sun seemed a gray blur above him, a lighter spot in the sky.

Q: beside
A: 旁边
And when he slipped back beside the tenth and last basket, he saw steam still rising from his tea.

Q: staff
A: 员工
Elbryan clutched his staff and set his heels.

Q: pain
A: 痛苦
Her husband held her tight then, understanding her pain, both physical and emotional.

Q: surely
A: 当然
Avelyn calmed quickly; surely they did recognize the jewel, and apparently, it did not bother them.

Q: later
A: 稍后
A moment later, the master opened his eyes.

Q: scramble
A: 争抢
Desperately, the young man scrambled to the side, trying to ready a defense.

Q: laugh
A: 笑
He could laugh at that embarrassment now, privately or even with Pony.

Q: sound
A: 声音
He screwed up his face, the ridiculous nickname sounding foolish in his ears.

Q: almost
A: 几乎
Its feel was impossibly smooth, almost liquid.

Q: simply
A: 简而言之
The young man simply had no answers now.

Q: old
A: 旧的
Quintall glowered at Smealy, the old sea dog trembling with frustration.

Q: land
A: 国家
The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish.

Q: feeling
A: 感觉
He was at ease again, the uncomfortable feelings tossed out with the mystery of the night.

Q: times
A: 次
But the giant had seen the move dozens of times in its battles with little folk.

Q: known
A: 已知
Avelyn had known, that she would never see her son in this world again.

Q: slip
A: 松开
All advantage was lost as the young man stumbled, the loose earth slipping out from under his foot.

Q: done
A: 完成
Pony smiled warmly, feeling that she had done well.

Q: large
A: 大
Her lips, too, were large and thick.

Q: form
A: 形式
They had fallen as if they had formed a defensive ring, yet there were no human bodies near them.

Q: town
A: (名词) 一个聚居点；一个拥有居民区、商店和公共设施，并设有地方政府的区域；尤其是指规模大于村庄、小于城市的聚居点。
She looked in every direction, trying to find some course out of the town to the trees.

Q: whisper
A: (名词) 以轻柔的声音说话的行为，尤其是声带不发声的行为。
All the world seemed still, not a bird calling, not a whisper of wind.

Q: pause
A: (名词) 一种用于暂停和恢复播放的按钮，例如DVD播放器、电子游戏机或计算机上的按钮。
The master paused and lamented his own weakness.

Q: add
A: (名词) 添加的行为或过程。
Not until this day, he silently added, looking at the slain goblin.

Q: expression
A: (名词) 表达思想、观点、情感等的行为。
Avelyn's expression did not change.

Q: glance
A: (名词) 匆匆一瞥。
He blushed deeply and lowered his head, taking a quick glance all around.

Q: lay
A: (名词) 安排或关系；布局。
The whole village had buzzed about the house because Olwan Wyndon was laying a stone foundation.

Q: recognize
A: （动词）将（当前所感知的人或物）与之前与同一人或物相遇的记忆相匹配。
Surely the Father Abbot and the masters recognized the jewel for what it was.

Q: doubt
A: (名词) 对某事的怀疑或不确定；此类怀疑或不确定性的具体表现。
Tuntun was wrong, Juraviel knew without any doubt at all; this one had character.

Q: road
A: （名词）用于往来于各地的通道，最初指宽度足以供行人及马匹通行的道路，如今（在美国）通常指铺设了沥青或混凝土路面、专为双向多车通行而设计的道路。在英国，这两种含义均被使用：乡村公路与乡村小路是同义词。
Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl.

Q: easily
A: （副词）舒适地，没有不适或焦虑。
Seven goblins came into sight, trotting easily down the slope.

Q: spin
A: (名词) 快速的圆周运动。
Then the world was spinning as Elbryan bounced and rolled.

Q: blade
A: (名词) 刀、凿或其他工具的锋利切削边缘，如剃须刀片或剑刃。
Up went the blade over his left shoulder.

Q: movement
A: (名词) 空间中两点之间的物理运动。
Juraviel shrugged, a flitting little movement of his slender shoulders.

Q: lip
A: (名词) 口部开口周围的两处肉质突起。
Her lips, too, were large and thick.

Q: brush
A: (名词) 一种由多个柔韧程度各异的刷毛或其他细丝固定在手柄上的工具，用于清洁、涂漆和梳理头发等多种用途。
He looked at the brush helplessly, at the steaming stew, just a few strides away.

Q: forward
A: （名词）八名球员之一（包括两名边锋、一名钩球手、两名锁前卫、两名边卫和一名八号位球员，统称为前排），其主要任务是夺取并保持对球的控制权（参见后排）。
Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.

Q: quick
A: (名词) 未愈合或敏感的皮肤，尤其是指甲和脚趾甲下的部位。
He blushed deeply and lowered his head, taking a quick glance all around.

Q: finger
A: （名词）人手除拇指以外的细长、关节分明的末端。
To his rubbing fingers, the hematite felt truly liquid then, and inviting.

Q: morning
A: (名词) 一天中从黎明到正午的时间段。
Somehow, that morning, it didn't matter.

Q: blood
A: （名词）洛杉矶帮派“血帮”（The Bloods）的成员。
Hot blood waft steam in night air cold.

Q: powerful
A: （形容词）具有或能够施加权力、效力或影响力的。
He closed his eyes and began chanting softly, falling into the magic of the powerful hematite.

Q: knee
A: （名词）在人体中，指大腿与小腿之间、腿部中段的关节或该关节所在的区域。
Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.

Q: sky
A: (名词) 某一点上方的空气层，尤其是白天从地面上可见的那部分。
Soon the sky was clear above him, the first stars twinkling into view.

Q: physical
A: (名词) 体格检查。
The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.

Q: hide
A: 隐藏
The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun.

Q: red
A: 网络
The black-winged demon looked down at a darker red tear marring its otherwise smooth hide.

Q: truly
A: 确实
To his rubbing fingers, the hematite felt truly liquid then, and inviting.

Q: person
A: 人
Not a single person or even a horse remained alive.

Q: somehow
A: 不知怎么的
Jayson only hoped that he could somehow get her home, into her own bed, before she died.

Q: hematite
A: 赤铁矿
To his rubbing fingers, the hematite felt truly liquid then, and inviting.

Q: strike
A: 罢工
Juraviel didn't have to look Tuntun's way to know her pose, for the obstinate elf struck it often.

Q: yer
A: 位置
I'll take yer watch." Jill knew better.

Q: memory
A: 记忆
His faith was intact and solid, and so he was not desecrating the memory of his mother.

Q: shadow
A: 阴影
Elbryan went left, shadowing a group of three.

Q: mother
A: 母亲
Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.

Q: finished
A: 完成
All too soon, before he had even finished with the first basket, his forearms ached from the effort.

Q: slowly
A: 慢慢地
He moved slowly, quietly, away from Carley's body, taking cover behind a larger tree.

Q: floor
A: 楼层
He was on the floor then, but did not know how he had gotten there.

Q: perfectly
A: 完美地
Elbryan and Jilseponie stood perfectly still, stricken.

Q: stare
A: 状态
Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly.

Q: cold
A: 冷
She reached deeper, perhaps a foot and a half down, and her hand met cold, wet ground.

Q: different
A: 不同的
Protests, laughter, taunts all came back in reply from many different places.

Q: likely
A: 可能
If Quintall tried to sneak in and push that crank, it would likely cost them both their meal.

Q: magical
A: 神奇的
Elbryan conferred with Avelyn first, to confirm the potential of the magical stones.

Q: shift
A: shift
The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.

Q: watched
A: 观看
Pony paused and watched him, confused a at first.

Q: immediately
A: 立即
Pony lost sight of her father immediately, mercifully.

Q: chest
A: 这个
Its chin came to rest on its chest, and it held the kneeling pose, quite dead.

Q: fire
A: 四
Someone like Quintall, a young' man full of fire and full of life.

Q: question
A: 问题
For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.

Q: truth
A: 真相
He felt a part of the larger and higher truths, a oneness with the universe.

Q: consider
A: 考虑
She took a moment to consider where she was, whose house this was, and she stifled a sob.

Q: closer
A: 更近
He wanted to be closer to Pony, physically and emotionally.

Q: wind
A: 风
He imagined the wind, the green treetop canopy speeding below him ...

Q: sure
A: 好的
Jill wasn't sure if she was glad of that or not.

Q: army
A: 军队
Dinoniel and much of his army had been consumed and destroyed, but the dactyl...

Q: slope
A: 斜率
Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing.

Q: direction
A: 管理层
He caught the trunk of a young maple and swung about it, turning in the direction of the voice.

Q: quietly
A: 静静地
He moved slowly, quietly, away from Carley's body, taking cover behind a larger tree.

Q: sudden
A: 突然
Elbryan resisted the sudden and inexplicable urge to run over and kiss Pony.

Q: mile
A: 英里
That done, he hoisted the last basket and started back the half mile to the trough.

Q: below
A: 下方
With great effort, Elbryan tore his gaze from the dreadful spectacle below and glanced all around.

Q: path
A: 路径
Elbryan walked a crooked path to the food and stubbornly salvaged what he could.

Q: scream
A: 尖叫
Everything was confusion, screams and cries of pain.

Q: ship
A: 船
They'll not let a ship sail from them, nor do they have room for prisoners!

Q: captain
A: 队长
He went at once to the captain, demanding an explanation.

Q: notice
A: 通知
Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.

Q: clearly
A: 显然
Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely.

Q: single
A: 单身
Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.

Q: corner
A: 角落
She peeked around the corner and stood transfixed.

Q: simple
A: 简体
The woman was not simple, far from it.

Q: none
A: 无
They had to be for him, for they would obviously fit none other in Caer'alfar.

Q: blow
A: 一击
He moved to blow out the candle, then changed his mind and settled back on the cot.

Q: dagger
A: 匕首
He could put a dagger in his hand and curl his arm in such a way that he might strike as the viper.

Q: wood
A: 木头
And there were other goblins in the woods, coming in a few at a time.

Q: rest
A: 其余
Its chin came to rest on its chest, and it held the kneeling pose, quite dead.

Q: angle
A: 角度
Pony knew that she could not move it again from this new angle, and so she didn't even try.

Q: cross
A: 十字
It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.

Q: spear
A: 长矛
After a moment of shock, the goblins had thrown their spears, injuring one man.

Q: tip
A: 类型
How her blue eyes widened when she saw the pole's tip come up to meet her descent!

Q: duty
A: 职责
He found strength in duty, and that duty lay in burying the dead.

Q: approach
A: 方法
Five running strides brought him to the goblin, who didn't hear his approach until the last second.

Q: quiet
A: 安静
Behind them, Dundalis sat quiet and dark.

Q: anything
A: 任何东西
How could anyone, or anything, that could pipe so beautifully pose a danger?

Q: gaze
A: 气体
Elbryan turned to follow her gaze, and he, too, could not suppress a grin.

Q: new
A: 新
He needed something new, something Tuntun had not seen from him and could not expect.

Q: enter
A: 输入
She lived on, in sickness, only to see me enter the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle.

Q: distance
A: 距离
With a grimace of determination, Elbryan halved the distance to his foe.

Q: hair
A: 头发
Avelyn's brown robes were tattered and dripping; he had the stench of burned hair about him.

Q: barely
A: 勉强
It floated through-the chill air, barely perceptible.

Q: kick
A: 踢
Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.

Q: field
A: 字段
He had two score lined up in the field, and so he decided to bury them alone.

Q: swing
A: 摆动
He caught the trunk of a young maple and swung about it, turning in the direction of the voice.

Q: deck
A: 甲板
He looked at the flustered young monk, then across the deck at the other three.

Q: real
A: 真实的
This time, the screams were real.

Q: shrug
A: 耸肩
Olwan snorted and shrugged his muscular shoulders.

Q: kiss
A: 吻
His thoughts careened suddenly back to Pony and the kiss at the twin pines atop the ridge.

Q: admit
A: 承认
Pony was a girl, after all, and though Elbryan would openly admit that she was a friend, such deeper feelings were truly horrifying.

Q: score
A: 分数
He had two score lined up in the field, and so he decided to bury them alone.

Q: growl
A: （名词）动物喉咙里发出的低沉、隆隆作响且充满威胁的声音。
With a growl, Avelyn pushed on, finally reaching the tiring Quintall.

Q: join
A: (名词) 管道或电线的交汇点；连接点。
All the forest seemed to join in - the gusty breezes, the birdsong, the croaking of frogs.

Q: cave
A: （名词）地下、悬崖或山坡上自然形成的大型空洞。
For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.

Q: narrow
A: (名词) (多用复数形式) 狭窄的水道，尤其是河流、湖泊或海洋中狭窄的部分；连接两个水体的海峡。
Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.

Q: glow
A: (名词) 发光物体的状态。
He dressed quickly, fumbling with his clothes in the red light of the hearth's glowing embers.

Q: tear
A: (名词) 因撕裂而形成的孔洞或破口。
The black-winged demon looked down at a darker red tear marring its otherwise smooth hide.

Q: fomorian
A: 福莫里亚人
Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.

Q: pace
A: (名词) 步。
Work in the village was at full pace, readying for winter.

Q: ridge
A: (名词) 任何动物的背部；尤指四足动物背部的上部或凸出的部分。
The girl was not looking ahead, though, but at the ridge to the south behind them.

Q: darkness
A: (名词) 黑暗的状态；缺乏光线。
It had awakened, darkness rising, and already its influence was spreading throughout Corona.

Q: gray
A: (名词) 介于黑与白之间的无色。
The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun.

Q: motion
A: (名词) 从一地向另一地移动的过程。
Elbryan looked at Pony, who seemed to be growing quite bored by it all, and motioned to the door.

Q: howl
A: (名词) 狗或狼发出的绵长而悲伤的嚎叫，或其他类似的声音。
The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.

Q: forth
A: （副词）在时间、地点或程度上向前。
Jojonah nearly laughed aloud at the spectacle, and held forth the hematite.

Q: energy
A: (名词) 一切运动和活动背后的驱动力。
Elbryan halted in mid-spin, reversed his energy, and sent the staff straight out and back.

Q: muscle
A: (名词) 动物用于实现运动的一种具有收缩能力的组织。
The monk crouched low, bent his legs, and tightened his muscles, measuring the dog's swift approach.

Q: certainly
A: （副词）以一种确定的方式；肯定地。
The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.

Q: obviously
A: (副词) 以显而易见或一目了然的方式。
Indeed, the two seemed obviously mismatched.

Q: common
A: （名词）共同利益，由多人共享。
The Forest Ghost was a common legend in the Timberlands.

Q: carry
A: (名词) 搬运或提起某物的做法；搬运某物时的手法或姿势。
Quintall was carrying over the nighttime rivalry.

Q: choose
A: (动词) 挑选；做出选择；选定。
His direction chosen, he started off, determined to find the singer.

Q: brown
A: (名词) 一种类似巧克力或咖啡的颜色。
The land was relatively flat and brown, with sparse low shrubs poking here and there.

Q: green
A: （形容词）颜色为绿色的。
As he spoke, the elf fingered a green stone, serpentine, feeling its subtle vibrations.

Q: care
A: (名词) 悲伤、哀痛。
She didn't care, for she wasn't really running into battle.

Q: snap
A: (名词) 一种短促的断裂声或咔嚓声，或发出这种声音的动作。
He moved quickly, stumbling - often and cursing himself silently for every stick snapping sound.

Q: position
A: 位置
The night was dark about him; his neck ached from holding the position for so long.

Q: beast
A: 野兽
Dinoniel himself had come into this cave after the beast, had skewered the dactyl...

Q: chance
A: 机会
Elbryan and his friends, some as young as six or seven, saw their chance unfolding.

Q: less
A: 更少
Their course was more gentlemanly, less straightforward, but.

Q: charge
A: 负载
Out came the bear in full charge, roaring.

Q: rushing
A: 匆忙
So many emotions and memories had come rushing to the surface.

Q: important
A: 重要
Master Jojonah shrugged; it was not important.

Q: protest
A: 抗议
Nonetheless, Jojonah began to protest again, but Markwart cut him short.

Q: blue
A: 蓝色
Avelyn looked back to see her stretched languidly on the bed, blue eyes sparkling.

Q: view
A: 查看
Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.

Q: attention
A: 注意
Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.

Q: guard
A: 守卫
It pleased her greatly to help out Elbryan, to guard his emotions.

Q: stumble
A: 绊倒
Pony ran off, stumbled and fell, then scrambled on all fours - anything to get away.

Q: herself
A: 她自己
Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely.

Q: abbey
A: 修道院
So foolish Avelyn wasn't really any serious threat to the abbey or to the Order.

Q: shoot
A: 拍摄
Only a coward would shoot from the boughs.

Q: crew
A: 剧组
Smealy pulled away, coughing and, predictably, turned to the crew for help.

Q: friar
A: 求婚
The sheer power of the friar astounded Jill.

Q: sun
A: 他们
The boy believed the sun to be in the west, halfway from noon to sunset.

Q: expected
A: 预计
It was heavier than Avelyn had expected, quite solid and dense.

Q: older
A: 较旧的
The younger children came out in a mob, swarming around the older pair.

Q: really
A: 真的
His next youngest sibling was seven years his senior, and so he wasn't really close to any of them.

Q: steal
A: 偷
She stood and stared, and a numbness came over her, stealing her emotions.

Q: tight
A: 紧
Her husband held her tight then, understanding her pain, both physical and emotional.

Q: club
A: 俱乐部
Pony wasn't armed, having left her club back at the ridge.

Q: stars
A: 星星
They would sit and stare at the stars.

Q: merchant
A: 商户
When the ways of merchants turn cheating, When the legs of women bow, When gain is ill not just.

Q: grove
A: 树林
They left the grove soon after, to find an evening meal.

Q: wild
A: 野生
What enemies had this wild monk made?

Q: measure
A: 度量
There would be a measure in this of his manhood, Avelyn realized, a test he could not fail.

Q: choice
A: 选择
The young monk was a good choice, a God-given choice indeed, to go to Pimaninicuit.

Q: solid
A: 实心
Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.

Q: gentle
A: 温柔
Elbryan conceded the point, though he still thought Brody Gentle more bluster than truth.

Q: chapter
A: 章节
CHAPTER 1 The Unexpected Kill Elbryan Wyndon was up before the dawn.

Q: soft
A: soft
Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody.

Q: soldier
A: 士兵
There should have been a second sentry there, the relaying voice to the soldiers within.

Q: longer
A: 更长
Finally he stopped, realizing it was dead, that it could no longer hurt him.

Q: notion
A: 概念
He didn't want to do that; the last notion in his mind was to pull away.

Q: knowing
A: 知道
For Elbryan, knowing Bradwarden was a wonderful thing indeed.

Q: throat
A: 喉咙
Elbryan fell back behind the twin pines, catching the shout in his throat, gasping for breath.

Q: bolt
A: 商店
A short distance away, Elbryan sat bolt upright, confused.

Q: island
A: 冰岛
Brother Avelyn's thoughts were full of that island and of the long voyage ahead of him.

Q: launch
A: 发布
Bradwarden belched again, and then he launched into a long speech about the ills of humankind.

Q: death
A: 死亡
CHAPTER 4 The Death of Dundalis Elbryan and Pony were stunned and terrified for many seconds.

Q: white
A: 白色
Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.

Q: tone
A: 语气
Still the tears came; every so often his even tone was broken by a sniffle or a sob.

Q: fact
A: 事实
This is fact, it has begun and there can be no turning back.

Q: wound
A: 伤口
Stupid badger, Elbryan thought, and stupid Pony for opening that wound once again.

Q: rolling
A: 滚动
The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun.

Q: journey
A: 旅程
But Avelyn caught his fears in time and started the journey once more.

Q: sheer
A: 纯
His hands grew clammy - more out of sheer fear than anticipation.

Q: ear
A: 耳朵
A soft melody vibrated in his ear, somewhere just below his consciousness.

Q: insist
A: 坚持
Was it, as Siherton insisted, the young man's apparent inhumanity?

Q: difficult
A: 困难
Back at the trough, Elbryan began his more difficult work.

Q: gain
A: 超过
Elbryan still could not navigate this area, but he was gaining some understanding.

Q: snort
A: snort
She didn't miss Elbryan's third snort.

Q: demand
A: 需求
By right, Connor could have demanded her execution.

Q: mirror
A: 镜子
There was something in the mirror, just beyond his vision!

Q: figure
A: 图
Quite a bit of juice might be ruined, but Juraviel figured the loss was worth it.

Q: stallion
A: 种马
Then the great stallion leaped away, thundering back into the shadows, into the brush.

Q: argue
A: 争论
Theologians of Corona argued over whether the demon dactyl was the source or the result of evil.

Q: mouth
A: 嘴巴
Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.

Q: song
A: 歌曲
In the Way the hearth was always blazing, the beds were always soft, and the song was always loud.

Q: dangerous
A: 危险的
Still, the vicious monk would have let it go, but then Tenegrid made a dangerous mistake.

Q: staring
A: 凝视
Elbryan pulled back his trembling hand, staring wide-eyed at the bright blood that now covered it.

Q: glad
A: 高兴
Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.

Q: command
A: 命令
This was his game, his force to command.

Q: higher
A: 更高
He marveled at the loose structure of the wood, at the density of the higher room's tile floor.

Q: slap
A: 松弛
He turned about, regarding the giant, which was dancing and slapping at the air.

Q: faith
A: 信仰
But the young man held faith and passed his hopes down the line.

Q: needed
A: 所需
Jojonah's explanation for the tour had been weak, some remark about an area that needed cleaning.

Q: apparently
A: 显然
Avelyn calmed quickly; surely they did recognize the jewel, and apparently, it did not bother them.

Q: top
A: 顶部
She caught up to her friend at the top of the ridge.

Q: thus
A: 因此
They would be stranded in open water, and thus, surely doomed.

Q: destroy
A: 摧毁
Dinoniel and much of his army had been consumed and destroyed, but the dactyl...

Q: respect
A: (名词) 体贴或敬重的态度
To completely lose the respect of Thagraine, or any of the others, could jeopardize it all.

Q: softly
A: (副词) 轻柔地；温柔地。
Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl.

Q: sigh
A: (名词) 指深长而持续的吸气和呼气声；通常出现在感到疲惫、沮丧、悲伤或如释重负之时；即叹息的行为。
She only sighed, though, and resignedly closed the cabin door.

Q: leape
A: 美丽
He would have leaped clear of the phony, only to drop heavily into the real one.

Q: block
A: (名词) 任何物质中体积较大、通常近似长方体的块状物。
Blocked by the wall of the house, Pony couldn't follow the man's ascent.

Q: firmly
A: (副词) (方式) 以坚定、明确或强有力的方式。
Carley dan Aubrey, one of the younger scouts, staggered toward him, his face ashen, both hands clenched firmly to his right side at his waist.

Q: tale
A: (名词) 对某项被宣称的事实或情况的描述；传闻；报道，尤其是无聊或恶意的故事；闲话或诽谤；谎言。
Olwan Wyndon told the tale again in full to the gathering, trying hard not to embellish it.

Q: best
A: (名词) 一个人所能做出的，或已经做出的最大努力。
Brother Avelyn is the best of the lot." The words stung Siherton profoundly.

Q: yell
A: (名词) 一声喊叫。
He tried to yell out in protest, but had no breath.

Q: rise
A: （动词）相对于地面，身体向上移动或看似向上移动。
It had awakened, darkness rising, and already its influence was spreading throughout Corona.

Q: training
A: (动词) 练习某项技能。
Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely.

Q: tumble
A: (名词) 跌倒，尤其是头朝下翻滚。
Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing.

Q: target
A: (名词) 用于射击的目标，例如用于练习，或用于测试枪支的精度或弹丸的威力。
The very next day, Elbryan hit the target two out of every three shots.

Q: study
A: （动词）（通常用于学术场合）复习已学内容，以确保自己不会遗忘，通常是为了备考。
Elbryan and Pony lingered long by the corpse, studying it intently.

Q: promise
A: (名词) 誓言或保证；誓约
To untwist hearts from grasping sorrow, To offer the promise of the morrow?

Q: task
A: (名词) 作为工作职责的一部分所完成的一项工作。
If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.

Q: growing
A: （动词）变大，规模扩大。
Elbryan looked at Pony, who seemed to be growing quite bored by it all, and motioned to the door.

Q: dawn
A: (名词) 日出前的晨曦时分。
He awoke with the dawn - and with resolve.

Q: tiny
A: （名词）幼儿；婴儿。
The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls.

Q: big
A: (名词) 身材高大的人或物
Tuntun had little fondness for the big, bumbling humans.

Q: stride
A: （动词）大步走。
Five running strides brought him to the goblin, who didn't hear his approach until the last second.

Q: dive
A: (名词) 跳入或扑入水中的动作。
Something daring, even desperate, like the shadow dive Tallareyish had used to defeat him.

Q: catapult
A: （名词）一种用于投掷或发射大型物体的装置或武器，例如航空母舰上用于协助飞机从飞行甲板起飞的机械装置。
Stay back from the catapults, I warn you.

Q: danger
A: (名词) 面临可能的伤害；危险。
I hold no comforting illusions; that group is in danger as great as my own.

Q: couple
A: （名词）处于恋爱或性关系中的双方。
They sat together, yet apart, separated by a couple of feet and by the wall of Elbryan's confusion.

Q: wings
A: 翅膀
He noted the elf's spring, heard the wings fluttering.

Q: covered
A: 已涵盖
The giant's hand covered the tall man's entire forearm.

Q: itself
A: 本身
The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.

Q: skin
A: 皮肤
Avelyn thought his very skin would slip off his body, a great rag, and fall rumpled to the deck.

Q: source
A: 来源
Theologians of Corona argued over whether the demon dactyl was the source or the result of evil.

Q: number
A: 数字
She noted the great numbers of dead goblins, even a couple of giants.

Q: sea
A: 即
But the old sea dog couldn't fathom the level of physical training these four men had endured.

Q: desperately
A: 极力地
Pony ran on desperately, blinded by tears.

Q: inside
A: 内部
And a large one; there had to be forty people inside, filling the tavern from wall to wall.

Q: lines
A: 行
There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.

Q: feared
A: 害怕
But still she feared that his decision was folly, based on his underestimating the pain within her.

Q: slow
A: 慢
Elbryan knew it, yet he did not slow his pace and did not alter his course.

Q: lie
A: 谎言
It was a lie, Elbryan knew, all of it.

Q: late
A: 晚些时候
Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.

Q: accept
A: 接受
Avelyn nodded, accepting the news.

Q: weight
A: 重量
When the goblin came over, its own weight forced it down on Elbryan's sword.

Q: save
A: 自己
If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.

Q: gather
A: 收集
What creatures could the dactyl gather this time to wage its war?

Q: burn
A: 燃烧
Again it was the smell of his burning village that cleared his head.

Q: pole
A: 没有
The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.

Q: band
A: 乐队
He heard the footsteps as the band of pursuing goblins closed the distance to him.

Q: merely
A: 仅仅
His expression blank, he merely shrugged.

Q: neck
A: 脖子
He caressed her neck, ran his hand down her side and along the outside of her strong leg.

Q: diamond
A: 钻石
He considered the stones Master Siherton had carried to the ship: a diamond and a smoky quartz.

Q: rope
A: 绳子
He tucked his hands into his rope belt, taking on an important attitude.

Q: camp
A: 营地
She came into the camp quietly and moved right across the way from him without a word.

Q: easy
A: 简单
The daytime training was not as easy or as inspiring for Avelyn.

Q: present
A: 当前
Winter was still present in this part of Andur'Blough Inninness, but its grip was fast loosening.

Q: perfect
A: 完美
Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody.

Q: evil
A: 邪恶
It told him these creatures were not of the evil goblin race; these were friends to be trusted.

Q: vale
A: 错误
On the ridge and in the vale beyond, the primary enemy became boredom.

Q: nearby
A: 附近
It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.

Q: particularly
A: 特别是
These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure.

Q: clutch
A: 离合器
He looked to Jojonah and saw that the master was clutching the chrysoberyl close to his heart.

Q: questions
A: 问题
Avelyn asked no questions, nor did Quintall, who was swimming hard for the rope.

Q: grimly
A: 阴沉地
He could make it, he told himself grimly.

Q: appear
A: 出现
When would that bucket finally appear?

Q: calm
A: 平静
Olwan started away, and McMichael calmed and moved to follow.

Q: familiar
A: 家庭
Elbryan didn't answer, but that familiar sparkle fit up his eyes.

Q: aim
A: 目标
Elbryan looked at him curiously; of course he was aiming at the target!

Q: defeat
A: 失败
Back left, back right, each time the angle shifting to defeat the intended attack.

Q: inch
A: 英寸
Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.

Q: dance
A: 舞蹈
Dark thoughts could not be sustained in the place where Juraviel's people danced and played.

Q: suspected
A: 涉嫌
She knew her name now; and suspected that alone would begin to bring other memories back to her.

Q: remind
A: 提醒
Around and around the weapons went, reminding Elbryan of her uncanny dexterity.

Q: cover
A: 封面
Then he wanted to turn back, to run into the hollow and cover his face.

Q: further
A: 此外
She rolled to the lip of the ledge, pulled her mask further down, and vomited.

Q: certain
A: 某些
He paused and listened hard, certain there was something out there beyond his vision.

Q: ride
A: 骑行
Symphony would come back to him, he knew, would let him ride again, but.

Q: gently
A: 轻柔地
She cupped Elbryan's chin in one hand and gently turned him back to face her.

Q: connect
A: 连接
She heard the crack of bone as her knee connected with his face.

Q: fill
A: 填充
Scores and scores of small arrows, filling the air all about him!

Q: masters
A: 硕士
To see such human frailty in the masters of St.-Mere-Abelle touched the very core of Avelyn's faith.

Q: warn
A: 警告
Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.

Q: hill
A: 山丘
He moved up the side of one steep hill, peering intently into every shadow.

Q: base
A: 基础
Pony fell to her knees and began to scrape the ground at the base of Olwan's house.

Q: desire
A: 渴望
Elbryan felt no desire to tease when looking at Pony's lips now.

Q: empty
A: 空
Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.

Q: thrust
A: 推力
Then he sent it straight out a second time, cutting short the thrust as the elf predictably ducked.

Q: mere
A: 更多
Did such a thing as the Halo even exist, or was her memory a mere fantasy?

Q: warm
A: 温暖
He felt warm suddenly, a bit dizzy, a bit frightened.

Q: snow
A: 雪
Brother Justice knifed his hand into her throat, dropping her back to the snow and dirt.

Q: stick
A: 棍子
He moved quickly, stumbling - often and cursing himself silently for every stick snapping sound.

Q: meal
A: 餐
You have a few minutes left for your midday meal." Avelyn bowed deeply and exited the room.

Q: jump
A: 跳转
She reflexively cocked a fist, and Elbryan wisely jumped back.

Q: grin
A: 笑
Pony grinned warmly, hoping he was right.

Q: vision
A: 愿景
Every dip and sudden rise blurred his vision, scrambled his thoughts.

Q: slam
A: 愿平安与你同在
He hit the ground in a roll but slammed hard against a tree trunk as he came around.

Q: branch
A: 分支
It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.

Q: search
A: 搜索
Still his eyes searched the corners of the shadowy room for his mother's spirit.

Q: corridor
A: 走廊
He was some distance down the corridor and still he heard complaining near the Abbot's door.

Q: bade
A: 是
He led the two masters back to Avelyn and bade the young man to look up at him.

Q: mad
A: 食物
Then the ranger went back to watching, thinking that the mad monk would soon tire.

Q: wish
A: 愿望
How Avelyn wished that Dansally were there!

Q: hang
A: 一次
One had many daggers within easy grasp, hanging on a bandolier that crisscrossed his chest.

Q: apart
A: （形容词）（用于名词之后或作谓语）非凡的，独特的。
They sat together, yet apart, separated by a couple of feet and by the wall of Elbryan's confusion.

Q: shining
A: （动词）发出光。
Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.

Q: matter
A: (名词) 物质，材料。
The dactyl could not take direct credit, but that mattered little.

Q: lower
A: （形容词）位于地面或另一个常规基准面附近，甚至低于其下方；不高或不崇高。
He blushed deeply and lowered his head, taking a quick glance all around.

Q: war
A: （名词）国家之间，或民族、族群及其他较大群体之间有组织、大规模的武装冲突，通常涉及军事力量的交战。
She hoped Elbryan would wage a gallant war now, with an outcome similar to her own.

Q: barrelboat
A: 桶船
The four were at the port rail out of sight of the barrelboat soon after.

Q: aside
A: （名词）一种轻声说出的随口话，旨在让听者听见，而不被周围其他人听到。
All jealousy aside, Elbryan found the taller Pony quite a pleasing sight.

Q: leading
A: （动词）用铅覆盖、填充或使受铅影响
They watched, chattering wildly, trying to count and to guess who was leading but getting confused as parts of the line wove in and out of the tree shadows.

Q: branches
A: (名词) 树木从树干上长出的木质部分，通常会分枝。
He found a tall pine with low-hanging branches and slipped underneath them into the natural tent.

Q: sharp
A: (名词) 符号♯，置于调号中的音符名称之后，或置于五线谱上的音符之前，表示该音符应提高半音演奏。
He was a handsome man of thirty years, nearly twice Cat's age, with sharp brown eyes.

Q: wave
A: （动词）反复且略显松散地来回移动。
Jojonah waved his hand and shook his head, uninterested.

Q: warrior
A: （名词）积极参与战斗、冲突或战争的人；士兵或战斗人员。
Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.

Q: instead
A: （副词）代替某物（通常指前文提及的）；作为替代品或替代方案。
Elbryan tugged more fiercely with his other hand instead, increasing the pace of the roll.

Q: rage
A: (名词) 暴力且无法控制的愤怒。
Wisdom overruled his rage, though, and he stayed hidden and let them pass.

Q: circle
A: (名词) 一种二维几何图形，即一条直线，由平面上所有到给定点（中心）距离相等的点的集合构成。
Holding hands, the elves formed a wide circle about him.

Q: curiously
A: (副词) 以一种好奇的方式；带着好奇；充满探究地。
Pony blinked curiously, for Olwan's arm did not come down, seemed to be going up, up, up.

Q: hole
A: (名词) 中空之处或空腔；挖掘出的坑洞；深坑；固体物体、织物等上的孔洞或贯通孔；穿孔；裂口；裂缝。
Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab.

Q: stab
A: (名词) 用某物刺入或戳刺的行为。
Stubborn to the end, he stabbed again as hard as he could, then closed his eyes.

Q: instruct
A: (名词) 指导。
The guard, as instructed, placed the body at the base of the low wall and stepped back.

Q: blanket
A: (名词) 一种厚重、织法疏松的织物，通常尺寸较大且由羊毛制成，用于在睡眠或休息时保暖。
And so we live on, here and there, under blankets of cloud, under cover of darkness.

Q: trained
A: （动词）练习某项技能。
Anyone trained in the stones could do it.

Q: elvish
A: （形容词）与精灵有关的；精灵的。
The mighty elvish weapon scored hit after hit, sparks flying as it banged hard against metal armor.

Q: balance
A: (名词) 相互对立的力量达到和谐的状态；平衡。
He was amazed by its balance, by the smoothness of its long and comfortable draw.

Q: lightning
A: （名词）云层内部、云层之间或云层与地面之间发生短时高压放电时产生的光芒。
A sheet of conjured lightning silenced the screams forever.

Q: visit
A: （名词）一次拜访。
How many decades, even centuries, had passed since its last visit to Corona?

Q: outside
A: 外面
He caressed her neck, ran his hand down her side and along the outside of her strong leg.

Q: previous
A: 上一页
Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.

Q: secret
A: 秘密
This was her secret place, her place of contemplation.

Q: respond
A: 回复
Juraviel responded with a nod of his own, but his admiration was sincere.

Q: control
A: 控制
The boy could control it, could find that necessary place of detachment ...

Q: correct
A: 正确
If it did exist, then her memory was correct, then she had found yet another image of her lost life.

Q: completely
A: 完全
Though he was completely inexperienced in physical lovemaking, he understood what she was saying.

Q: flee
A: 逃离
Scatter, goblins, fly and flee!

Q: private
A: 私有
His questions were kept private though, for it was not his place to ask anything of the masters.

Q: confused
A: 困惑
Pony paused and watched him, confused a at first.

Q: bent
A: 是
He led Elbryan to the nearest plant and bent low, bidding the young man to inspect the fern's stem.

Q: utter
A: 完全
Now, the young man did utter an unintended sound, a gasp of disbelief and delight.

Q: tower
A: 塔
The three older men moved to the edge of the tower and talked among themselves.

Q: smoke
A: 烟
It was his mother, dead as well - of smoke, Elbryan soon realized, for she had not a wound on her.

Q: idea
A: 想法
He had no idea how long he had slept.

Q: throne
A: 王座
Entel was the third largest city in Corona, behind Ursal, the throne seat, and Palmaris.

Q: spotted
A: 发现
Thagraine spotted him then, a hopeful, pitiful, smile widening on his bloody face.

Q: managed
A: 已管理
Cat nodded to him and managed a smile.

Q: table
A: 表格
Pettibwa was forever laughing, dancing with her tray from one table to the next.

Q: roof
A: 屋顶
He dismissed that ridiculous notion and turned his spirit about, looking at the roof of the abbey.

Q: leader
A: 领导者
It shadowed Elbryan's every move, studying the young leader intently.

Q: guess
A: 猜想
It wasn't hard for Tuntun to guess who had worked it.

Q: action
A: 动作
These were men of God, the men closest to God, and such petty actions on their part diminished the very meaning of the Abellican Church.

Q: alive
A: 活着
The air came alive with a strange humming sound.

Q: cause
A: 原因
Quintall realized that shooting the desperate man in front of the crew would likely cause a mutiny.

Q: center
A: 中心
A thin crack ran down the center of the obsidian sarcophagus.

Q: desperate
A: 走投无路
Something daring, even desperate, like the shadow dive Tallareyish had used to defeat him.

Q: broken
A: 损坏的
What song is this, drift through the trees To lift men broken from their knees?

Q: winter
A: 冬天
The weather had turned toward winter.

Q: punch
A: 拳击
Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing.

Q: bright
A: 明亮
The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls.

Q: running
A: 正在运行
But dark images began to wash over Avelyn, scenes of men running amok with stone power.

Q: probably
A: 大概
If that was true, then he probably was not dead.

Q: gasp
A: 抢劫
Now, the young man did utter an unintended sound, a gasp of disbelief and delight.

Q: cutting
A: 切割
Avelyn took a bold step, cutting between Quintall and Thagraine.

Q: precious
A: 珍贵的
The moment, this most precious moment in all of Elbryan's young life ...

Q: sweep
A: 清扫
Avelyn then let go and dropped into a leg sweep that left Thagraine lying flat on the deck.

Q: prove
A: 证明
Would his victory prove tainted?

Q: gradually
A: 逐渐地
The elves gradually closed in.

Q: effort
A: 努力
With great effort, Elbryan tore his gaze from the dreadful spectacle below and glanced all around.

Q: escape
A: 逃脱
But there was no escape, no way to get beyond Dundalis without being seen.

Q: hot
A: 热门
Always it was a hot meal they set, and Elbryan soon understood why.

Q: widen
A: 扩大
Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab.

Q: grasp
A: 掌握
To untwist hearts from grasping sorrow, To offer the promise of the morrow?

Q: roar
A: 咆哮
Quintall's roar, truly the roar of a tiger, sent the crew scrambling.

Q: lava
A: 查找
Bestesbulzibar looked from Quintall to one of the lava rivers.

Q: slash
A: 斜杠
Elbryan wanted to jump out at them, to slash them all.

Q: northern
A: 北部的
I had not even considered this until my northern trek led me back to these lands familiar.

Q: smiling
A: 微笑
Elbryan moved up to the comer of the next house, smiling for his cleverness, and peered around.

Q: tug
A: 拉
But now something else tugged at him and put him on edge.

Q: deeper
A: 更深
In many places, the caribou moss was even deeper than his knees!

Q: candle
A: 蜡烛
He moved to blow out the candle, then changed his mind and settled back on the cot.

Q: villager
A: 村民
If the man made but a single mistake, the mob of villagers would overwhelm him.

Q: regard
A: 视线
He turned about, regarding the giant, which was dancing and slapping at the air.

Q: loose
A: 松散的
All advantage was lost as the young man stumbled, the loose earth slipping out from under his foot.

Q: west
A: 西
The boy believed the sun to be in the west, halfway from noon to sunset.

Q: beneath
A: 下方
Not so far down, they moved beneath the misty canopy, and the forested valley came clear to Elbryan.

Q: defense
A: 防御
There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.

Q: bury
A: 埋葬
He found strength in duty, and that duty lay in burying the dead.

Q: guards
A: 警卫
She would die, not of any fault of her own, but because the Coastpoint Guards had grown weak.

Q: silently
A: 默默地
He didn't know what to do, then cursed himself silently for what he had already done!

Q: evenly
A: 均匀地
Then Paulson started out, slowly, pacing evenly and calmly toward the goblin pair.

Q: gift
A: 已婚
There was something else, though, some gift that Avelyn had left behind.

Q: note
A: 注
Elbryan sat up and rubbed his face, noting the cut and dried blood on one of his hands.

Q: mutter
A: 母亲
Thagraine was most ill at ease, pacing, stalking, and muttering to himself.

Q: calmly
A: 平静地
The elf looked up at him calmly, smiling, perfectly relaxed.

Q: concern
A: 关切
Her face screwed up with concern.

Q: region
A: 地区
The one advantage on the ranger's side was his knowledge of the region surrounding Weedy Meadow.

Q: plant
A: 儿童
He led Elbryan to the nearest plant and bent low, bidding the young man to inspect the fern's stem.

Q: family
A: 家庭
Her friends and family could not win!

Q: anger
A: 悔恨
The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.

Q: complete
A: 完整
What might he do after the task was completed?

Q: disappear
A: 消失
Avelyn didn't look over his shoulder to watch the ranger disappear into the night.

Q: grown
A: 长大
Where trees and thick brush had grown was now only battered pulp and blasted stone.

Q: pointed
A: 尖的
Down came Tuntun, her wing-fluttering hop exhausted, her sword pointed below her, leading.

Q: chin
A: （名词）脸部的下部，（特指）通常位于嘴巴下方、向外突出的下颌线。
She cupped Elbryan's chin in one hand and gently turned him back to face her.

Q: distant
A: （形容词）遥远的（在物理上、逻辑上或心理上）。
Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody.

Q: deny
A: （动词）不予批准或拒绝。
He tried to deny it, tried to fight back.

Q: closest
A: (动词) (物理) 消除间隙。
The goblin, the closest form, was dead, its head bashed.

Q: bend
A: (名词) 曲线。
He came upon them at last at a bend in the river, where the goblins - many goblins!

Q: fat
A: (名词) 一种富含脂肪的特殊动物组织，用于长期储存能量。
The creature's ears, pointed at the top and with a loose flapping, fat lobe at the bottom, stuck out several inches from its head.

Q: chair
A: （名词）一种供人坐于其上或其中的家具，由座面、腿、靠背以及有时还包括扶手组成，供一人使用。可与凳子、长椅、沙发、双人沙发、双座沙发和长凳进行比较。
That done, the young man felt about, found his chair, and slipped into it.

Q: fool
A: (名词) 判断力差或智商不高的人。
He said nothing, though, fearful of making a fool of himself.

Q: chamber
A: （名词）一间或一组房间，特别是：
They were far below ground in one of the abbey's interior chambers, so there could be no window.

Q: shield
A: (名词) 任何具有保护或防御作用的事物；防御；庇护所；保护。
Avelyn pulled out his hematite, then remembered the anti-magic shield that Quintall had constructed.

Q: mostly
A: (副词) 主要地或主要地；大部分；通常、一般、总体而言。
Three men lay about on piled skins, black bear mostly, drinking foamy beer from old mugs.

Q: settled
A: （动词）结束或解决（某事）：
Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly.

Q: shower
A: (名词) 短暂的降水（一场雨，或类似的降雪、雨夹雪或瀑布般的降水）。
Master Jojonah had called the stone showers "offerings," and to Avelyn, that description seemed exactly wrong.

Q: breathe
A: （动词）将空气吸入（吸气）并排出（呼气）肺部，以吸收氧气并排出废气。
Avelyn found he could hardly breathe.

Q: laughter
A: (名词) 因空气喷出而产生的笑声；任何类似的声音。
Her glare at Juraviel was almost threatening as laughter erupted about her.

Q: mist
A: （名词）悬浮在空气中的水或其他液体微粒。
Elbryan had the distinct feeling the mist and the treetops were somehow connected.

Q: crouch
A: (名词) 弯腰或驼背的姿势。
Elbryan turned and dropped into a defensive crouch, but no enemies presented themselves.

Q: bar
A: (名词) 一种由金属或木材制成的固体、或多或少具有刚性的物体，其横截面均匀，且横截面尺寸小于其长度。
Not in a lewd way, like the drunk in the bar, or even in a teasing way, like the handsome young man.

Q: belly
A: (名词) 腹部，尤其是肥胖的腹部。
They were about the same height, but Tol, with his barrel-like torso and ample belly, was heavier.

Q: spike
A: （名词）小提琴类乐器中，嵌入琴底块的雕花木塞。
Into the spike, the beast sent its vision, the telltale tracings of human-woven magic.

Q: discern
A: （动词）通过感官，尤其是眼睛，去察觉。
Avelyn swallowed hard, trying to discern his best response.

Q: powers
A: (名词) 做某事或经历某事的能力。
The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.

Q: bottom
A: (名词) 任何事物的最底端。
Then likely he was now a charred thing, drifting to the bottom of the harbor.

Q: deadly
A: (形容词) 会死亡的；凡人的。
How many thousands of goblins and giants had fallen to Mother's deadly blade!

Q: doom
A: (名词) 命运，尤其是可怕的命运。
He had thought Dundalis doomed ...

Q: younger
A: 更年轻
How much younger and more vibrant Annalisa had seemed!

Q: assured
A: 确信
Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.

Q: everything
A: 一切
The elves didn't see things that way; Juraviel had once asserted to Elbryan that everything in the.

Q: ease
A: 轻松
He was at ease again, the uncomfortable feelings tossed out with the mystery of the night.

Q: toss
A: 抛
He was at ease again, the uncomfortable feelings tossed out with the mystery of the night.

Q: pines
A: 松树
Something else watched the young man from a perch in one of the thicker pines on the ridge.

Q: miss
A: 小姐
Pony didn't miss her companion's derisive snort.

Q: focus
A: 焦点
He glanced all around, tried to focus on individual creatures that he might discern their leader.

Q: metal
A: 金属
One hand banged against the powrie's solid waists against a metal ball above the dwarf's belt.

Q: obvious
A: 显而易见的
From the sounds emanating from within, it was quite obvious what was going on in there.

Q: blast
A: blast
Elbryan, dazed, his breath blasted away, nearly fainted.

Q: pray
A: 祈祷
Always working or praying; there were no other recollections of Avelyn to be found.

Q: storm
A: 风暴
Whoever or whatever was coming certainly wasn't kicking up a storm - it could not be giants.

Q: crystal
A: 水晶
Fortunately, the water was crystal clear.

Q: beat
A: 蒙福的
Even if he beat these two, others were coming fast, including the one with the glowing spike!

Q: caravan
A: 房车
Up in front, one of the women signaled that the caravan was nearly upon them.

Q: prisoner
A: 囚犯
You are not a prisoner, yet you are not free.

Q: tavern
A: 酒馆
There is a tavern now, larger than the old common house and built on the foundation of my old home.

Q: refugee
A: 难民
Lady Dasslerond and Juraviel, all the elves and the refugees, and Bestesbulzibar.

Q: collect
A: 收集
She cursed herself for not having had the wisdom to collect a weapon before leaving Dundalis.

Q: protect
A: 保护
Not that Graevis wouldn't protect her.

Q: wrap
A: wrap
He had to get his own shirt off and use it to somehow wrap the wound.

Q: crack
A: 裂缝
A thin crack ran down the center of the obsidian sarcophagus.

Q: shape
A: 形状
He noted a movement up above, a dark shape coming atop the jutting rock.

Q: tremendous
A: 巨大的
The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.

Q: fully
A: 完全
She stopped, taken fully by surprise.

Q: purpose
A: 目的
Their attacks will only increase in number and in purpose." Quintall shrugged away the grim words.

Q: horizon
A: 地平线
But for all the harsh reality, for all the possibilities that he would not survive, Avelyn watched the watery horizon for hint of those square sails most intently of all.

Q: sign
A: 符号
His arm hung practically useless, with no sign that it would ever improve.

Q: horror
A: 恐怖
He forced himself to remember Dundalis, to replay the horror, that he might find a fighting edge.

Q: stern
A: 星
Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.

Q: southern
A: 南部
She remembered running up a forested slope, looking back to her village, nestled in a sheltered vale, and then turning her gaze above it, to the southern sky, to the faint colors of the Halo.

Q: halfway
A: 半途
The boy believed the sun to be in the west, halfway from noon to sunset.

Q: twice
A: 两次
He was a handsome man of thirty years, nearly twice Cat's age, with sharp brown eyes.

Q: wildly
A: 极度
Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.

Q: weave
A: 编织
They watched, chattering wildly, trying to count and to guess who was leading but getting confused as parts of the line wove in and out of the tree shadows.

Q: rock
A: 摇滚
Elbryan rocked back on his heels, fumbling with his thoughts.

Q: groan
A: 呻吟
The other was also on the ground, squirming and groaning.

Q: fine
A: 结束
Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.

Q: length
A: 长度
"All right then," she said at length.

Q: pleased
A: 很高兴
It pleased her greatly to help out Elbryan, to guard his emotions.

Q: steady
A: 稳定
Elbryan forced himself to remain steady, to think clearly.

Q: sort
A: 结局
Avelyn sorted them out in his mind.

Q: indicate
A: 表示
And if the humanoids didn't sack the town, that indicated they meant to continue on.

Q: speed
A: 速度
He went forward with all speed, scrambling over the low ridge.

Q: poor
A: 可怜
Too many images assailed poor Elbryan.

Q: yard
A: 院子
The barrelboat closed - fifty yards, forty, twenty - cutting the water smoothly.

Q: grim
A: 丑陋
It took grim Cat a long while to learn the truth of Pettibwa.

Q: wounded
A: 受伤的
She remembered wandering into a village, dirty and wounded, covered in soot and blood.

Q: manner
A: 更少
Put in that manner, this was indeed a day of celebration.

Q: craft
A: 手工艺
Avelyn could see the craft clearly now; no longer did he confuse the strange barrelboat with any wave shadows.

Q: boat
A: 船
Finally came the welcome sound of oars and the boat, all three safely aboard.

Q: graphite
A: 石墨
He took his hand, and the graphite, out of his pocket, pointing it in Quintall's direction.

Q: possible
A: 可能
Jojonah would not have believed it possible.

Q: heat
A: 热
She felt the heat against her hands as this house, too, started to burn.

Q: drink
A: 饮料
Three men lay about on piled skins, black bear mostly, drinking foamy beer from old mugs.

Q: situation
A: 情况
Either way, her situation was about to become desperate.

Q: curious
A: 好奇
Elbryan and Pony exchanged curious looks.

Q: threat
A: 威胁
The way to our destination was cleared, the threat to the Windrunner ended.

Q: tightly
A: 紧密地
Pony clenched the graphite tightly, nodded once, and walked away.

Q: flow
A: 流
All flowed slowly, beautifully.

Q: size
A: 给您
He selected an egg-sized hematite next, and then a ruby, small but flawless to his trained eye.

Q: frustration
A: 沮丧
Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.

Q: ghost
A: 幽灵
The Forest Ghost was a common legend in the Timberlands.

Q: bare
A: 仅
Even his head was bare, for his superiors had shaved it.

Q: features
A: 功能
Siherton's features befit his rank of class overseer, the disciplinarian of the newest brothers.

Q: closely
A: 密切地
Jill wished that she had a cloak, at least, to gather closely about her.

Q: conversation
A: 对话
Finally, Father Abbot Markwart halted the conversation with an upraised hand.

Q: possibility
A: 可能性
Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.

Q: locked
A: 已锁定
She couldn't look at the man but kept her eyes locked on the stars, as if seeking refuge high above.

Q: tears
A: 眼泪
He was beyond grief, beyond logic, with no tears to cry.

Q: burned
A: 烧焦的
Avelyn's brown robes were tattered and dripping; he had the stench of burned hair about him.

Q: response
A: 回复
Avelyn swallowed hard, trying to discern his best response.

Q: flat
A: 平的
They came together hard, Elbryan going flat out on his back.

Q: backward
A: 向后
He shot back up straight, then fell over backward, but Cat was not done with him.

Q: defensive
A: (名词) 一种防御手段、态度或立场。
They had fallen as if they had formed a defensive ring, yet there were no human bodies near them.

Q: behemoth
A: （名词）《约伯记》40章15至24节中，上帝向约伯显明的一头巨大而威猛的野兽。
But they hardly seemed to stop the behemoth.

Q: dear
A: (名词) 一个非常善良、充满爱心的人。
And then she could look no more, fearing that she would find Thomas Ault, her father dear, among the dead.

Q: slight
A: (名词) 轻视的行为；一种故意的冷落或无礼之举。
He gave a slight nod to Jojonah and started away.

Q: chuckle
A: (名词) 轻声的笑。
Belli'mar Juraviel suppressed a chuckle, for he liked seeing Tuntun flustered.

Q: sacred
A: （形容词）具有庄严宗教仪式或宗教用途的特征，尤指积极意义上的；经祝圣的，被视为神圣的。
They were talking about a private auction of the sacred stones!

Q: drew
A: （动词）推动或发展某事。
Elbryan drew out his short sword, glancing warily into the shadows.

Q: answers
A: (名词) 回应或答复；对某项陈述或问题所作出的言语或行为。
The young man simply had no answers now.

Q: ruby
A: （名词）一种色泽清澈、色泽深红的刚玉，被视为宝石。
Malachite, amber, serpentine, ruby, in that order.

Q: sail
A: （名词）固定在船上的布料，其布置方式能使风推动船只前进。船帆通常通过桅杆、横杆和绳索的组合固定在船上。
They'll not let a ship sail from them, nor do they have room for prisoners!

Q: sometimes
A: （形容词）曾经的；曾经的。
Quintall spent the better part of an hour in a sometimes heated discussion with Captain Adjonas.

Q: imagine
A: （名词）一种短篇同人小说或写作提示，将读者代入小说情节中，与某个角色或名人互动。
The goblin was behind her; she could imagine it readying its spear, lining up her vulnerable back.

Q: extended
A: （动词）范围扩大。
Bestesbulzibar extended its hand palm down and telepathically demanded that Quintall pay homage.

Q: poke
A: (名词) 戳、捅或刺。
The leg had splintered in the fall; Cat could see the jagged edge of a bone poking through the skin.

Q: aloud
A: (形容词) 说出来的。
Jojonah nearly laughed aloud at the spectacle, and held forth the hematite.

Q: retrieve
A: (名词) 检索
Even if he went and retrieved it, the liquid within the stone had been tainted and was no good.

Q: shelter
A: (名词) 避难所、庇护所或其他能躲避或抵御某种事物的地方。
He could get to Thagraine and shelter the man back to the cave.

Q: hunt
A: (名词) 狩猎的行为。
Next spring, Elbryan would hunt with the adults, the games of his youth left behind.

Q: stunned
A: （动词）使丧失行动能力；尤其是通过诱发定向障碍或意识丧失来达到这一目的。
CHAPTER 4 The Death of Dundalis Elbryan and Pony were stunned and terrified for many seconds.

Q: blink
A: (名词) 迅速闭上双眼再睁开的动作。
The Lady didn't blink, but suddenly Elbryan knew that he spoke mistakenly.

Q: height
A: (名词) 从某物底部到顶部的距离。
A six-foot bear could indeed appear twice that height when angered.

Q: loved
A: (动词) (通常为及物动词，有时也可作不及物动词或表状态) 对（某人或某物）怀有深厚的情感。
It was obvious that Avelyn had loved his mother dearly, and yet, there was a sincerity in his.

Q: tracks
A: (名词) 某物经过后留下的痕迹。
Juraviel stopped in his tracks and stared at the young man.

Q: student
A: （名词）研究或学习某一特定学科的人。
Rumors hinted that students of St.-Mere-Abelle had been dismissed for less.

Q: dismiss
A: （动词）解雇；终止雇佣或服务关系。
Rumors hinted that students of St.-Mere-Abelle had been dismissed for less.

Q: determined
A: （动词）设定……的边界或限制。
His direction chosen, he started off, determined to find the singer.

Q: slide
A: 幻灯片
A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.

Q: ranks
A: 排名
And the goblin ranks, for all the carnage, remained deep, and seemed undiminished.

Q: range
A: 范围
The conditioning ranged from sleep deprivation to long periods of hunger.

Q: wear
A: 穿着
After a few moments, Elbryan's nerves began to wear thin.

Q: middle
A: 中间
Jojonah pointed to a case near to the middle of the room, and motioned for Avelyn to approach it.

Q: climb
A: 攀登
Somebody was climbing up the gutter.

Q: steps
A: 步骤
After a dozen more skipping steps, the creature paused and turned.

Q: ball
A: 舞蹈
Over the rail the pitch ball went, taking the three powries with it.

Q: malachite
A: 孔雀石
Malachite, amber, serpentine, ruby, in that order.

Q: opening
A: 开场
Elbryan saw an opening and let fly a combination left jab, step, and right cross.

Q: knock
A: 敲击
Then back left, then left again, knocking wide the creature's club arm.

Q: pursuit
A: 追逐
Tallareyish turned in pursuit and came forward, one step, left foot.

Q: hate
A: 来了
Tuntun, almost expecting the attack from this man who so hated her, was not caught by surprise.

Q: music
A: 音乐
Hooves of music rend the gloom Bearing Nightbird, know your doom!

Q: listen
A: 听
As he listened, Avelyn felt the mystery melting around him.

Q: general
A: 概述
The monk was soon again back on the road, riding steadily and making a general course to the north.

Q: emotion
A: 情感
Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.

Q: terrible
A: 可怕的
He put miles and miles behind him, between him and that terrible place called St.-Mere-Abelle.

Q: bother
A: 麻烦
What was it about Avelyn that really bothered Siherton?

Q: mighty
A: 强大的
The mighty centaur laughed heartily.

Q: kingdom
A: 王国
The real challenge lay in the south, in the most prosperous and populous kingdom, in Honce-the-Bear.

Q: fiercely
A: 激烈地
Elbryan tugged more fiercely with his other hand instead, increasing the pace of the roll.

Q: orange
A: 橙色
She saw the ember fall from a log, orange glowing like the eye of some hideous night creature.

Q: greater
A: 更大
Putting his personal safety aside, Avelyn had to consider the greater good.

Q: foolish
A: 愚蠢的
He screwed up his face, the ridiculous nickname sounding foolish in his ears.

Q: bellow
A: 下文
"To Shane McMichael!" the two mug holders bellowed together.

Q: directly
A: 直接
Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.

Q: beam
A: 光束
The girl pushed hard, but the beam would not give.

Q: robe
A: 罗贝
Avelyn's brown robes were tattered and dripping; he had the stench of burned hair about him.

Q: remaining
A: 剩余
He pushed aside a timber gingerly, when he heard the remaining roof groan in protest and went down to his knees, peering in.

Q: torch
A: 火炬
Elbryan took the torch with him as he pushed aside the vines and entered the inner chamber.

Q: piece
A: 篇
Belster presented him with a piece of paper, a bill.

Q: steadily
A: 稳步
But finally she was breathing somewhat steadily again.

Q: fighting
A: 战斗
So he suffered the brutal hours of the day, the fighting in which Quintall almost always bested him.

Q: thinking
A: 思考
A combination of strength and agility, a balanced, thinking warrior.

Q: possibly
A: 可能
Elbryan found that he could not possibly maintain such a stance.

Q: glare
A: 眩光
Gofflaw growled at her, but under Jill's unyielding glare, he replaced his sword in its sheath.

Q: case
A: 案例
Jojonah pointed to a case near to the middle of the room, and motioned for Avelyn to approach it.

Q: relax
A: 放松
He waited, and waited some more, until Tuntun relaxed, and then he sprang like a hunting cat.

Q: carefully
A: 仔细地
He paused and very carefully turned a circuit, listening intently, trying to focus on the sound.

Q: monstrous
A: 骇人听闻的
Without a word of congratulations, Bradwarden lifted his monstrous bow and drew back.

Q: trouble
A: 麻烦
The elves, of course; had little trouble keeping ahead of him, silent and out of sight.

Q: tragedy
A: 悲剧
The danger has passed." Elbryan winced at the reference to the tragedy of Dundalis.

Q: warning
A: 警告
One of his senses subtly called out a warning to him.

Q: fairly
A: 相当
It was fairly circular, perhaps eight feet in diameter.

Q: sunstone
A: 日长石
The monk quickly took out his yellow sunstone, falling immediately into its defensive magic.

Q: boulder
A: 巨石
There came a cry and a second shape darted out from behind the boulder, scrambling away.

Q: rockman
A: 洛克人
The rockman scrutinized the terrain ahead and considered the distance.

Q: angry
A: 生气
The boy looked away, angry at himself for allowing such feelings.

Q: weakness
A: 弱点
Did the dactyl bring the weakness, the immorality, to humanity?

Q: race
A: 比赛
It told him these creatures were not of the evil goblin race; these were friends to be trusted.

Q: refuse
A: 拒绝
The elf offered a hand, but Elbryan stubbornly refused, struggling shakily to his feet.

Q: survive
A: 生存
Those folk who had survived the bombardment soon envied their dead companions.

Q: afraid
A: 害怕
Again the young monk could only shrug helplessly, wanting to know but afraid to know.

Q: event
A: 活动
She would dress in the finest gowns and attend the highest social events in Palmaris, even in Ursal!

Q: flight
A: 航班
At the last moment, the arrow turned in mid-flight, thudding hard into a tree.

Q: living
A: 生活
Nor were there any living goblins or giants, Pony, realized, with small relief.

Q: smooth
A: 流畅
There were several various stones within, all smooth and polished.

Q: wounds
A: 伤口
Puncture wounds, as from arrows, only much smaller.

Q: spring
A: 跳
He noted the elf's spring, heard the wings fluttering.

Q: excitement
A: 兴奋
Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.

Q: openly
A: 公开地
Not that many humans had ever tasted the elixir, for the elves did not deal openly in the juice.

Q: descend
A: 向下
Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.

Q: confirm
A: 确认
Their reaction confirmed to Jill that she had made the right choice.

Q: momentum
A: 势头
The elf went into a headlong roll, right between the young man's widespread legs, came up to his feet behind the yelling and turning Elbryan, and reversed his momentum, stabbing both his poles back.

Q: parry
A: 格挡
Strike, parry, strike - the same routine.

Q: claim
A: 主张
This time, though, there was something more to the claim, something personal.

Q: cloak
A: 斗篷
With his posture and his cloak the creatures couldn't be sure of his race.

Q: whole
A: 整个
The crew were blaming the monks for their discomfort, for this whole journey.

Q: main
A: 手
Avelyn let Jill lead him through the village, down the one main road, heading north.

Q: square
A: 正方形
And of the square sail that was drifting her way through the gray mist.

Q: hint
A: 提示
No answer, no hint, just the murmur, an endless string of mysterious whispers.

Q: loss
A: 损失
For the boy who had just witnessed such carnage and loss, the semiconscious state was preferable.

Q: minor
A: 次要的
There were minor points untouched, to be sure.

Q: curiosity
A: (名词) (不可数) 求知欲；通过提问、调查或探索来了解事物的倾向。
The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.

Q: silent
A: (名词) 寂静之物；寂静的时刻。
The elves, of course; had little trouble keeping ahead of him, silent and out of sight.

Q: elbow
A: (名词) 上臂与前臂之间的关节。
Dazed, bleeding, Elbryan pulled himself up to his elbows, looking over the edge of the cairn.

Q: cap
A: (名词) 一种贴合头型的帽子，既可以是无檐的，也可以是带帽檐的。
Elbryan hardly knew what a "bloody cap" was, and so the meaning of his own curse was lost on him.

Q: comfort
A: (名词) 知足，安适。
Quiet and sweet were the notes, but that did little to comfort Elbryan.

Q: prepare
A: (名词) 准备
He had to prepare the men and women of Honce-the-Bear, and all of Corona.

Q: declare
A: (动词) 阐明、解释、阐释。
Precious," the merchant declared.

Q: instinct
A: （名词）一种自然或与生俱来的冲动或行为。
Subconscious instinct alone guided her.

Q: ring
A: (名词) (物理学) 呈圆形形状的固体物体。
They had fallen as if they had formed a defensive ring, yet there were no human bodies near them.

Q: forearm
A: (名词) 手臂中位于手腕和肘部之间的部分。
Another arrow came by and slashed across Elbryan's forearm as he struggled.

Q: sting
A: (名词) 被蜇后皮肤上留下的肿块。
He felt the sting of the light spears, six of them, in his back, his side, deep in one thigh.

Q: dart
A: （名词）一种尖头的投掷武器，设计用于徒手投掷，例如短矛或标枪
He moved to the nearest tree, stalked about it, then darted to the next.

Q: beg
A: (名词) 乞求的行为；恳切的请求。
They showed no mercy; Pony saw one woman beg for her life, offer herself to the goblins circling about her.

Q: charged
A: （动词）指派某项任务或职责给
The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.

Q: trust
A: (名词) 对某人或某种品质的信任或依赖。
She knew, too, that she had come to trust this man.

Q: squarely
A: （副词）呈正方形；成直角
He straightened his shoulders and looked squarely at the imposing Master Siherton.

Q: gem
A: （名词）一种珍贵的宝石，通常具有较高的经济价值，或因其美丽或光泽而备受珍视。
The dwarf caught the gem securely, but surrendered his hold on the ladder.

Q: witness
A: (名词) 对事实或事件的证实；证词。
For the boy who had just witnessed such carnage and loss, the semiconscious state was preferable.

Q: mount
A: (名词) 小山或山。
The look the stocky man gave him in reply did little to allay the monk's mounting suspicions.

Q: stocky
A: （形容词）（指人或动物）结实；体格健壮；身形魁梧。
The look the stocky man gave him in reply did little to allay the monk's mounting suspicions.

Q: test
A: (名词) 挑战、考验。
There would be a measure in this of his manhood, Avelyn realized, a test he could not fail.

Q: level
A: (名词) 一种用于检测表面是否水平，或用于划定水平或垂直基准线的工具。
By the beginning of the third year, the level of jealousy among the four began to rise noticeably.

Q: basket
A: （名词）一种轻便的容器，通常呈圆形，顶部敞开，底部逐渐收窄。
That done, he hoisted the last basket and started back the half mile to the trough.

Q: rain
A: (名词) 从云中落下的凝结水。
A moment later, a light rain began to fall.

Q: rail
A: (名词) 连接两个支撑点之间的水平横杆，用于支撑或作为屏障；栏杆。
Quintall was already at the rail, pointing far out and down.

Q: thunder
A: 雷声
Then the great stallion leaped away, thundering back into the shadows, into the brush.

Q: east
A: 东
Then she gave a quick glance to the east, which was still quiet.

Q: zombie
A: 僵尸
But when he came up from the roll, the zombie was there, suddenly, magically.

Q: knowledge
A: 知识
The large man's knowledge of goblins simply didn't reconcile with this sight before him.

Q: ignore
A: 忽略
To his credit, Elbryan had pretty much learned to ignore them.

Q: awake
A: 正文
This time, though, she was awake.

Q: obsidian
A: 黑曜石
The spirit had come back to Corona encased in obsidian!

Q: swift
A: Swift
Avelyn was ready for the charge, his hands moving in swift defense.

Q: flames
A: 火焰
There came a bright flash and then the monk lay still, low flames licking his lifeless body.

Q: soul
A: 灵魂
But that fear couldn't hold against the river of his own soul, pouring forth in great release.

Q: belt
A: 城市
He put his sword in his belt, found a spade; and began to dig.

Q: story
A: 故事
She considered Avelyn's story then, his abandonment of the order.

Q: mark
A: 田地
His arrow hit the mark right down the middle, and the dark form fell away.

Q: occasion
A: 机会
On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps.

Q: anyone
A: 任何人
How could anyone, or anything, that could pipe so beautifully pose a danger?

Q: deeply
A: 深深地
Elbryan sighed deeply and turned to Pony.

Q: special
A: 特别
Had their encounter really been special to Dansally?

Q: bird
A: 鸟
All the world seemed still, not a bird calling, not a whisper of wind.

Q: mystery
A: 谜团
He was at ease again, the uncomfortable feelings tossed out with the mystery of the night.

Q: row
A: 行
Turning to the dark row of stately pines, the ranger instinctively understood the source.

Q: forms
A: 表单
They started off again, side by side, their bulky forms filling the narrow passageway.

Q: deer
A: 鹿
And to a deer, perhaps the most skittish creature of all ...

Q: themselves
A: 他们自己
The three older men moved to the edge of the tower and talked among themselves.

Q: loudly
A: 大声地
He wanted to proclaim his independence loudly and openly, but before he got the first stuttered word out of his mouth, Juraviel hopped into a short flight once more.

Q: faster
A: 更快
He moved faster still when he heard the voices of the hunters.

Q: hurt
A: 快
Connor lifted his head up from her, and he seemed to her truly hurt and saddened.

Q: rocks
A: 摇滚
They twisted and gouged, floating about and through the bare windblown rocks of the Barbacan.

Q: overwhelmed
A: 不知所措
Thus, Avelyn simply sat staring outward, too overwhelmed even to eat, and waited for the Windrunner.

Q: hesitation
A: 犹豫
When he thought about his hesitation, it only strengthened his resolve.

Q: screams
A: 尖叫声
This time, the screams were real.

Q: telling
A: 计数
Dansally's shrug was telling to the perceptive monk.

Q: smash
A: 粉碎
She felt a rush of wind and heard a crash behind her, a giant club smashing against armor.

Q: stagger
A: 踉跄
The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees.

Q: heavily
A: 严重地
A cry of agony within the house froze her in place, and she leaned heavily on the frame for support.

Q: grip
A: 抓地力
The giant released its grip and Elbryan fell to the ground.

Q: twisted
A: 扭曲的
The stone's magic could be twisted, though - could be inverted.

Q: senses
A: 感官
Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.

Q: perspective
A: 视角
From Juraviel's perspective, the first meeting had gone quite well.

Q: stubborn
A: 固执
She left the stubborn group with one final reminder.

Q: particular
A: 特定的
But it was Avelyn's turn to crank, and the taskmasters were particular about such things.

Q: dryly
A: 干巴巴地
"Exactly my point," Juraviel said dryly, and started on his way.

Q: quarter
A: 季度
Connor left her at the door of the private quarters behind Fellowship Way.

Q: cheek
A: 脸颊
A tear rolled down Avelyn's cheek, then another.

Q: series
A: 系列
Pireth Tulme was but one in a series of keeps dotting Honce-the-Bear's coastline.

Q: slump
A: 偶然
His shoulders slumped, the young man needing the stone wall for support.

Q: seek
A: 查找
She couldn't look at the man but kept her eyes locked on the stars, as if seeking refuge high above.

Q: leap
A: 飞跃
Avelyn winced, seeing men leaping from the deck, their doom at hand.

Q: fate
A: 请
What better fate and final resting place for an Abellican monk?

Q: trapper
A: 楼梯
The three trappers were at a loss; Brother Avelyn could think of no sanctuary closer than St.

Q: kind
A: 孩子
And Maiyer Dek, among the largest of his giant kind, was not accustomed to being dwarfed.

Q: support
A: 支持
He braced himself, used the solid tree as support.

Q: courage
A: 勇气
He wanted Juraviel along on this journey, needed the elf's wisdom and courage to bolster his own.

Q: suffer
A: 遭受
But she suffered that pain, and let Connor kiss her, every once in a while.

Q: avoid
A: 避免
Elbryan stepped left as well and spun, avoiding an awkward cut of its sword.

Q: arrive
A: 即将到来
They arrived in dirty Tinson late that afternoon.

Q: awaken
A: 觉醒
But the demon spirit had awakened, had come back from its long dormancy into the statuelike form it had left behind after its last visit to the world called Corona.

Q: blackness
A: 黑人身份
So shall you all To blackness evermore.

Q: magma
A: 熔岩
Avelyn's faith was put to the test as the magma flow approached, as the heat intensified.

Q: burst
A: 爆发
Father Abbot Markwart burst out into the most heartfelt laughter Avelyn had ever heard.

Q: stretch
A: 拉伸
Avelyn looked back to see her stretched languidly on the bed, blue eyes sparkling.

Q: slender
A: 苗条
Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.

Q: jaw
A: 致电
Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.

Q: drift
A: 运营
What song is this, drift through the trees To lift men broken from their knees?

Q: dress
A: 连衣裙
The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.

Q: cabin
A: 驾驶舱
She only sighed, though, and resignedly closed the cabin door.

Q: harder
A: 更难
He struggled harder, but the goblin would not let him drive his sword home.

Q: passage
A: 段落
He awoke later, much later, though he was unaware of the passage of time.

Q: horses
A: 马
The stampede came to a skidding halt, the wild horses accepting riders, villagers.

Q: fears
A: 担忧
But Avelyn caught his fears in time and started the journey once more.

Q: warmth
A: 温暖
Elbryan felt his nose crack, felt the warmth of his blood running.

Q: individual
A: 个人
If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.

Q: scene
A: 场景
The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.

Q: party
A: 聚会
The previous night, at the party, Pellimar had been loose with his tongue.

Q: duck
A: 鸭子
The powrie came across with a backhand slash, but Avelyn managed to duck beneath it.

Q: round
A: 圆形
The sight of it, round and firm and creamy white, seemed to calm him for a moment.

Q: news
A: (名词) 值得关注的新信息。
The reaction of Pettibwa and Graevis to the news of the marriage was not hard to predict.

Q: prompt
A: (名词) 提示或信号。
Again with his prompting, Pony turned and melted back into his strong embrace.

Q: posture
A: (名词) 一个人保持身体姿势的方式。
He stood with an air of superiority, posture perfect, hand on gilded rapier.

Q: crash
A: (名词) 一种突然、强烈、响亮的声音，例如钹发出的声音。
She felt a rush of wind and heard a crash behind her, a giant club smashing against armor.

Q: parent
A: （名词）一个人直接的生物学上的父母之一；母亲或父亲。
Avelyn was the youngest of ten, and his parents had been well into their forties when he was born.

Q: pine
A: (名词) 松属（Pinus）的任何针叶树。
His thoughts careened suddenly back to Pony and the kiss at the twin pines atop the ridge.

Q: wretch
A: (名词) 指一个不快乐、不幸或痛苦的人。
Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans?

Q: agony
A: (名词) 剧痛。
The sensation of war, of human agony.

Q: responsibility
A: (名词) 负有责任、须承担责任或需对此负责的状态。
What were his responsibilities?

Q: shout
A: (名词) 一声或数声响亮的呼喊；一种激烈而突然的喧哗，尤其是人群表达喜悦、胜利、欢欣、愤怒或昂扬勇气的喧哗。
Elbryan fell back behind the twin pines, catching the shout in his throat, gasping for breath.

Q: barrier
A: (名词) 阻挡通行的结构。
Jill worked to get behind the boat, to use it as a barrier against the powrie archers on the deck.

Q: bolster
A: (名词) 一种大号靠垫或枕头。
That thought bolstered the young man.

Q: smell
A: (名词) 通过吸入含有某种物质气态分子的空气（对于水生动物而言则是水）而产生的感觉，这种感觉可能是愉快的，也可能是不愉快的。
Again it was the smell of his burning village that cleared his head.

Q: foe
A: (名词) 敌人。
Elbryan didn't know what to make of this armored foe, and especially of its glowing spike.

Q: crawl
A: (名词) 指用手和膝盖等缓慢移动，或频繁停顿的动作。
Juraviel was waiting for the young man when he crawled out of the hole.

Q: stalk
A: (名词) 植物的茎或主轴，用于支撑结籽部位。
Without a word, the tall master stalked from the room.

Q: exactly
A: （副词）（方式）毫不含糊地；精确地。
The girl cocked her head, suddenly realizing exactly where she was.

Q: heel
A: （名词）脚与小腿连接处的后部。
Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly.

Q: lives
A: 生活
How much better their lives would be to know that she was well wed!

Q: somewhere
A: (名词) 未指明或未知的（无法确定位置的）地点。
A soft melody vibrated in his ear, somewhere just below his consciousness.

Q: presence
A: (名词) 存在、在视线范围内、在咫尺之遥或触手可及的状态或情况。
That, combined with the presence of this magic-wielding assassin, surely concerned the monk.

Q: reveal
A: （名词）门窗框的外侧；门框。
At the end of the day, Juraviel revealed a new tool for him, the very cap he wore upon his head.

Q: repeatedly
A: （副词）多次进行或反复进行。
He did see Bradwarden, slamming repeatedly, stubbornly, at the doors, not budging them in the least.

Q: rub
A: (名词) 摩擦的行为。
Elbryan sat up and rubbed his face, noting the cut and dried blood on one of his hands.

Q: term
A: (名词) 限制某事物范围的事物；极限、尽头、界限、边界。
Now, putting it so obviously in sexual terms only confused poor Avelyn even more.

Q: hug
A: 心
Avelyn went to her and hugged her.

Q: serpentine
A: 蛇形
As he spoke, the elf fingered a green stone, serpentine, feeling its subtle vibrations.

Q: trap
A: 楼梯
She knew, as did all the gathering, that there was no possible way she could have stumbled into such a coarse trap had not a bit of magic been worked.

Q: aboard
A: 在……上
They would have to get aboard the barrelboat, whatever the outcome of Quintall's attempt.

Q: eager
A: 热切的
Avelyn took a deep breath, consciously keeping his eyes from the eager gazes of the onlookers.

Q: hop
A: hop
Down came Tuntun, her wing-fluttering hop exhausted, her sword pointed below her, leading.

Q: encampment
A: 营地
Elbryan recalled the image of the vast encampment.

Q: subtle
A: 微妙的
As he spoke, the elf fingered a green stone, serpentine, feeling its subtle vibrations.

Q: enjoy
A: 尽情享受
Elbryan liked the image; every day that passed, he found that he enjoyed looking at Pony more and more.

Q: travel
A: 旅行
And he replaced much of his dreaming with time travel, moved his mind back.

Q: peace
A: 和平
But I have found peace, Uncle Mather.

Q: silence
A: 沉默
They sat in silence as the day grew about them.

Q: entire
A: 全部
The giant's hand covered the tall man's entire forearm.

Q: mission
A: 任务
He hated risking them all but realized the success of the mission hinged on their actions right now.

Q: brute
A: 原始
By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.

Q: joy
A: 地点
There was little joy that night at the Way; where Jill said her good-byes.

Q: bone
A: 他们看到了
Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.

Q: cloud
A: 云
And so we live on, here and there, under blankets of cloud, under cover of darkness.

Q: touch
A: 触摸
Using it to walk out of body barely touches at the edge of its true magic.

Q: river
A: 河流
But that fear couldn't hold against the river of his own soul, pouring forth in great release.

Q: peer
A: 同侪
He looked to the north again, peering hard just above the horizon.

Q: skip
A: 船
After a dozen more skipping steps, the creature paused and turned.

Q: beauty
A: 美
How many others could look upon the Halo and understand the beauty of the thing?

Q: uncomfortable
A: 不舒服
He was at ease again, the uncomfortable feelings tossed out with the mystery of the night.

Q: especially
A: 特别是
The situation came to a frightening head one especially hot humid morning.

Q: counter
A: 计数器
"You heard Body Grabber," Elbryan countered.

Q: prod
A: prod
And Connor would not relent, prodding and pushing.

Q: dodge
A: 躲避
She rushed right for it, feigning a dodge to the side as it lifted its huge sword.

Q: exchange
A: 交易所
Elbryan and Pony exchanged curious looks.

Q: vast
A: 相对
Suddenly he felt a part of that vast velvet canopy.

Q: son
A: 声音
Avelyn had known, that she would never see her son in this world again.

Q: fit
A: 适合
Elbryan didn't answer, but that familiar sparkle fit up his eyes.

Q: personal
A: 员工
The grueling schedule, though, allowed Avelyn the opportunity to put off his more personal problems.

Q: raid
A: 突袭
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.

Q: spit
A: 吐口水
The day was cool and gray, the sky spitting light snow every so often.

Q: helplessly
A: 无能为力
Again the young monk could only shrug helplessly, wanting to know but afraid to know.

Q: relief
A: 救济
No foam; the ranger breathed a sigh of relief.

Q: lean
A: 关注
A cry of agony within the house froze her in place, and she leaned heavily on the frame for support.

Q: abruptly
A: 突然
The pair rolled hard into the trunk of another tree, and the goblin abruptly stopped its thrashing.

Q: continuing
A: 继续
Then he was floating, Siherton continuing to plummet.

Q: thoroughly
A: 彻底地
That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically.

Q: ceremony
A: 仪式
Only the call to vespers, the ceremony heralding eventide, had interrupted Avelyn's frantic pace.

Q: anyway
A: 总之
Why did the world need rangers, anyway?

Q: worst
A: 最糟糕的
Avelyn was not the worst of his class, but he was certainly not near the best: Quintall.

Q: swim
A: 游泳
Avelyn and Pellimar swam with all speed.

Q: ledge
A: 悬崖
She rolled to the lip of the ledge, pulled her mask further down, and vomited.

Q: sweeping
A: 清扫
With a single sweeping left hook, Avelyn laid the big man low.

Q: worse
A: 更糟
This was worse than a cold trail, Brother Justice realized, for this was no trail at all.

Q: fiend
A: 恶魔
So that left Avelyn against the fiend, just them, facing off from five paces.

Q: retreat
A: 退却
The other two scrambled in sudden retreat, slipping as they tried to get back up the slope.

Q: echo
A: echo
Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.

Q: skid
A: 滑雪
The bear skidded to a stop and turned to follow.

Q: early
A: 早些
Elbryan had sparred with him only once, very early in.

Q: clean
A: 清理
Then he methodically went about skinning and cleaning it.

Q: handle
A: 购物
Cat suffered his insults, but couldn't dismiss the realization that Pettibwa would have handled it differently, better.

Q: weary
A: 疲惫
He found Quintall standing with Adjonas, the captain, looking weary, leaning against the mainmast.

Q: somewhat
A: 有点
Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.

Q: liquid
A: 液体
Its feel was impossibly smooth, almost liquid.

Q: tooth
A: 牙齿
Cat-the-Stray clamped her teeth over one of his knuckles and bit him hard.

Q: darker
A: 更暗
The black-winged demon looked down at a darker red tear marring its otherwise smooth hide.

Q: wicked
A: 邪恶的
Smealy turned a wicked grin on the captain.

Q: larger
A: 更大的
Then he looked back at the larger battle for Dundalis.

Q: chill
A: 放松
It floated through-the chill air, barely perceptible.

Q: yellow
A: 黄色
The monk quickly took out his yellow sunstone, falling immediately into its defensive magic.

Q: delicate
A: 精致的
Elbryan wondered, having no explanation of who or what those delicate winged creatures might be.

Q: concerning
A: 关于
Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves.

Q: proud
A: 自豪
Above it all stood Olwan, proud and strong and unshakable.

Q: clearing
A: 清算
The three got from house to house, then across the short clearing to the woods.

Q: fierce
A: 凶猛
On the main road of Dundalis, just on the other side of this house, a fierce battle raged.

Q: rocky
A: 洛基
Pony had to wonder as she skittered down the rocky slope, a pair of giants in fast pursuit.

Q: dirt
A: 泥土
The young man knew all that, as he sat in the dirt, staring curiously at the somehow dead giant.

Q: entrance
A: 入口
He stood alone on the balcony above the main entrance of St.-Mere-Abelle, the most prominent monastery in all the kingdom of Honce-the-Bear, in the northern temperate zone of Corona.

Q: monastery
A: 修道院
Many merchants in Ursal likely possessed stones; the monastery was not averse to selling them.

Q: class
A: 类
The new class of twenty-five stood one behind the other.

Q: chant
A: 歌声
He closed his eyes and began chanting softly, falling into the magic of the powerful hematite.

Q: stoicism
A: （名词）罗马帝国时期兴盛的一派哲学学说，该学派强调以理性作为理解万物自然状态（即“逻各斯”）的手段，并以此作为摆脱情感困扰的途径。
The question caught Jojonah off guard, and as he considered it, he came to realize that Avelyn's stoicism was, perhaps, not so deeply rooted.

Q: insidious
A: （形容词）以隐蔽的、往往是渐进的方式造成伤害。
Then the dactyl began a more insidious attack, a mental barrage of images of torture and agony, and Maiyer Dek, the proud and strong leader, the strongest mortal creature in all the Barbacan, whimpered pitifully and squirmed about on the floor, begging for mercy.