182 lines
714 KiB
HTML
182 lines
714 KiB
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
|
|
<html lang="zh-Hant">
|
|
<head>
|
|
<meta charset="UTF-8">
|
|
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
|
|
<title>the-demon-awakens — 單字卡</title>
|
|
<style>
|
|
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
|
|
:root { --accent: #3498db; }
|
|
html, body { height: 100%; }
|
|
body {
|
|
font-family: 'Noto Sans TC', 'PingFang TC', 'Microsoft JhengHei', sans-serif;
|
|
background: #f0f4f8; color: #2c3e50;
|
|
display: flex; flex-direction: column;
|
|
}
|
|
header {
|
|
background: #2c3e50; color: #fff;
|
|
padding: 14px 24px 0;
|
|
position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 10;
|
|
box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
|
|
}
|
|
.header-top { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
|
|
h1 { font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700; }
|
|
.meta { font-size: 11px; opacity: .55; }
|
|
.tabs { display: flex; gap: 2px; overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: none; }
|
|
.tabs::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
|
|
.tab {
|
|
padding: 8px 18px; border: none; background: transparent;
|
|
color: rgba(255,255,255,.6); font-size: 14px; cursor: pointer;
|
|
border-bottom: 3px solid transparent; white-space: nowrap;
|
|
transition: color .15s, border-color .15s; font-family: inherit;
|
|
}
|
|
.tab:hover { color: #fff; }
|
|
.tab.active { color: #fff; border-bottom-color: var(--tc, var(--accent)); }
|
|
.tab-n {
|
|
display: inline-block; background: rgba(255,255,255,.18);
|
|
border-radius: 10px; padding: 1px 7px; font-size: 11px; margin-left: 5px;
|
|
}
|
|
.tab.active .tab-n { background: rgba(255,255,255,.32); }
|
|
main {
|
|
flex: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
|
|
align-items: center; padding: 28px 16px 36px;
|
|
}
|
|
.progress { font-size: 14px; color: #999; margin-bottom: 14px; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
|
|
.card-wrap { width: 100%; max-width: 660px; perspective: 1200px; }
|
|
.flash-card {
|
|
width: 100%; height: 280px; position: relative;
|
|
cursor: pointer; outline: none;
|
|
}
|
|
.flash-card:focus .fc-inner { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(52,152,219,.5); border-radius: 16px; }
|
|
.fc-inner {
|
|
position: relative; width: 100%; height: 100%;
|
|
transform-style: preserve-3d;
|
|
transition: transform .42s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);
|
|
}
|
|
.flash-card.flipped .fc-inner { transform: rotateY(180deg); }
|
|
.fc-front, .fc-back {
|
|
position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 16px;
|
|
padding: 28px 36px; backface-visibility: hidden;
|
|
display: flex; flex-direction: column;
|
|
justify-content: center; align-items: center; text-align: center;
|
|
box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.11); overflow-y: auto;
|
|
}
|
|
.fc-front { background: #fff; border: 2px solid #e0e6f0; }
|
|
.fc-back { background: #f0f7ff; border: 2px solid var(--accent); transform: rotateY(180deg); }
|
|
.fc-primary {
|
|
font-size: 26px; font-weight: 700; color: #2c3e50;
|
|
line-height: 1.45; word-break: break-word;
|
|
}
|
|
.fc-secondary {
|
|
font-size: 13px; color: #888; font-style: italic;
|
|
margin-top: 12px; line-height: 1.6; max-height: 80px; overflow-y: auto;
|
|
}
|
|
.fc-secondary:empty { display: none; }
|
|
.fc-flip-hint { font-size: 11px; color: #ccc; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 10px; }
|
|
.fc-answer {
|
|
font-size: 18px; color: #2c3e50; line-height: 1.75;
|
|
white-space: pre-line; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;
|
|
}
|
|
.nav {
|
|
display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-top: 22px;
|
|
}
|
|
.nav-btn {
|
|
padding: 10px 20px; border: 2px solid #dde; border-radius: 8px;
|
|
background: #fff; font-size: 15px; cursor: pointer; color: #555;
|
|
transition: all .15s; font-family: inherit;
|
|
}
|
|
.nav-btn:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); color: #fff; }
|
|
.nav-btn:disabled { opacity: .3; cursor: not-allowed; }
|
|
.nav-flip {
|
|
border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent);
|
|
font-weight: 600; padding: 10px 30px; min-width: 100px;
|
|
}
|
|
.nav-flip:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; }
|
|
.kbd-hint { font-size: 11px; color: #c0c8d0; margin-top: 10px; }
|
|
</style>
|
|
</head>
|
|
<body>
|
|
<header>
|
|
<div class="header-top">
|
|
<h1>the-demon-awakens</h1>
|
|
<div class="meta">2026/6/7 22:29:01</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="tabs"><button class="tab active" data-tab="vocab" style="--tc:#3498db">📚 詞彙 <span class="tab-n">4031</span></button></div>
|
|
</header>
|
|
<main>
|
|
<div class="progress"><span id="prog"></span></div>
|
|
<div class="card-wrap">
|
|
<div class="flash-card" id="fc" tabindex="0">
|
|
<div class="fc-inner">
|
|
<div class="fc-front">
|
|
<div id="fc-primary" class="fc-primary"></div>
|
|
<div id="fc-secondary" class="fc-secondary"></div>
|
|
<div class="fc-flip-hint">點擊卡片 / 空白鍵 翻面 ▼</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="fc-back">
|
|
<div id="fc-answer" class="fc-answer"></div>
|
|
<div class="fc-flip-hint">點擊卡片 / 空白鍵 翻回 ▲</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="nav">
|
|
<button id="btn-prev" class="nav-btn" title="上一張 (←)">← 上一張</button>
|
|
<button id="btn-flip" class="nav-btn nav-flip" title="翻面 (空白)">翻面</button>
|
|
<button id="btn-next" class="nav-btn" title="下一張 (→)">下一張 →</button>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="kbd-hint">← → 換頁 ｜ 空白鍵 / Enter 翻面</div>
|
|
</main>
|
|
<script>
|
|
const DATA = {"vocab":[{"primary":"monk","secondary":"Again the young monk could only shrug helplessly, wanting to know but afraid to know.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stone","secondary":"Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"goblin","secondary":"The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"elf","secondary":"Juraviel didn't have to look Tuntun's way to know her pose, for the obstinate elf struck it often.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"giant","secondary":"Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"side","secondary":"Immediately a pair of mugs came up into the air from the side of the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"against","secondary":"Pony squeezed in tight between two buildings and put her head against a wall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sword","secondary":"Even as the goblin began to turn, Elbryan's sword came down hard on its head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"such","secondary":"It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reply","secondary":"The look the stocky man gave him in reply did little to allay the monk's mounting suspicions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"centaur","secondary":"Elbryan turned a wry gaze on the centaur.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"realize","secondary":"The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"master","secondary":"Without a word, the tall master stalked from the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ground","secondary":"Elbryan prodded the ground with the tip of his sword.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perhaps","secondary":"It wouldn't matter, she quickly reminded herself, and perhaps this way, defenseless, the end would come more quickly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"indeed","secondary":"Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"creature","secondary":"For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dactyl","secondary":"By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"human","secondary":"Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fight","secondary":"To where his parents were fighting, to where Pony had run.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fear","secondary":"That notion brought fear and Elbryan tried to pull away - and did break the hold long enough to catch his breath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nod","secondary":"Elbryan shrugged and nodded down the road to the north, then led the girl off at a swift pace.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"low","secondary":"A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"magic","secondary":"Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"voice","secondary":"Pony recognized the frustration in his voice, though he did well to hide it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wide","secondary":"The snicker was soon gone, but the smile remained, all the wider for the sight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suddenly","secondary":"Elbryan felt suddenly closer to the girl, as if they two had shared something very special and very private.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smile","secondary":"Elbryan moved up to the comer of the next house, smiling for his cleverness, and peered around.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"consider","secondary":"A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shoulder","secondary":"The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hit","secondary":"Realizing she hadn't been hit by anything, she put her feet back under her and ran on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"along","secondary":"From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"step","secondary":"Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deep","secondary":"It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bear","secondary":"As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"powrie","secondary":"It was a powrie mannikin, Avelyn realized.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"powries","secondary":"It wasn't lost on Juraviel, though, for the elf had battled the fierce, evil powries many times over the centuries.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"alone","secondary":"Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cry","secondary":"Pony let out a cry, hurled one of her stones at the creature, and ran off.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bow","secondary":"The weight of his first kill descended upon him, bowing his shoulders, nearly driving him to his knees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dead","secondary":"Finally he stopped, realizing it was dead, that it could no longer hurt him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sight","secondary":"In the hollow of the twin pines, he had lost sight of his enemy - the first, and often fatal, mistake.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hardly","secondary":"For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"edge","secondary":"Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"force","secondary":"Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"remark","secondary":"Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"arrow","secondary":"Scores and scores of small arrows, filling the air all about him!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forest","secondary":"Not so far down, they moved beneath the misty canopy, and the forested valley came clear to Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surprise","secondary":"Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"monster","secondary":"Elbryan tried to stab the monster again, but the giant squeezed even tighter, and all the young man could do was groan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weapon","secondary":"Every part of the demon was a weapon, devastating and deadly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nearly","secondary":"The weight of his first kill descended upon him, bowing his shoulders, nearly driving him to his knees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spirit","secondary":"The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rush","secondary":"Jojonah launched into a rushed explanation, more the regurgitation of a prepared speech than anything spontaneous.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sense","secondary":"Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spot","secondary":"There were the bodies; she saw Olwan, crumpled and broken in the same spot where she had seen him fall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"power","secondary":"The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"roll","secondary":"The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breath","secondary":"Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thick","secondary":"The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shake","secondary":"Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"least","secondary":"It appeared to him as if the mist were somehow blocking, or at least escaping, the winds, but how could that be?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ahead","secondary":"The girl was not looking ahead, though, but at the ridge to the south behind them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"straight","secondary":"Elbryan cocked his head and ran a hand through his thick layers of straight, light brown hair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strength","secondary":"By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"enemy","secondary":"Its thoughts turned from its enemies to those it would summon as minions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"companion","secondary":"It had tried to flee with its companions but fell short of the brush for lack of breath and died soon after.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attack","secondary":"At this point, Tallareyish was playing white, pressing the attack, but Elbryan meant to reverse that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"folk","secondary":"The village was not even walled, as earlier settlements near the Wilderlands had been, and the folk were not well armed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dwarf","secondary":"Powries were skinny dwarfs, barely four feet in height.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clear","secondary":"Again it was the smell of his burning village that cleared his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"image","secondary":"Elbryan liked the image; every day that passed, he found that he enjoyed looking at Pony more and more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"finally","secondary":"Stronger than its little body would indicate, the goblin finally pushed her aside and turned its spear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"battle","secondary":"Elbryan savored every word, envisioning the battle clearly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heart","secondary":"The reward for such a life, for such a good heart, was a better existence in a better place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lift","secondary":"Carved into the roof were four arms, two sets, hands lifted high, palms open and holding stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mind","secondary":"And the name, all the names, were gone from her mind - that was the worst thing' of all!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bit","secondary":"Avelyn retracted his hand a few inches, wondering if he was being a bit foolish here.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drop","secondary":"The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"valley","secondary":"And of the other patrol, who had battled in the wide pine valley among the caribou moss?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grab","secondary":"Adjonas grabbed Quintall by the shoulder.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"huge","secondary":"Avelyn had never seen a place so huge, could not comprehend the effort that had been expended to put this hall together.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wonder","secondary":"Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whisper","secondary":"All the world seemed still, not a bird calling, not a whisper of wind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heavy","secondary":"In her hand she clutched her heavy wooden spoon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beyond","secondary":"On the ridge and in the vale beyond, the primary enemy became boredom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"push","secondary":"Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"doubt","secondary":"Tuntun was wrong, Juraviel knew without any doubt at all; this one had character.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tear","secondary":"The black-winged demon looked down at a darker red tear marring its otherwise smooth hide.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dozen","secondary":"But the giant had seen the move dozens of times in its battles with little folk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trail","secondary":"More arrows whistled past, each trailing a strand, each tightening the web about Elbryan, holding him from his meal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surely","secondary":"Avelyn calmed quickly; surely they did recognize the jewel, and apparently, it did not bother them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"staff","secondary":"Elbryan clutched his staff and set his heels.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beside","secondary":"And when he slipped back beside the tenth and last basket, he saw steam still rising from his tea.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pain","secondary":"It wasn't difficult to imagine the power of the creature's bite or the pain of getting free from those nasty teeth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scream","secondary":"Everything was confusion, screams and cries of pain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strike","secondary":"Juraviel didn't have to look Tuntun's way to know her pose, for the obstinate elf struck it often.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scramble","secondary":"Desperately, the young man scrambled to the side, trying to ready a defense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wind","secondary":"From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"almost","secondary":"The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"simply","secondary":"Either Avelyn had a direct line to God or the young man simply had no idea of what it was to be human.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slip","secondary":"All advantage was lost as the young man stumbled, the loose earth slipping out from under his foot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"expression","secondary":"When Juraviel turned back this time, his expression was more stern.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hop","secondary":"Pony grinned warmly, hoping he was right.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pause","secondary":"The master paused and lamented his own weakness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glance","secondary":"With great effort, Elbryan tore his gaze from the dreadful spectacle below and glanced all around.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ship","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart had pointedly mentioned that there were no ships in; Avelyn knew where he was supposed to go.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wound","secondary":"Dinoniel was gone, a distant memory, but the demon spirit had returned and the physical wounds had healed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spin","secondary":"The door to the common house opened with a crash, and both Pony and Elbryan immediately spun away from each other.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recognize","secondary":"Avelyn, who had often spent hours at a time gazing at the wondrous night sky, recognized some of the points.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"easily","secondary":"Seven goblins came into sight, trotting easily down the slope.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"branch","secondary":"It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"movement","secondary":"Juraviel shrugged, a flitting little movement of his slender shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"charge","secondary":"The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blade","secondary":"Elbryan was already into his responding turn but not far enough; and the elf's blades poked him hard in the kidneys.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blood","secondary":"Elbryan pulled back his trembling hand, staring wide-eyed at the bright blood that now covered it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cover","secondary":"Then he wanted to turn back, to run into the hollow and cover his face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brush","secondary":"It had tried to flee with its companions but fell short of the brush for lack of breath and died soon after.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forward","secondary":"Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"finger","secondary":"To his rubbing fingers, the hematite felt truly liquid then, and inviting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"powerful","secondary":"The powrie struggled desperately, but the powerful man locked his legs tight and fought to keep his balance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lip","secondary":"And she was coming closer, Elbryan realized, her head slowly drifting toward his, her lips, so soft, in line with his!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sky","secondary":"Avelyn, who had often spent hours at a time gazing at the wondrous night sky, recognized some of the points.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"somehow","secondary":"Jayson only hoped that he could somehow get her home, into her own bed, before she died.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"physical","secondary":"The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hide","secondary":"The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"knee","secondary":"Elbryan fell to his knees, reaching for the wound, gingerly touching the spear and wondering if he should pull it free.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rest","secondary":"Its chin came to rest on its chest, and it held the kneeling pose, quite dead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slowly","secondary":"And she was coming closer, Elbryan realized, her head slowly drifting toward his, her lips, so soft, in line with his!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shift","secondary":"The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"truly","secondary":"To his rubbing fingers, the hematite felt truly liquid then, and inviting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hematite","secondary":"To his rubbing fingers, the hematite felt truly liquid then, and inviting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blow","secondary":"Tuntun was tiring, too, Elbryan knew, and if he could land but one solid blow, the fight might be at its end.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"memory","secondary":"Dinoniel was gone, a distant memory, but the demon spirit had returned and the physical wounds had healed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shadow","secondary":"Elbryan went left, shadowing a group of three.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"yer","secondary":"Too many of yer folk would've forced the girl by their side, to protect her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"likely","secondary":"If Quintall tried to sneak in and push that crank, it would likely cost them both their meal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perfectly","secondary":"Elbryan and Jilseponie stood perfectly still, stricken.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slope","secondary":"Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"guard","secondary":"It pleased her greatly to help out Elbryan, to guard his emotions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"magical","secondary":"Whenever he was allowed to handle a magical stone, Master Siherton was at his side, a potent and lethal gem in hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leap","secondary":"When the giant was within one huge stride, Elbryan leaped out, trying to confuse it with sheer savagery.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tip","secondary":"Elbryan prodded the ground with the tip of his sword.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"immediately","secondary":"The door to the common house opened with a crash, and both Pony and Elbryan immediately spun away from each other.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"truth","secondary":"Siherton knew the truth of Jojonah's words, and seemed now caught within that truth, helpless in the face of reality.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chest","secondary":"Its chin came to rest on its chest, and it held the kneeling pose, quite dead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"army","secondary":"Dinoniel and much of his army had been consumed and destroyed, but the dactyl...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gaze","secondary":"Elbryan turned to follow her gaze, and he, too, could not suppress a grin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"simple","secondary":"There were times, such as this, when he hated simple elven logic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"direction","secondary":"All they could see in any direction was the flat bluish-gray line of the horizon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"quietly","secondary":"Two men walked quietly away from Brother Avelyn's closed door.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"path","secondary":"Despite the addition of the pit, the path appeared almost exactly the same as it had on all of his previous returns.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"single","secondary":"Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"notice","secondary":"Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sudden","secondary":"Elbryan resisted the sudden and inexplicable urge to run over and kiss Pony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"captain","secondary":"Every time he passed that cabin door, a small stateroom just behind the quarters of Captain Adjonas, he trembled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clearly","secondary":"Elbryan and Jilseponie had seen it on a few occasions, but never so clearly as this, never so vibrant.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"burn","secondary":"Again it was the smell of his burning village that cleared his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cross","secondary":"It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"score","secondary":"The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"corner","secondary":"As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"none","secondary":"There were many powries on that deck, though none had, as yet, spotted her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dagger","secondary":"Or he didn't even need the dagger but could stiffen his fingers that he might drive them right through any obstacle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"duty","secondary":"What of her duty to the couple who had taken her in and given her a home?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"angle","secondary":"Pony knew that she could not move it again from this new angle, and so she didn't even try.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spear","secondary":"After a moment of shock, the goblins had thrown their spears, injuring one man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"care","secondary":"Tuntun held up a hand to her elvish companion, silently bidding Juraviel to let her take care of this situation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"enter","secondary":"Piety, dignity, poverty, that was the pledge offered upon entering the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"kick","secondary":"Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"measure","secondary":"Laughter trailed him as he sped away, and Elbryan sensed that there was some measure of admiration in it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cave","secondary":"It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"approach","secondary":"Five running strides brought him to the goblin, who didn't hear his approach until the last second.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wood","secondary":"That meant gathering wood and tending the fires, repairing the cabins-which always seemed to need repair!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distance","secondary":"With a grimace of determination, Elbryan halved the distance to his foe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"field","secondary":"Then the horse thundered away out of the field, out of sight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wing","secondary":"Elbryan wondered, having no explanation of who or what those delicate winged creatures might be.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"kiss","secondary":"That was it, the young man decided as the gentle kiss, their closed mouths barely touching, lingered on and on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"admit","secondary":"For a moment, I admit, I even held fast a fantasy that my memory of the destruction, of the carnage, was in error.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tight","secondary":"The noose was getting tighter, Pony knew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barely","secondary":"It floated through-the chill air, barely perceptible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deck","secondary":"Adjonas pushed him aside and walked in from the rail so that all on deck could see him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swing","secondary":"Elbryan immediately swung about, realizing he was vulnerable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accept","secondary":"So went the widely accepted argument that allowed for relaxing some aspects of the holy pledge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gray","secondary":"The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"growl","secondary":"With a growl, Avelyn pushed on, finally reaching the tiring Quintall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"protest","secondary":"Nonetheless, Jojonah began to protest again, but Markwart cut him short.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"howl","secondary":"The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fomorian","secondary":"Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shrug","secondary":"Olwan snorted and shrugged his muscular shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"narrow","secondary":"Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glow","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart, his eyes glowing fiercely in the diamond light, waved a hand to silence the master.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ridge","secondary":"The girl was not looking ahead, though, but at the ridge to the south behind them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pace","secondary":"Work in the village was at full pace, readying for winter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"darkness","secondary":"It had awakened, darkness rising, and already its influence was spreading throughout Corona.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"motion","secondary":"Elbryan looked at Pony, who seemed to be growing quite bored by it all, and motioned to the door.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forth","secondary":"Jojonah nearly laughed aloud at the spectacle, and held forth the hematite.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"certainly","secondary":"The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"view","secondary":"Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"position","secondary":"After only five weeks of a four-year training program, the first position of Preparer was nearly secured.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"less","secondary":"Instinctively, the ranger's hand went to his waterskin, and he found it less than half full.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"energy","secondary":"If Avelyn had concentrated so much of his energy into the ruby, then likely he had let the serpentine shield slip.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"muscle","secondary":"The knuckles on both of Elbryan's hands were white by this point, and the muscles along his jaw strained taut.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"obviously","secondary":"Indeed, the two seemed obviously mismatched.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wave","secondary":"Jojonah waved his hand and shook his head, uninterested.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"snap","secondary":"And then, in the snap of fingers, in the space of a single kiss, it was all gone, all taken away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chance","secondary":"Elbryan and his friends, some as young as six or seven, saw their chance unfolding.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pine","secondary":"Something else watched the young man from a perch in one of the thicker pines on the ridge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rock","secondary":"Elbryan rocked back on his heels, fumbling with his thoughts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ring","secondary":"Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crew","secondary":"If the man, like his crew, was so obviously nonreligious, then he should not possess such a gem, not for any reason.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beast","secondary":"Dinoniel himself had come into this cave after the beast, had skewered the dactyl...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attention","secondary":"Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"abbey","secondary":"If he couldn't survive in the courtyard of the abbey, after all, what chance did he have on the high and wild seas?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shoot","secondary":"Only a coward would shoot from the boughs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"friar","secondary":"The sheer power of the friar astounded Jill.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tone","secondary":"Still the tears came; every so often his even tone was broken by a sniffle or a sob.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stumble","secondary":"Pony ran off, stumbled and fell, then scrambled on all fours - anything to get away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"merchant","secondary":"Brother Justice played along, and, indeed, the merchant Dosey was not exaggerating.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"steal","secondary":"Bluish-white light trailed the length of its path, stealing the green hue, and the zombie fell back and growled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"choice","secondary":"The young monk was a good choice, a God-given choice indeed, to go to Pimaninicuit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grove","secondary":"Soon Elbryan was at the edge of the grove, standing before the candled field.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gentle","secondary":"Elbryan conceded the point, though he still thought Brody Gentle more bluster than truth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"command","secondary":"And he had control of the body; it moved to the commands of his spirit!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"touch","secondary":"That was it, the young man decided as the gentle kiss, their closed mouths barely touching, lingered on and on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"soft","secondary":"Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wild","secondary":"Juraviel looked to the north, to the wild lands beyond his elven home and far beyond the settlements of any humans.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"soldier","secondary":"The group of soldiers entered the tavern openly through the front door, doubling the number of patrons.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"figure","secondary":"Quite a bit of juice might be ruined, but Juraviel figured the loss was worth it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bolt","secondary":"A short distance away, Elbryan sat bolt upright, confused.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"target","secondary":"The very next day, Elbryan hit the target two out of every three shots.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"solid","secondary":"Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chapter","secondary":"CHAPTER 13 Running Fast Down a Long, Long Road","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"knowing","secondary":"Avelyn swallowed his next retort, knowing that it would be a useless argument.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"throat","secondary":"Elbryan fell back behind the twin pines, catching the shout in his throat, gasping for breath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rope","secondary":"A final hack from Jill sent the rope flying free, half a dozen powries splashing down hard into the cold waters.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gain","secondary":"Elbryan still could not navigate this area, but he was gaining some understanding.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"demand","secondary":"By right, Connor could have demanded her execution.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"notion","secondary":"Elbryan realized the arrogance of that notion, an almost sinful pride,.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"launch","secondary":"Furious, Elbryan finally launched himself sideways, putting some ground between him and his elusive opponent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"death","secondary":"The object of Thagraine's death, a huge purple amethyst, held Avelyn's attention.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rise","secondary":"It had awakened, darkness rising, and already its influence was spreading throughout Corona.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"insist","secondary":"Was it, as Siherton insisted, the young man's apparent inhumanity?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sweep","secondary":"Avelyn then let go and dropped into a leg sweep that left Thagraine lying flat on the deck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mirror","secondary":"There was something in the mirror, just beyond his vision!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"camp","secondary":"When they arrived at Elbryan's camp, when the ranger and Pony settled beside a fire, Avelyn did as promised.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"respect","secondary":"The elves watched every move, some with respect, some with a hugely superior attitude.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prove","secondary":"If they proved the better, he believed, then that was obviously God's will.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"snort","secondary":"Olwan snorted and shrugged his muscular shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stallion","secondary":"Then the great stallion leaped away, thundering back into the shadows, into the brush.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sheer","secondary":"That excitement turned to sheer joy when they passed out of the town and began their ascent of the ridge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"top","secondary":"From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"argue","secondary":"Theologians of Corona argued over whether the demon dactyl was the source or the result of evil.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"destroy","secondary":"Dinoniel and much of his army had been consumed and destroyed, but the dactyl...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"promise","secondary":"For Avelyn, the night lessons were the promise of his greatest aspirations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gift","secondary":"Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glad","secondary":"Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"block","secondary":"It appeared to him as if the mist were somehow blocking, or at least escaping, the winds, but how could that be?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stride","secondary":"Five running strides brought him to the goblin, who didn't hear his approach until the last second.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"escape","secondary":"But there was no escape, no way to get beyond Dundalis without being seen.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"desire","secondary":"Elbryan felt no desire to tease when looking at Pony's lips now.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"faith","secondary":"But the young man held faith and passed his hopes down the line.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"apparently","secondary":"Avelyn calmed quickly; surely they did recognize the jewel, and apparently, it did not bother them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sigh","secondary":"Elbryan sighed deeply and turned to Pony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slap","secondary":"If he had slapped her, she would not have looked more wounded.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"softly","secondary":"Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"focus","secondary":"What Avelyn focused on, therefore, was the destination, the isle itself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hole","secondary":"Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"task","secondary":"If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"training","secondary":"Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"circle","secondary":"Holding hands, the elves formed a wide circle about him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"base","secondary":"Pony fell to her knees and began to scrape the ground at the base of Olwan's house.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"calm","secondary":"Olwan started away, and McMichael calmed and moved to follow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tumble","secondary":"Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thus","secondary":"Inevitably, though, that led Elbryan to thoughts of mortality and thus to the recent fate of his family and friends.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"concern","secondary":"Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suspect","secondary":"Olwan had used large slabs for the base, and, as Pony suspected, the house hadn't completely settled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"firmly","secondary":"Elbryan said firmly, and even as he spoke the words, he understood Bradwarden's cunning verbal maneuver.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tale","secondary":"Every villager was in the common house that night, though most had already heard the tale of the goblin fight by then.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"yell","secondary":"She wanted to yell out for someone to help doomed Olwan, wanted to scream simply for the sake of screaming.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"matter","secondary":"The dactyl could not take direct credit, but that mattered little.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lock","secondary":"Thus she kept her cabin door securely locked.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stick","secondary":"Elbryan stuck a blade of grass between his teeth and considered the viewpoint.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tiny","secondary":"The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"desperately","secondary":"Pony ran on desperately, blinded by tears.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trap","secondary":"These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"catapult","secondary":"Stay back from the catapults, I warn you.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dawn","secondary":"Juraviel found him at dawn, curled in a hollow at the base of a wide oak.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"source","secondary":"Theologians of Corona argued over whether the demon dactyl was the source or the result of evil.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"danger","secondary":"So Elbryan stood back from it all, figuring it to be one of those dangers for the villagers to work out on their own.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"couple","secondary":"Elbryan tried to calculate the duration of his rest, knew it had been no more than a couple of hours.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bright","secondary":"The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inside","secondary":"But there was indeed light inside that room, such a light as to make Avelyn think of a cloudless midsummer day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"save","secondary":"If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skin","secondary":"The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"roar","secondary":"Quintall's roar, truly the roar of a tiger, sent the crew scrambling.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weight","secondary":"Shane McMichael did not argue the point, though the weight of it grew steadily on his shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"neck","secondary":"The night was dark about him; his neck ached from holding the position for so long.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"manage","secondary":"The powrie came across with a backhand slash, but Avelyn managed to duck beneath it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gather","secondary":"What creatures could the dactyl gather this time to wage its war?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diamond","secondary":"Siherton held a small diamond, and from it came enough light for Avelyn to discern the man's features clearly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mad","secondary":"Then the ranger went back to watching, thinking that the mad monk would soon tire.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"moving","secondary":"And it was quite obvious that this' force was moving southward.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"punch","secondary":"Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pole","secondary":"The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"merely","secondary":"Soon enough the young man had realized that it was for no particular act but merely because he was not elvish.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"control","secondary":"For Avelyn to control the magic enough to get behind Jojonah's back and see the finger sequence was incredible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thrust","secondary":"Then he sent it straight out a second time, cutting short the thrust as the elf predictably ducked.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vale","secondary":"The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"particularly","secondary":"These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clutch","secondary":"Avelyn felt something touch his hand - not his spiritual hand, but the physical one, the one clutching the stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"balance","secondary":"Juraviel took full advantage, put Elbryan off balance and kept on twisting, angling the boy over the trough.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grimly","secondary":"Quintall nodded grimly and turned to his three brothers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"evil","secondary":"It told him these creatures were not of the evil goblin race; these were friends to be trusted.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nearby","secondary":"It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dive","secondary":"Exhausted, the two men dove under for the last expanse, swimming so the craft would pass right over them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"appear","secondary":"From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cloud","secondary":"The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"secret","secondary":"This was her secret place, her place of contemplation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"further","secondary":"The monk, convinced that the animal could not cry out any further warnings, walked on toward the house.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"certain","secondary":"The simple fact that they could not be absolutely certain offered Elbryan all the encouragement he needed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gently","secondary":"It was warm; Elbryan felt that first, felt a soft, moist sensation gently touching all his skin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"connect","secondary":"Likely, the man was in no way connected to Avelyn, but still the fugitive monk remained concerned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wish","secondary":"How Avelyn wished that Dansally were there!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hill","secondary":"It sat on the gentle slope of a wide hill, surrounded on all sides by a meadow of tall grass and wildflowers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"remind","secondary":"It wouldn't matter, she quickly reminded herself, and perhaps this way, defenseless, the end would come more quickly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"familiar","secondary":"Elbryan didn't answer, but that familiar sparkle fit up his eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aim","secondary":"Elbryan looked at him curiously; of course he was aiming at the target!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"warn","secondary":"Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"defeat","secondary":"By mid-afternoon, Elbryan knew he was defeated, knew he could not hope to properly bury all the corpses.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"settle","secondary":"Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slam","secondary":"The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"empty","secondary":"Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"war","secondary":"Powries were not often seen, except in times of war when they were dealt with all too often.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jump","secondary":"Then she turned and skipped off, and was startled a moment later when Elbryan jumped out in front of her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"search","secondary":"Still his eyes searched the corners of the shadowy room for his mother's spirit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sail","secondary":"Resupplied, the Windrunner put out the next day, sails full of wind with a favorable tide, sailing fast to the south.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hang","secondary":"One had many daggers within easy grasp, hanging on a bandolier that crisscrossed his chest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sharp","secondary":"Jill scraped her forearm on the sharp edge of the stone hearth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lay","secondary":"The whole village had buzzed about the house because Olwan Wyndon was laying a stone foundation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inch","secondary":"Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vision","secondary":"Every dip and sudden rise blurred his vision, scrambled his thoughts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"corridor","secondary":"Avelyn stepped out of the room, into the stone corridor, and vomited all over the floor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grin","secondary":"Pony grinned warmly, hoping he was right.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sign","secondary":"Thus, when the scouts of Elkenbrook reported goblin sign, the hardy folk were not too concerned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"instead","secondary":"Elbryan tugged more fiercely with his other hand instead, increasing the pace of the roll.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"roof","secondary":"Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lightning","secondary":"A sheet of conjured lightning silenced the screams forever.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"previous","secondary":"Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crack","secondary":"A thin crack ran down the center of the obsidian sarcophagus.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"assure","secondary":"Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aside","secondary":"All jealousy aside, Elbryan found the taller Pony quite a pleasing sight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"utter","secondary":"Now, the young man did utter an unintended sound, a gasp of disbelief and delight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fool","secondary":"Perhaps the monastery should reconsider its practice of selling stones to fools like Dosey.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"curiously","secondary":"Pony blinked curiously, for Olwan's arm did not come down, seemed to be going up, up, up.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blanket","secondary":"Avelyn undressed and wrapped a blanket about himself, then sat alone with his thoughts in front of a blazing fire.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"elvish","secondary":"No horrible memories could come to him while he was listening to that elvish song, no fears could gain hold.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mere","secondary":"Did such a thing as the Halo even exist, or was her memory a mere fantasy?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flee","secondary":"It had tried to flee with its companions but fell short of the brush for lack of breath and died soon after.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"warrior","secondary":"Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stab","secondary":"Elbryan tried to stab the monster again, but the giant squeezed even tighter, and all the young man could do was groan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"instruct","secondary":"The guard, as instructed, placed the body at the base of the low wall and stepped back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"completely","secondary":"Olwan had used large slabs for the base, and, as Pony suspected, the house hadn't completely settled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"race","secondary":"It told him these creatures were not of the evil goblin race; these were friends to be trusted.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mark","secondary":"Yet, we've not yet marked the end of our second month out of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"respond","secondary":"Juraviel responded with a nod of his own, but his admiration was sincere.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bar","secondary":"Not in a lewd way, like the drunk in the bar, or even in a teasing way, like the handsome young man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tower","secondary":"The three older men moved to the edge of the tower and talked among themselves.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smoke","secondary":"A slanting ray cut in through the smoke, a single shaft of light that beckoned the girl back to the land of the living.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flow","secondary":"Jojonah held the diamond close to Avelyn, and the young monk felt its warmth flowing into his aching, frozen form.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"apart","secondary":"Elbryan pulled the bowstring back with all his strength; Hawkwing's three feathers were as wide apart as they could go.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"private","secondary":"Connor left her at the door of the private quarters behind Fellowship Way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bend","secondary":"The first of the giants came into sight, bending low, pulling hard, a heavy harness strapped across its torso.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"throne","secondary":"Entel was the third largest city in Corona, behind Ursal, the throne seat, and Palmaris.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"desperate","secondary":"Something daring, even desperate, like the shadow dive Tallareyish had used to defeat him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"precious","secondary":"The moment, this most precious moment in all of Elbryan's young life ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mount","secondary":"The look the stocky man gave him in reply did little to allay the monk's mounting suspicions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twist","secondary":"Brother Justice used a fantasy of twisting the fool's head off to force a smile.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rage","secondary":"Wisdom overruled his rage, though, and he stayed hidden and let them pass.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leader","secondary":"It shadowed Elbryan's every move, studying the young leader intently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"running","secondary":"It seemed to Avelyn as if he had fallen into the middle of a running rivalry between the two older men.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"alive","secondary":"The air came alive with a strange humming sound.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cause","secondary":"Hopefully we will be able to keep our pace swift enough so that the powries' initial ram causes little damage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"level","secondary":"By the beginning of the third year, the level of jealousy among the four began to rise noticeably.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"storm","secondary":"There she stayed for the, rest of the night, watching the stars return as the storm cloud raced away into the gulf.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"manner","secondary":"Put in that manner, this was indeed a day of celebration.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gasp","secondary":"Now, the young man did utter an unintended sound, a gasp of disbelief and delight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flame","secondary":"There came a bright flash and then the monk lay still, low flames licking his lifeless body.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"anger","secondary":"The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slight","secondary":"Gradually a smile found its way back onto her face, her dimples showing the slightest blush of red.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"candle","secondary":"At night, they huddled together around oil lamps and candles, trying to ward off the chill.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spike","secondary":"Into the spike, the beast sent its vision, the telltale tracings of human-woven magic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beneath","secondary":"Not so far down, they moved beneath the misty canopy, and the forested valley came clear to Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shape","secondary":"Yet I refuse to dismiss or diminish my years with the Touel'alfar; those elven friends helped to shape the man Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"track","secondary":"The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"speed","secondary":"The ranger was amazed at the sheer speed of the thing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"laughter","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart burst out into the most heartfelt laughter Avelyn had ever heard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"calmly","secondary":"The elf looked up at him calmly, smiling, perfectly relaxed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"region","secondary":"The one advantage on the ranger's side was his knowledge of the region surrounding Weedy Meadow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lava","secondary":"Bestesbulzibar looked from Quintall to one of the lava rivers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"northern","secondary":"I had not even considered this until my northern trek led me back to these lands familiar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tug","secondary":"But now something else tugged at him and put him on edge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"effort","secondary":"Avelyn had never seen a place so huge, could not comprehend the effort that had been expended to put this hall together.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bury","secondary":"Dundalis had been home to more than a hundred folk; how long would it take to bury them all?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"silently","secondary":"Not until this day, he silently added, looking at the slain goblin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mutter","secondary":"Thagraine was most ill at ease, pacing, stalking, and muttering to himself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gradually","secondary":"Symphony snorted again and jostled about, but gradually came to accept the woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"regard","secondary":"Instead of sizing up the diminutive creature as a potential enemy now, he regarded it in a different light.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loose","secondary":"All advantage was lost as the young man stumbled, the loose earth slipping out from under his foot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"defense","secondary":"There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"widen","secondary":"Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grasp","secondary":"Something about the comparison, something she could not grasp, tugged hard at her, begging for release.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drift","secondary":"And she was coming closer, Elbryan realized, her head slowly drifting toward his, her lips, so soft, in line with his!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slash","secondary":"Elbryan wanted to jump out at them, to slash them all.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"villager","secondary":"So Elbryan stood back from it all, figuring it to be one of those dangers for the villagers to work out on their own.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chin","secondary":"Elbryan put his chin in his paten, resting, thinking, and staring always at the faint image at the corner of the mirror.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fit","secondary":"Olwan Wyndon nodded, not wanting to get Brody into one of his legendary fits of outrage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disappear","secondary":"Every time his concentration wavered even a bit, his arrow flew wide of the mark, disappearing into the forest scrub.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dream","secondary":"All his life, he had wanted to live in service to God; all his life he had dreamed of this day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shield","secondary":"Avelyn pulled out his hematite, then remembered the anti-magic shield that Quintall had constructed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mostly","secondary":"For her part, Cat kept her distance, offering a shy smile once or twice but mostly looking the other way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heat","secondary":"Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trouble","secondary":"The elves, of course; had little trouble keeping ahead of him, silent and out of sight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"protect","secondary":"To Jill, their mission seemed paramount, a stoic existence protecting the welfare of all the kingdom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mist","secondary":"It appeared to him as if the mist were somehow blocking, or at least escaping, the winds, but how could that be?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crouch","secondary":"Gradually he came up in a crouch, studying the area intently, trying to get some bearings on where he might be.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"belly","secondary":"The one remaining howled and scrambled, fell to its belly, and slid halfway back to the bottom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glare","secondary":"Elbryan glared at Juraviel, in no mood for cryptic talk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breathe","secondary":"The elf was already there, and Elbryan breathed a sigh of relief when he noted that it was not Tuntun waiting for him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distant","secondary":"Dinoniel was gone, a distant memory, but the demon spirit had returned and the physical wounds had healed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deny","secondary":"But she could not deny the tears, and the guilt and the pain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bent","secondary":"The monk crouched low, bent his legs, and tightened his muscles, measuring the dog's swift approach.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"discern","secondary":"Avelyn swallowed hard, trying to discern his best response.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chamber","secondary":"There were several monks, men a few years Avelyn's senior, in the chamber above.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"patrol","secondary":"Elbryan and his friends had offered to walk patrols since the first day of the hunting party's return.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blast","secondary":"Elbryan, dazed, his breath blasted away, nearly fainted.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bottom","secondary":"Then likely he was now a charred thing, drifting to the bottom of the harbor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loud","secondary":"That brought a loud snort from Pellimar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gate","secondary":"A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"metal","secondary":"One hand banged against the powrie's solid waists against a metal ball above the dwarf's belt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beat","secondary":"If lightning hits me arrow - for that's the only way ye'll beat me - I'll take ye to the one who leads the wild herd.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cap","secondary":"Early that evening, Elbryan walked onto the low meadow, ringed by tall, thick pines and capped by the starry canopy.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"obvious","secondary":"From the sounds emanating from within, it was quite obvious what was going on in there.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pray","secondary":"Always working or praying; there were no other recollections of Avelyn to be found.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"caravan","secondary":"Up in front, one of the women signaled that the caravan was nearly upon them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prisoner","secondary":"You are not a prisoner, yet you are not free.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deadly","secondary":"How many thousands of goblins and giants had fallen to Mother's deadly blade!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"doom","secondary":"Avelyn winced, seeing men leaping from the deck, their doom at hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stare","secondary":"Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scout","secondary":"Thus, when the scouts of Elkenbrook reported goblin sign, the hardy folk were not too concerned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"steady","secondary":"Elbryan forced himself to remain steady, to think clearly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lean","secondary":"A cry of agony within the house froze her in place, and she leaned heavily on the frame for support.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sting","secondary":"Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barrelboat","secondary":"Avelyn could see the craft clearly now; no longer did he confuse the strange barrelboat with any wave shadows.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"refugee","secondary":"Back at the sheltered meadow, Elbryan gave his permission for the refugees to start a couple of low fires.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ease","secondary":"Thagraine was most ill at ease, pacing, stalking, and muttering to himself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"toss","secondary":"Avelyn continued to stare at Bradwarden, and smiled as the centaur smiled, as the monk tossed the flask into the brush.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crystal","secondary":"Fortunately, the water was crystal clear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"awake","secondary":"The demon dactyl came awake.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"armor","secondary":"The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"purpose","secondary":"This was the purpose of the voyage, after all, and Father Abbot Markwart had made.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wildly","secondary":"Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feature","secondary":"Avelyn wanted to go closer to it to study the stern facial features and the incredible craftsmanship of the armor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sort","secondary":"Jill was beside him at once, on one knee as he sorted himself out.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"collect","secondary":"Soon the basket was full, so Elbryan hauled it back to the bank and collected another one.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horror","secondary":"Cat could hardly believe she had spoken the words, but her horror vanished when Connor laughed heartily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"southern","secondary":"The Windrunner glided easily over calmer seas, the southern reaches of the Mantis Arm's coast a gray blur to the west.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ghost","secondary":"The Forest Ghost was a common legend in the Timberlands.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"press","secondary":"Master Jojonah kept quiet and continued on his way, and Avelyn knew better than to press the point.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"groan","secondary":"The other was also on the ground, squirming and groaning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"length","secondary":"Bluish-white light trailed the length of its path, stealing the green hue, and the zombie fell back and growled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"indicate","secondary":"Stronger than its little body would indicate, the goblin finally pushed her aside and turned its spear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"yard","secondary":"The barrelboat closed - fifty yards, forty, twenty - cutting the water smoothly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grim","secondary":"It took grim Cat a long while to learn the truth of Pettibwa.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wrap","secondary":"Avelyn undressed and wrapped a blanket about himself, then sat alone with his thoughts in front of a blazing fire.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fully","secondary":"Avelyn nodded and reached out for the jewel, too stunned to fully appreciate the gravity in the old man's voice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tunnel","secondary":"A cloud of bats shuddered to life at the unexpected noise and flew off down one of the tunnels formed when the lava had flowed from this spot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stern","secondary":"Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rank","secondary":"And the goblin ranks, for all the carnage, remained deep, and seemed undiminished.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hook","secondary":"Elbryan let fly a wide-arcing left hook as he spun back toward the elf.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"craft","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart, closest to the craft, looked at the man, then turned back to the suddenly quiet gathering.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tremendous","secondary":"The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horizon","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"halfway","secondary":"The boy believed the sun to be in the west, halfway from noon to sunset.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bare","secondary":"Belli'mar Juraviel held his hand up, begging silence, then shifted his sensitive bare feet about on the stone face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weave","secondary":"She took up her tray and weaved across the room, getting back to the corner table with hardly a drop spilled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overwhelm","secondary":"Avelyn didn't really understand, but he was too overwhelmed by all of this to think of interrupting with a question.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"graphite","secondary":"Avelyn noted the considerable bag, of stones at his belt and the grayish graphite he held in his hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"size","secondary":"It was the right size for a goblin - a small one - but the way it moved did not seem right to the perceptive ranger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bone","secondary":"Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"belt","secondary":"Avelyn noted the considerable bag, of stones at his belt and the grayish graphite he held in his hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"possibility","secondary":"Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"response","secondary":"Avelyn's lack of initial response to the news that his mother had died had lent credence to Siherton's complaints.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stagger","secondary":"The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tightly","secondary":"Pony clenched the graphite tightly, nodded once, and walked away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dart","secondary":"With a growl, the ranger threw the dart to the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chuckle","secondary":"Belli'mar Juraviel suppressed a chuckle, for he liked seeing Tuntun flustered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ruby","secondary":"Malachite, amber, serpentine, ruby, in that order.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"closely","secondary":"Some of the other masters, Siherton in particular, watched him closely, very closely, seeking an excuse to berate him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"curious","secondary":"Elbryan and Pony exchanged curious looks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dismiss","secondary":"Rumors hinted that students of St.-Mere-Abelle had been dismissed for less.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"comfort","secondary":"Quiet and sweet were the notes, but that did little to comfort Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"threat","secondary":"Apparently Quintall and Thagraine's secret posed no threat, so whatever it might be really didn't matter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frustration","secondary":"Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hint","secondary":"No answer, no hint, just the murmur, an endless string of mysterious whispers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"defensive","secondary":"Jill understood his concern to be both defensive and compassionate.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"behemoth","secondary":"But they hardly seemed to stop the behemoth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sacred","secondary":"To hear his fellow monks speaking of something as sacred as love in such crude terms did surprise and offend him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pack","secondary":"When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blink","secondary":"Smealy never blinked and didn't dare look away from the dangerous monk until he was halfway across the deck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"height","secondary":"A six-foot bear could indeed appear twice that height when angered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"square","secondary":"The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"guide","secondary":"Then he went on, letting his instincts guide him to which stones were the most full of heavenly energy.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"general","secondary":"The monk was soon again back on the road, riding steadily and making a general course to the north.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"middle","secondary":"Jojonah pointed to a case near to the middle of the room, and motioned for Avelyn to approach it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"state","secondary":"For the boy who had just witnessed such carnage and loss, the semiconscious state was preferable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"knock","secondary":"Then back left, then left again, knocking wide the creature's club arm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"poke","secondary":"The dactyl's ears were pointed as well, poking up about the demon creature's thin tuft of black hair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hunt","secondary":"Next spring, Elbryan would hunt with the adults, the games of his youth left behind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confuse","secondary":"When the giant was within one huge stride, Elbryan leaped out, trying to confuse it with sheer savagery.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bite","secondary":"It wasn't difficult to imagine the power of the creature's bite or the pain of getting free from those nasty teeth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"claim","secondary":"Elbryan thought on that for a moment, particularly on Juraviel's last claim that the plants were pliable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"range","secondary":"The conditioning ranged from sleep deprivation to long periods of hunger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fighting","secondary":"So he suffered the brutal hours of the day, the fighting in which Quintall almost always bested him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"warning","secondary":"Would the people of that village have heeded his warnings?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shelter","secondary":"When the showers arrived, he and his fellow Preparer would be hidden underground, sheltered from the pelting meteors.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tease","secondary":"Elbryan felt no desire to tease when looking at Pony's lips now.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slide","secondary":"A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trust","secondary":"As their friendship deepened, their trust becoming so strong, Avelyn again dared to use the hematite to instruct Jill.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"monstrous","secondary":"One group in particular, a pile of many monstrous corpses together in the road, posed a curious riddle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"opening","secondary":"Elbryan saw an opening and let fly a combination left jab, step, and right cross.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tragedy","secondary":"Elbryan winced at the reference to the tragedy of Dundalis.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pursuit","secondary":"Tallareyish turned in pursuit and came forward, one step, left foot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"retrieve","secondary":"Even if he went and retrieved it, the liquid within the stone had been tainted and was no good.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"malachite","secondary":"Malachite, amber, serpentine, ruby, in that order.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mighty","secondary":"Tol had no desire to fight him, had no desire to face the mighty cut of Tempest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cloak","secondary":"The elves prodded and pushed him, finally getting him out of his low tree house wearing only a cloak and a loincloth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"torch","secondary":"The room inside was well lit, though Avelyn saw no torches and didn't smell the usual odor of burning wood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sparkle","secondary":"Elbryan didn't answer, but that familiar sparkle fit up his eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thinking","secondary":"A combination of strength and agility, a balanced, thinking warrior.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"case","secondary":"Jojonah pointed to a case near to the middle of the room, and motioned for Avelyn to approach it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carefully","secondary":"Avelyn scrutinized the broach carefully.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aloud","secondary":"Jojonah nearly laughed aloud at the spectacle, and held forth the hematite.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smooth","secondary":"There were several various stones within, all smooth and polished.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fiercely","secondary":"Elbryan tugged more fiercely with his other hand instead, increasing the pace of the roll.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"directly","secondary":"Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"emotion","secondary":"Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"robe","secondary":"Avelyn's brown robes were tattered and dripping; he had the stench of burned hair about him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"possibly","secondary":"Elbryan found that he could not possibly maintain such a stance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bother","secondary":"What was it about Avelyn that really bothered Siherton?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fairly","secondary":"It was fairly circular, perhaps eight feet in diameter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"boulder","secondary":"Elbryan glanced both ways, then, figuring that the paths converged just the other side of the boulder, went right.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"openly","secondary":"Not that many humans had ever tasted the elixir, for the elves did not deal openly in the juice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foolish","secondary":"Avelyn retracted his hand a few inches, wondering if he was being a bit foolish here.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"witness","secondary":"For the boy who had just witnessed such carnage and loss, the semiconscious state was preferable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bellow","secondary":"It bellowed again and hardly slowed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"steadily","secondary":"Shane McMichael did not argue the point, though the weight of it grew steadily on his shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foe","secondary":"Elbryan didn't know what to make of this armored foe, and especially of its glowing spike.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reveal","secondary":"The pair looked at Viellain, their expressions revealing much.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sunstone","secondary":"The monk quickly took out his yellow sunstone, falling immediately into its defensive magic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rockman","secondary":"The turn cost the rockman another sting as Elbryan seized the moment and thrust ahead, Tempest cutting hard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"kingdom","secondary":"Even the children of the Alpinadoran frontier - and most of the still - wild kingdom was considered frontier!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beam","secondary":"The girl pushed hard, but the beam would not give.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swift","secondary":"Hopefully we will be able to keep our pace swift enough so that the powries' initial ram causes little damage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sweet","secondary":"Quiet and sweet were the notes, but that did little to comfort Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scene","secondary":"The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"knowledge","secondary":"The large man's knowledge of goblins simply didn't reconcile with this sight before him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whole","secondary":"The crew were blaming the monks for their discomfort, for this whole journey.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"support","secondary":"Brother Justice grabbed hard onto the staff with both hands, as much to support himself as to prevent any attacks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"refuse","secondary":"The elf offered a hand, but Elbryan stubbornly refused, struggling shakily to his feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shout","secondary":"Elbryan fell back behind the twin pines, catching the shout in his throat, gasping for breath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"squarely","secondary":"Then Avelyn eyed Tol squarely, matching the man's ominous expression with one of pure excitement.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gem","secondary":"If the man, like his crew, was so obviously nonreligious, then he should not possess such a gem, not for any reason.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thunder","secondary":"Another shot came thundering in, this one scoring a hit on Pireth Tulme's front wall, taking down some stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shining","secondary":"Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"excitement","secondary":"Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confirm","secondary":"Quintall neither denied nor confirmed the execution.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"parry","secondary":"Strike, parry, strike - the same routine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loss","secondary":"For the boy who had just witnessed such carnage and loss, the semiconscious state was preferable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"silent","secondary":"The elves, of course; had little trouble keeping ahead of him, silent and out of sight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"survive","secondary":"And to the young man who had somehow survived a goblin raid, such a conclusion meant it could only be one thing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forearm","secondary":"Another arrow came by and slashed across Elbryan's forearm as he struggled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ignore","secondary":"To his credit, Elbryan had pretty much learned to ignore them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"zombie","secondary":"But when he came up from the roll, the zombie was there, suddenly, magically.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"extend","secondary":"Avelyn's hands were large indeed, yet even with his fingers fully extended he could not touch all edges of the stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weakness","secondary":"Did the dactyl bring the weakness, the immorality, to humanity?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"float","secondary":"It took great effort for the monk to get the sunken boat raised and floating, but he somehow managed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deeply","secondary":"Elbryan sighed deeply and turned to Pony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"minor","secondary":"There were minor points untouched, to be sure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"elbow","secondary":"Dazed, bleeding, Elbryan pulled himself up to his elbows, looking over the edge of the cairn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"declare","secondary":"But pragmatism, too, should be part of that pledge, so said Father Abbot Markwart, and so had declared the abbey's.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beg","secondary":"Something about the comparison, something she could not grasp, tugged hard at her, begging for release.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cheek","secondary":"A tear rolled down Avelyn's cheek, then another.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stocky","secondary":"The short, stocky man went at the martial training as eagerly as Avelyn went at the nighttime studies.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"basket","secondary":"Carefully placing the basket at last at the trough, the boy then sprinted full out the half mile back to the bog.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rail","secondary":"Quintall was already at the rail, pointing far out and down.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"descend","secondary":"The weight of his first kill descended upon him, bowing his shoulders, nearly driving him to his knees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"momentum","secondary":"Elbryan set his feet and launched a vicious uppercut jab with the staff, using the powrie's momentum against it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"curiosity","secondary":"The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"instinct","secondary":"Pony's first instincts were to try and join that battle group, but she quickly surmised that she would never get in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grip","secondary":"The giant released its grip and Elbryan fell to the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fate","secondary":"Inevitably, though, that led Elbryan to thoughts of mortality and thus to the recent fate of his family and friends.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"color","secondary":"Even the vivid, bright colors of the clothing of Entel's inhabitants struck the four as unusual.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loudly","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart, also sensing the sudden tension, cleared his throat loudly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"round","secondary":"The sight of it, round and firm and creamy white, seemed to calm him for a moment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hurt","secondary":"Connor lifted his head up from her, and he seemed to her truly hurt and saddened.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hug","secondary":"Elbryan, horrified, hit it again, and the dwarf slumped to its knees, finally dead, but still hugging the tree.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smell","secondary":"Again it was the smell of his burning village that cleared his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"particular","secondary":"But it was Avelyn's turn to crank, and the taskmasters were particular about such things.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dryly","secondary":"\"Perhaps because he is already dead,\" the tall man said dryly, and he turned to glare at his counterpart.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"series","secondary":"Pireth Tulme was but one in a series of keeps dotting Honce-the-Bear's coastline.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"awaken","secondary":"The man had passed the point of redemption and had perhaps awakened a dangerous curiosity in the demon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"occasion","secondary":"Elbryan and Jilseponie had seen it on a few occasions, but never so clearly as this, never so vibrant.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mystery","secondary":"As he listened, Avelyn felt the mystery melting around him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"row","secondary":"It had taken Jill hours to manage to row the craft near shore and then to find some place where she could put in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heavily","secondary":"A cry of agony within the house froze her in place, and she leaned heavily on the frame for support.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"soul","secondary":"But that fear couldn't hold against the river of his own soul, pouring forth in great release.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hesitation","secondary":"When he thought about his hesitation, it only strengthened his resolve.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barrier","secondary":"Jill worked to get behind the boat, to use it as a barrier against the powrie archers on the deck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perspective","secondary":"From Juraviel's perspective, the first meeting had gone quite well.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slump","secondary":"Just the goblins and a lone giant, slumped together, soaked in blood from the many small wounds on each corpse.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seek","secondary":"Some of the other masters, Siherton in particular, watched him closely, very closely, seeking an excuse to berate him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bid","secondary":"Tuntun held up a hand to her elvish companion, silently bidding Juraviel to let her take care of this situation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trapper","secondary":"The three trappers were at a loss; Brother Avelyn could think of no sanctuary closer than St.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"obsidian","secondary":"The spirit had come back to Corona encased in obsidian!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"burst","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart burst out into the most heartfelt laughter Avelyn had ever heard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smash","secondary":"She clenched her fist hopefully as Olwan Wyndon smashed a goblin's head, dropping the wretch to the dirt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"experience","secondary":"No, it was his experience and Pony's - theirs alone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"warmth","secondary":"Elbryan felt his nose crack, felt the warmth of his blood running.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"individual","secondary":"If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fail","secondary":"If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exactly","secondary":"The girl cocked her head, suddenly realizing exactly where she was.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"somewhere","secondary":"A soft melody vibrated in his ear, somewhere just below his consciousness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"term","secondary":"To hear his fellow monks speaking of something as sacred as love in such crude terms did surprise and offend him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"avoid","secondary":"Elbryan stepped left as well and spun, avoiding an awkward cut of its sword.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jaw","secondary":"Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"determine","secondary":"The pecking order for the voyage had indeed been determined in just that manner.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"agony","secondary":"Before the woman had even swung her sword, half the small creatures lay dead or squirming in agony on the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"responsibility","secondary":"There was security in that, Avelyn came to realize, but also responsibility.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stalk","secondary":"Without a word, the tall master stalked from the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stubborn","secondary":"For whatever had happened, today and in the days and weeks before, this stubborn behavior could only lead to disaster.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"repeatedly","secondary":"The bells of the abbey pealed repeatedly, drawing curious onlookers from the nearby village of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suffer","secondary":"But she suffered that pain, and let Connor kiss her, every once in a while.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brute","secondary":"By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stretch","secondary":"From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slender","secondary":"Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"secure","secondary":"For near to forty years he kept a line a hundred miles long secure from goblins and fomorian giants alike.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cabin","secondary":"That meant gathering wood and tending the fires, repairing the cabins-which always seemed to need repair!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"passage","secondary":"Next spring would bring his thirteenth birthday, the passage from childhood in the hardy land that was the northern wilderness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prompt","secondary":"Elbryan gave a slight nod, prompting Avelyn to continue.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"posture","secondary":"And even with any credible arguments, Siherton's posture, bordering on anger, on outrage, seemed so out of place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crash","secondary":"The door to the common house opened with a crash, and both Pony and Elbryan immediately spun away from each other.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"courage","secondary":"Avelyn shot back, drawing some courage with words of conviction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"relief","secondary":"The elf was already there, and Elbryan breathed a sigh of relief when he noted that it was not Tuntun waiting for him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heel","secondary":"Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"presence","secondary":"That, combined with the presence of this magic-wielding assassin, surely concerned the monk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rub","secondary":"Elbryan sat up and rubbed his face, noting the cut and dried blood on one of his hands.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bade","secondary":"He led the two masters back to Avelyn and bade the young man to look up at him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"serpentine","secondary":"As he spoke, the elf fingered a green stone, serpentine, feeling its subtle vibrations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aboard","secondary":"You should have gone aboard and stayed aboard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"encampment","secondary":"Elbryan recalled the image of the vast encampment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"magma","secondary":"Tuntun flew away, back up toward the combatants, her slender daggers in hand, both dripping magma from Quintall's eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bounce","secondary":"Then the world was spinning as Elbryan bounced and rolled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"subtle","secondary":"As he spoke, the elf fingered a green stone, serpentine, feeling its subtle vibrations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"insult","secondary":"But that would be a disservice to Annalisa, Avelyn knew, an insult to the memory of the gentle woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bolster","secondary":"But another dwarf was behind it to bolster the defense, and another behind that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crawl","secondary":"Juraviel was waiting for the young man when he crawled out of the hole.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eager","secondary":"Avelyn took a deep breath, consciously keeping his eyes from the eager gazes of the onlookers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peace","secondary":"All that the gentle and idealistic young man wanted was to serve God, to foster peace, to heal, and to comfort.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"especially","secondary":"It surprised Elbryan that adults would act that way, especially considering the gravity of the situation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"helplessly","secondary":"Again the young monk could only shrug helplessly, wanting to know but afraid to know.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"anyway","secondary":"The point was moot, anyway, for Elbryan never got close to touching the elusive deer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beauty","secondary":"How many others could look upon the Halo and understand the beauty of the thing?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uncomfortable","secondary":"Since her first days in the house, Grady had made the young woman uncomfortable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dodge","secondary":"Pony cried out, thinking her love cut in half, but Elbryan had been quick enough to dodge out of harm's way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exchange","secondary":"Elbryan and Pony exchanged curious looks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frame","secondary":"A cry of agony within the house froze her in place, and she leaned heavily on the frame for support.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ceremony","secondary":"Only the call to vespers, the ceremony heralding eventide, had interrupted Avelyn's frantic pace.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"joy","secondary":"That excitement turned to sheer joy when they passed out of the town and began their ascent of the ridge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peer","secondary":"Adjonas took up his spyglass and peered in the direction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"silence","secondary":"Then abruptly it was no more, and for Elbryan, the sudden silence was like waking up from a dream.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"counter","secondary":"As such, it was quite easy for Avelyn to counter the effects with his powerful hematite, and soon Elbryan was breathing steadily again, soon the burning pain was no more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prod","secondary":"Elbryan prodded the ground with the tip of his sword.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vast","secondary":"Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spit","secondary":"The day was cool and gray, the sky spitting light snow every so often.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"entire","secondary":"The giant's hand covered the tall man's entire forearm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"abruptly","secondary":"The pair rolled hard into the trunk of another tree, and the goblin abruptly stopped its thrashing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thoroughly","secondary":"That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ledge","secondary":"Pony screamed; Elbryan grabbed her and pulled her back to safety, the pair falling to the ledge in a jumble.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mission","secondary":"Avelyn and the other monks would give their lives willingly to see the mission successful.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fiend","secondary":"So that left Avelyn against the fiend, just them, facing off from five paces.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skid","secondary":"The bear skidded to a stop and turned to follow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skip","secondary":"Then she turned and skipped off, and was startled a moment later when Elbryan jumped out in front of her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"raid","secondary":"And to the young man who had somehow survived a goblin raid, such a conclusion meant it could only be one thing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stem","secondary":"Carley clutched desperately at the wound again, but he could not hope to stem the blood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pit","secondary":"The real pit, he discovered was several feet beyond the apparent pit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"retreat","secondary":"The other two scrambled in sudden retreat, slipping as they tried to get back up the slope.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"echo","secondary":"Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weary","secondary":"The question would have to wait, though, for the monk made his weary way back to his room and went back to bed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"claw","secondary":"With a mere thought, Avelyn extended his claws and raked them across, taking the face off of the stunned powrie.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gold","secondary":"And well mannered and up to his waist in the gold, too.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clearing","secondary":"The ranger waited a few moments longer as the figure neared, as it came out into a clearing under the moonlight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ill","secondary":"Thagraine was most ill at ease, pacing, stalking, and muttering to himself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suppose","secondary":"At peace, I suppose, and probably with Pony, and that is a fate about which no man could complain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clench","secondary":"The young man stared at him wide-eyed with hope and eagerness, his hands clenching and opening at his sides.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nowhere","secondary":"Jill instinctively recoiled, but she had nowhere to hide.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"taste","secondary":"Not that many humans had ever tasted the elixir, for the elves did not deal openly in the juice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deal","secondary":"Not that many humans had ever tasted the elixir, for the elves did not deal openly in the juice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disaster","secondary":"Had they been prepared, this disaster would not have befallen them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"earn","secondary":"Another sported a heavy axe, while the last earned a slender sword.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glowing","secondary":"Juraviel remained at the glowing fire pit until all had gone, his eyes ever skyward, looking for the blackest of forms.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"liquid","secondary":"Its feel was impossibly smooth, almost liquid.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wicked","secondary":"Smealy turned a wicked grin on the captain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chill","secondary":"It floated through-the chill air, barely perceptible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"judge","secondary":"How will they judge me twenty years hence, a mere day by an elf's measure?.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proud","secondary":"Above it all stood Olwan, proud and strong and unshakable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leading","secondary":"Elbryan's instincts - something about the air, perhaps, the aroma told him this was not the slope leading out of Dundalis up to the ridgeline, the slope where he had met the ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dirt","secondary":"The young man knew all that, as he sat in the dirt, staring curiously at the somehow dead giant.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"entrance","secondary":"Fiery rocks streaked down before the cave entrance, slicing holes in the wide leaves of trees and bushes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"concentrate","secondary":"If Avelyn had concentrated so much of his energy into the ruby, then likely he had let the serpentine shield slip.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"novice","secondary":"Both the novices stopped their work and looked up at the window.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"safety","secondary":"Putting his personal safety aside, Avelyn had to consider the greater good.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drunk","secondary":"Not that the seated drunk was even looking at her face; his eyes never seemed to angle quite that high.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fortress","secondary":"Pireth Tulme, and apparently all the other Coastpoint fortresses, were far from the stoic bastions of their reputation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"somewhat","secondary":"Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tough","secondary":"The people were much the same - strong and firm, tough as the deepest winter night - and yet, they were not the same.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"evergreen","secondary":"It bothered Elbryan, too, for the scarring of the evergreens made no sense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rocky","secondary":"Pony had to wonder as she skittered down the rocky slope, a pair of giants in fast pursuit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"monastery","secondary":"Many merchants in Ursal likely possessed stones; the monastery was not averse to selling them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chant","secondary":"The master closed his eyes and began to softly chant.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bloody","secondary":"Then he stalked after them, his bloody sword in his bloody hand, hoping one of the creatures would stray from its friends.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"split","secondary":"Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shriek","secondary":"The club fell into the stream; the goblin shrieked and clutched at its arm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hesitate","secondary":"Modesty caused Elbryan to hesitate, but Tuntun wasn't in the mood for a debate.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blur","secondary":"The sun seemed a gray blur above him, a lighter spot in the sky.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pitiful","secondary":"Thagraine spotted him then, a hopeful, pitiful, smile widening on his bloody face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swipe","secondary":"A series of swipes, stabs, and forward strides put Elbryan in the desired position.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"handle","secondary":"Cat suffered his insults, but couldn't dismiss the realization that Pettibwa would have handled it differently, better.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"satisfy","secondary":"For in the Ring Stones, the young man found his ideals satisfied.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attempt","secondary":"Avelyn realized then that an attempt at possession was akin to fighting an enemy on his home ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smack","secondary":"A shift of the angle sent his staff poking straight up, smacking the man's groin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"damned","secondary":"He remembered Avelyn, damned Avelyn, and the rivalry.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dais","secondary":"It moved across the dais, dipped one arm into the molten flow, then looked back at Quintall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"delicate","secondary":"Elbryan wondered, having no explanation of who or what those delicate winged creatures might be.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fierce","secondary":"On the main road of Dundalis, just on the other side of this house, a fierce battle raged.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rear","secondary":"Jill heard the dying scream of a soldier to her rear and fully expected that she would soon be overwhelmed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sack","secondary":"And if the humanoids didn't sack the town, that indicated they meant to continue on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"halt","secondary":"Finally, Father Abbot Markwart halted the conversation with an upraised hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"squeeze","secondary":"Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grave","secondary":"Quintall's expression grew suddenly grave at the sight of the imposing ranger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"consciousness","secondary":"A soft melody vibrated in his ear, somewhere just below his consciousness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intensity","secondary":"Grady could see that in his every fidget, in his almost animal-like intensity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thin","secondary":"The dactyl's ears were pointed as well, poking up about the demon creature's thin tuft of black hair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scar","secondary":"Adjonas straightened, the blood rushing to his face, making that garish scar seem all the more imposing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"normally","secondary":"Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"separate","secondary":"Up came Hawkwing; three feathers separated.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"actually","secondary":"But the thought of actually going to see the woman terrified Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"act","secondary":"It surprised Elbryan that adults would act that way, especially considering the gravity of the situation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"king","secondary":"To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"advantage","secondary":"Juraviel took full advantage, put Elbryan off balance and kept on twisting, angling the boy over the trough.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"kneel","secondary":"Elbryan knelt beside her, his arm about her shoulders, comforting her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strange","secondary":"The air came alive with a strange humming sound.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tie","secondary":"Pony got Symphony and her roan around the back, ropes looped about the war engine and tied to the tugging horses.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"discover","secondary":"The real pit, he discovered was several feet beyond the apparent pit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"column","secondary":"Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"destiny","secondary":"Now, finally, Avelyn could face his destiny with no regrets for the path that had led him to this place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shudder","secondary":"A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"murder","secondary":"The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"western","secondary":"The ranger ran off, arriving at the appointed spot as the moon settled behind the western horizon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"youth","secondary":"Next spring, Elbryan would hunt with the adults, the games of his youth left behind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frighten","secondary":"Avelyn came out, frightened but determined.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"announce","secondary":"It took him some time to realize that the elves had announced her, and thus, that the elves had met her!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"border","secondary":"And even with any credible arguments, Siherton's posture, bordering on anger, on outrage, seemed so out of place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wink","secondary":"He looked at Pony and winked, and was surprised when she returned the gesture with a serious frown.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"remaining","secondary":"While Adjonas tended to the crew and their course, the three remaining monks - even Pellimar, whose condition had steadily improved - worked with the stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confident","secondary":"Tuntun was growing more confident, he realized.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"poison","secondary":"Elbryan recognized the black, sappy poison, a pain - inducing product of a rare black birch tree.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rolling","secondary":"And then it was over, suddenly, the creature rolling, dead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"contact","secondary":"But Avelyn had apparently not come home, or at least, had not made contact with his father.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"torso","secondary":"Soon Jill's hands were flapping inconsequentially at the powrie's barrel-like torso, her strength fast deserting her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"curl","secondary":"On the floor and curled up like a baby, wanting his mother, praying for his mother.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chase","secondary":"It cursed aloud the name of Terranen Dinoniel, who had rallied the humans and the elves, chasing the dactyl's armies back to the base of this mountain, Aida.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flash","secondary":"Elbryan rolled to one knee quickly and brought the sword flashing across, severing the plant at exactly the stripe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"visible","secondary":"A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"existence","secondary":"The reward for such a life, for such a good heart, was a better existence in a better place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"retort","secondary":"Avelyn swallowed his next retort, knowing that it would be a useless argument.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tangle","secondary":"Elbryan wondered, as he, too, worked through the tangled crowd, angling to intercept the newcomer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"corpse","secondary":"Elbryan and Pony lingered long by the corpse, studying it intently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"willingly","secondary":"Avelyn and the other monks would give their lives willingly to see the mission successful.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"relieve","secondary":"A few minutes later, one of the goblins went off a short distance into the brush to relieve itself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shore","secondary":"It had taken Jill hours to manage to row the craft near shore and then to find some place where she could put in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"terrify","secondary":"Elbryan was terrified and thrilled all at once.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"instant","secondary":"Five men were atop him in an instant, grabbing and twisting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brace","secondary":"In came the giants at full charge; Bradwarden braced and set his hind legs firmly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cudgel","secondary":"The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skinny","secondary":"This creature's limbs didn't look skinny, any more than did the supple branches of a bending willow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"depth","secondary":"Already the young monk was falling into the depths of the stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"implication","secondary":"Avelyn paused and considered the sequence and the implications.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"finest","secondary":"She would dress in the finest gowns and attend the highest social events in Palmaris, even in Ursal!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intense","secondary":"Worst of all, and most intense of all, was the physical training.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"firm","secondary":"The sight of it, round and firm and creamy white, seemed to calm him for a moment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aid","secondary":"Before the guard could come to the master's aid, Avelyn hauled the stunned Siherton and himself over the rail.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"furious","secondary":"Elbryan went back to report to his companions, expecting that a furious argument would ensue.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mortal","secondary":"Jill saw a pair of dwarves go flying over, saw a man slump to his knees, hands clutching a mortal chest wound.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rushing","secondary":"Elbryan tilted back his head, considering the stars, the few rushing clouds.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gemstone","secondary":"So much so that he chanced to pocket a gemstone, a hematite, one day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cairn","secondary":"For surely it was the magic of the cairn that had done all of this; Elbryan knew that without doubt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"handful","secondary":"Avelyn dared to peek out from under his hood at the handful of spectators lining the road before the monastery's.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grief","secondary":"Mercifully, Elbryan's grief had brought with it exhaustion, and the boy had found some sleep.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lightly","secondary":"Pony came through the brush lightly, wearing only a soft silken nightshirt that didn't reach her knees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"serious","secondary":"So foolish Avelyn wasn't really any serious threat to the abbey or to the Order.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"discussion","secondary":"Quintall spent the better part of an hour in a sometimes heated discussion with Captain Adjonas.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"coast","secondary":"The Windrunner glided easily over calmer seas, the southern reaches of the Mantis Arm's coast a gray blur to the west.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peek","secondary":"Avelyn dared to peek out from under his hood at the handful of spectators lining the road before the monastery's.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"decision","secondary":"But still she feared that his decision was folly, based on his underestimating the pain within her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hall","secondary":"Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nature","secondary":"But Avelyn didn't fully understand the nature of that love.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"route","secondary":"Elbryan continued his diligent work, though, reorganizing the routes to cover more ground since he was down to three teams of five, with a couple of messengers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"explanation","secondary":"Jojonah's explanation for the tour had been weak, some remark about an area that needed cleaning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"replace","secondary":"Gofflaw growled at her, but under Jill's unyielding glare, he replaced his sword in its sheath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fork","secondary":"The path meandered, joining another, then forking three ways.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"complain","secondary":"Paulson started to complain, but Elbryan glared so fiercely at him that he seemed to melt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fair","secondary":"Mounted sidelong on a platform, the thing would have passed for a fair-sized ballista!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grass","secondary":"It was a place of thick grass and lines of trees, with houses built in the boughs above' the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"engine","secondary":"Pony got Symphony and her roan around the back, ropes looped about the war engine and tied to the tugging horses.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ceiling","secondary":"Torches burned at regular intervals, and the massive beams that supported the hall's ceiling seemed to dance in their light.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"harden","secondary":"Elbryan smiled and considered the monk, understanding there was indeed a hardened frame beneath the soft exterior.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"curse","secondary":"He didn't know what to do, then cursed himself silently for what he had already done!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cunning","secondary":"On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hunter","secondary":"The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proper","secondary":"It was with great anticipation that l walked that last mile to the village proper - to see a place that I knew not.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tongue","secondary":"He was shocked as her mouth opened a little bit, as he felt her tongue against his lips, so soft and inviting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rogue","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ugly","secondary":"Groups of the ugly creatures ran into each house, ransacked the place, and then, set it ablaze.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stubbornly","secondary":"Still the creature held on stubbornly, pulling Elbryan over, and they began to roll sidelong again, heads to feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"waste","secondary":"Elbryan went into a crouch, and Tuntun wasted no time in going on the attack, sending her sword straight ahead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"convince","secondary":"On more than one occasion, the lanky Avelyn was convinced that Quintall meant to kill him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pour","secondary":"As soon as the story came pouring out, Dansally pulled away from Avelyn and sat staring hard at the man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"canopy","secondary":"Not so far down, they moved beneath the misty canopy, and the forested valley came clear to Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"appreciate","secondary":"Avelyn nodded and reached out for the jewel, too stunned to fully appreciate the gravity in the old man's voice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heal","secondary":"All that the gentle and idealistic young man wanted was to serve God, to foster peace, to heal, and to comfort.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hollow","secondary":"Then he wanted to turn back, to run into the hollow and cover his face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shock","secondary":"After a moment of shock, the goblins had thrown their spears, injuring one man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pose","secondary":"How could anyone, or anything, that could pipe so beautifully pose a danger?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resist","secondary":"Elbryan resisted the sudden and inexplicable urge to run over and kiss Pony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shin","secondary":"The ruby, shining with power, arced lazily over the open hatch.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ridiculous","secondary":"The ruby was strong, but this was ridiculous!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wise","secondary":"The words, coming from so mysterious, so wise, and aged a creature, hit Avelyn profoundly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pride","secondary":"Master Jojonah watched the young brother with mounting pride, and Avelyn recognized that the older man considered him a protégé.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wretched","secondary":"Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"protection","secondary":"And, like a father who has watched his children grow beyond his protection, Elbryan had to let them go.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trunk","secondary":"The pair rolled hard into the trunk of another tree, and the goblin abruptly stopped its thrashing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"struggle","secondary":"Not wanting to continue the struggle, Avelyn was up and walking fast before the felled monk could respond.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sidelong","secondary":"Still the creature held on stubbornly, pulling Elbryan over, and they began to roll sidelong again, heads to feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rescue","secondary":"All thought of rescuing anyone was gone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surround","secondary":"Avelyn bit his lip, remembering the hours on the beach, surrounded by so vast a wealth of useless gems.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recall","secondary":"Elbryan recalled the humming sound; he conjured an image of buzzing bees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forcefully","secondary":"Avelyn shoved his plate forward forcefully, angered now at being left out of their little secret.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breeze","secondary":"All the forest seemed to join in - the gusty breezes, the birdsong, the croaking of frogs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clarify","secondary":"Cat-the-Stray could hardly refuse, but she went to the man with a cold demeanor indeed, asking what he fancied and pointedly clarifying that she wad referring to food or drink only.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pile","secondary":"One group in particular, a pile of many monstrous corpses together in the road, posed a curious riddle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ruin","secondary":"Surely all the world had fallen to ruin; surely all the people were dead, were being pecked and torn by vultures.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fellow","secondary":"When the showers arrived, he and his fellow Preparer would be hidden underground, sheltered from the pelting meteors.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fireball","secondary":"Despite the efforts of the mad friar, the rain of powrie fireballs increased, coupled with bouncing boulders that smashed more than one home to kindling.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hillock","secondary":"Slowly, determinedly, Elbryan moved down the hillock, looking back often to the sky.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wounded","secondary":"The monk stared at his wounded hand, and at his opponent, so much more solid than it appeared!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"splash","secondary":"A final hack from Jill sent the rope flying free, half a dozen powries splashing down hard into the cold waters.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tune","secondary":"The moment ended all too soon, Cat-the-Stray tuning back to the bustle of the lively room about her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"handsome","secondary":"Not in a lewd way, like the drunk in the bar, or even in a teasing way, like the handsome young man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"voyage","secondary":"Brother Avelyn's thoughts were full of that island and of the long voyage ahead of him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beard","secondary":"Pony reached up to touch that smile and felt the sharp stubble of the ranger's beard, several days grown.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swish","secondary":"The staff swished harmlessly through the air.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"silverel","secondary":"I am a ranger now, and no gift in all the world - not all the gold, not all the silverel, not all the kingdoms - could be greater.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"molten","secondary":"It was alive with the magic of molten stone, the magic of demon dactyls.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sensation","secondary":"It was warm; Elbryan felt that first, felt a soft, moist sensation gently touching all his skin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outrage","secondary":"That only fueled the young man's outrage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flesh","secondary":"The soldiers of Pireth Tulme engaged in the revelry, the pleasures of the flesh, to avoid noticing their empty souls.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dip","secondary":"Juraviel walked past Elbryan to the trough and dipped his cupped hands in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"venture","secondary":"On Quintall's orders, the four monks ventured out together to seethe city.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"assault","secondary":"And the dirtiness of the woman assaulted him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barrel","secondary":"Every so often, one would shift to the side and dip his mug into a barrel, first brushing away the many flies and bees drawn to the liquid.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"torture","secondary":"He remembered the emotional torture the execution had exacted on Thagraine, the restlessness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"noise","secondary":"That slight noise had sounded so clearly to Elbryan!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smiling","secondary":"Pony chanced to look back to the south, and she stopped, stunned and smiling, and pointing to the night sky.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crowd","secondary":"Jill sifted through the crowd to get to the bar, started to order a mug of ale, but then realized she had no money.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stupid","secondary":"Tuntun had thought Mather stupid, as well - at first.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weak","secondary":"Jojonah's explanation for the tour had been weak, some remark about an area that needed cleaning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"relationship","secondary":"The huge man had never appreciated Belster's relationship with the strange Nightbird and had said so often and loudly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sway","secondary":"Tuntun was on the ground again, swaying slowly, hands waving before her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seat","secondary":"Entel was the third largest city in Corona, behind Ursal, the throne seat, and Palmaris.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"broken","secondary":"Both your arms and both your legs will be broken and useless when you hit the water, Bunkus Smealy.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"increase","secondary":"Elbryan tugged more fiercely with his other hand instead, increasing the pace of the roll.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"argument","secondary":"And even with any credible arguments, Siherton's posture, bordering on anger, on outrage, seemed so out of place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"remove","secondary":"All seemed a dream, vague and somehow removed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"usual","secondary":"The room inside was well lit, though Avelyn saw no torches and didn't smell the usual odor of burning wood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hilt","secondary":"Elbryan clutched the sword hilt so hard his knuckles whitened.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"effect","secondary":"All of that was, of course, tempered by her realization that she was, in effect, a deserter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"badly","secondary":"He was dirty and gray, his hair cropped short and badly trimmed, and his beard untended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"burning","secondary":"As if on cue, the burning catapult creaked again and slanted over farther.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rough","secondary":"The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frontier","secondary":"Like the rain that came into her life, first in that frontier village, when the goblins came, then in Palmaris.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"living","secondary":"Nor were there any living goblins or giants, Pony, realized, with small relief.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pipe","secondary":"How could anyone, or anything, that could pipe so beautifully pose a danger?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lack","secondary":"It had tried to flee with its companions but fell short of the brush for lack of breath and died soon after.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"punishment","secondary":"Elbryan simply could not believe the punishment this creature had accepted!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spread","secondary":"It had awakened, darkness rising, and already its influence was spreading throughout Corona.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confused","secondary":"Elbryan glanced back to a smiling Chipmunk, the man running off to engage another confused powrie.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"passion","secondary":"And, because of that passion, because of worldly lusts, a man who could be controlled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wary","secondary":"The elf was too quick and wary for that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"honor","secondary":"Perhaps worst of all for the young woman were the host of other eager young men ready to defend her honor, offering everything from a thrashing of the man to his very life.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sailor","secondary":"They put into Freeport only briefly, with but a handful of sailors going ashore in the boat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"supply","secondary":"Finally, he and Thagraine, carrying their supplies, slipped down the rope off the side of the Windrunner into the boat, Pimaninicuit looming large before them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"treasure","secondary":"On another note, Avelyn could not help but laugh at the absurd, useless treasure that lay strewn all about him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confusion","secondary":"Everything was confusion, screams and cries of pain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"caribou","secondary":"In many places, the caribou moss was even deeper than his knees!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"apparent","secondary":"It quickly became apparent to the watching masters that Avelyn Desbris would be one of the two.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scoff","secondary":"Brody Gentle scoffed at him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jumble","secondary":"Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rose","secondary":"Tuntun nodded and rose unsteadily, then walked from the glade, leaving Elbryan kneeling in the grass.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"melt","secondary":"As he listened, Avelyn felt the mystery melting around him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sentry","secondary":"There should have been a second sentry there, the relaying voice to the soldiers within.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"turned","secondary":"Bunkus Smealy turned about and waved his hand forcefully, quieting the rising murmurs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"interrupt","secondary":"Only the call to vespers, the ceremony heralding eventide, had interrupted Avelyn's frantic pace.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breast","secondary":"Graevis used to wrestle with her; had helped her to mature her fighting skills, but once those breasts had swelled, the man stayed away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feather","secondary":"Up came Hawkwing; three feathers separated.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"opponent","secondary":"The monk stared at his wounded hand, and at his opponent, so much more solid than it appeared!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confidence","secondary":"With another deep and steadying breath, his confidence in the stone growing, Avelyn walked out across the dark waters, his feet barely making the slightest depression on the rolling surface.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"farther","secondary":"Elbryan meant to stop there, but a movement farther to the south along the trail caught his attention.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wander","secondary":"Often I sit and stare at the stars, wondering, wandering.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pure","secondary":"I knew the purest contemplation, the release of physical boundaries, the brotherhood with all the universe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"enchanted","secondary":"The notion of going out from the enchanted valley, perhaps of walking with his own kind again, scared him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hip","secondary":"Out came a straight thrust of the spike; Elbryan turned his hips and skittered back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gulf","secondary":"Land was out of sight again as the Windrunner cut a direct course across the gulf to All Saints Bay.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pitch","secondary":"The barrage intensified, more pitch, great heavy stones, and giant ballista bolts battering the ill-fated craft.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shot","secondary":"Up came Hawkwing, and two shots later, the immediate threat was ended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"townsfolk","secondary":"The other three townsfolk joined in the laughter, more than willing to do so at Elbryan's expense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"soar","secondary":"Avelyn resisted the urge to meet that charge and his spirit flew away, soaring fast for the south.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intently","secondary":"Gradually he came up in a crouch, studying the area intently, trying to get some bearings on where he might be.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"limb","secondary":"This creature's limbs didn't look skinny, any more than did the supple branches of a bending willow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"alert","secondary":"To Pony and Elbryan, alert as they were, the creature was invisible and unnoticed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vulnerable","secondary":"The goblin was behind her; she could imagine it readying its spear, lining up her vulnerable back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whip","secondary":"The man groaned as the whip struck him again, tearing a red line across his back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"congratulate","secondary":"Before the monk could begin to congratulate himself, he found Bestesbulzibar's free hand around his throat, lifting him from the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strain","secondary":"The ruby was thrumming in his hand, its magic intense and straining for release.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"guilt","secondary":"But she could not deny the tears, and the guilt and the pain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"count","secondary":"Avelyn rushed past the approaching group, muttering something about speaking with them soon, then ran about the room, taking a mental count of those in attendance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mention","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart had pointedly mentioned that there were no ships in; Avelyn knew where he was supposed to go.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fearful","secondary":"Avelyn dropped his gaze once more, fearful of discipline should he be caught peeking out from under his hood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"direct","secondary":"The dactyl could not take direct credit, but that mattered little.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wet","secondary":"The young man shifted to a sitting position and sagged on the wet ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"earth","secondary":"All advantage was lost as the young man stumbled, the loose earth slipping out from under his foot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"straighten","secondary":"Cat backed away, glanced over her shoulder, and straightened her dress.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"double","secondary":"You have lost all, so it seems, and have more than doubled your size.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"belong","secondary":"I love Caer'alfar, and all of this valley, but here I do not belong.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"safe","secondary":"Elbryan watched for a moment, confident that the woman and boy would be safe enough with Symphony carrying them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fog","secondary":"The hole opened in the middle of the fog that covered the elven valley, showing the deep blue sky.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swiftly","secondary":"Juraviel turned on Elbryan swiftly and suddenly, wings lifting the elf into a short hop.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clothing","secondary":"Even the vivid, bright colors of the clothing of Entel's inhabitants struck the four as unusual.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pouch","secondary":"Avelyn placed them in a bag, and in it he placed, as well, a small pouch of tiny carnallites, the one stone whose magic could be brought forth only a single time.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"layer","secondary":"Elbryan cocked his head and ran a hand through his thick layers of straight, light brown hair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reality","secondary":"Avelyn tried not to think of the reality of his position as the tower walls slipped past his descending form.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"treat","secondary":"Elbryan and his friends were not being left out this time, were not being treated as mere children.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"standard","secondary":"Was Avelyn, perhaps, a higher standard, a shadowy mirror, held up before all the monks of St.-Mere-Abelle, a testament of true faith that seemed so rare in these times, even in the holy abbey?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deflect","secondary":"Elbryan waited until the last possible moment, then flashed Hawkwing across in front of him, deflecting the spear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"properly","secondary":"By mid-afternoon, Elbryan knew he was defeated, knew he could not hope to properly bury all the corpses.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"huddle","secondary":"Still the pair huddled near the edge of the cave, looking for some sign.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surface","secondary":"The dwarf would not find the surface ever again.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"damage","secondary":"And the amount of damage to the house was remarkable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"agreement","secondary":"The other two nodded their agreement, for Allarbarnet, a wandering monk of St.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mud","secondary":"The cold mud squishing through his toes felt good, at least.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"net","secondary":"Quintall tossed the net into the water, and Thagraine went in right behind it, taking hold.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"challenge","secondary":"Jilly was a challenge he had not before faced and one he was determined to overcome.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stranger","secondary":"The group turned as one to regard the stranger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"entertain","secondary":"Elbryan gave a smile and shook his head, entertained, as usual by the complex man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"immediate","secondary":"Up came Hawkwing, and two shots later, the immediate threat was ended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"corporeal","secondary":"The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cord","secondary":"The ranger started to leap over the suddenly taut, suddenly moving, cord, but only made it halfway.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hue","secondary":"The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diminutive","secondary":"Instead of sizing up the diminutive creature as a potential enemy now, he regarded it in a different light.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fumble","secondary":"Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"waist","secondary":"And well mannered and up to his waist in the gold, too.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stunned","secondary":"Pony chanced to look back to the south, and she stopped, stunned and smiling, and pointing to the night sky.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grumble","secondary":"That backed them off, though they continued grumbling.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"moss","secondary":"In many places, the caribou moss was even deeper than his knees!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"logical","secondary":"It seemed logical enough to Pony, so she.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pas","secondary":"Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mug","secondary":"Immediately a pair of mugs came up into the air from the side of the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bond","secondary":"Siherton maintained his tight bond with Quintall and lobbied for the younger man to be included - as Thagraine's replacement and not Avelyn's.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jolt","secondary":"The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"massive","secondary":"Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"magnificent","secondary":"Symphony had gone perfectly still, his head raised high, his magnificent, muscled chest presented openly to the two men.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"potential","secondary":"Instead of sizing up the diminutive creature as a potential enemy now, he regarded it in a different light.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reputation","secondary":"Elbryan nodded; he had heard of the fierce powries and their reputation for destroying human ships.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"terror","secondary":"Pony came to know that it was not simple terror and grief that had forced her to bury those awful images, but guilt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blind","secondary":"Pony ran on desperately, blinded by tears.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"determination","secondary":"With a grimace of determination, Elbryan halved the distance to his foe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flail","secondary":"Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dazed","secondary":"Confused and dazed, Elbryan staggered to his feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"quiver","secondary":"The fleshless thing fell quivering, dying, to the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"incredulously","secondary":"Elbryan, thinking Bradwarden to be referring to the elves, crinkled his brow incredulously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"root","secondary":"Paulson was caught; he tripped over an exposed root and went facedown into the mud and slush.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exhaust","secondary":"That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swallow","secondary":"Avelyn swallowed hard, trying to discern his best response.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rid","secondary":"The monk was soon again back on the road, riding steadily and making a general course to the north.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bush","secondary":"Elbryan made his way from tree to tree, to bush and to the back of hills, moving ever closer to the great army.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"melodic","secondary":"Finally Juraviel's melodic voice broke the tension.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"turquoise","secondary":"Avelyn nodded, not doubting the power of the turquoise.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jewel","secondary":"Avelyn nodded and reached out for the jewel, too stunned to fully appreciate the gravity in the old man's voice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"furiously","secondary":"His heart was racing, blood pumping furiously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trough","secondary":"Carefully placing the basket at last at the trough, the boy then sprinted full out the half mile back to the bog.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horde","secondary":"Several frightened men ran right over its back as it tumbled, a horde of shrieking goblins close on their heels.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"considerable","secondary":"Avelyn noted the considerable bag, of stones at his belt and the grayish graphite he held in his hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"darkfern","secondary":"The darkfern landed upright and held for a moment, then slowly tumbled to the side into Juraviel's waiting hands.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bowstring","secondary":"Elbryan pulled the bowstring back with all his strength; Hawkwing's three feathers were as wide apart as they could go.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"yerself","secondary":"Hear me now, because I would not lie to ye, I'd have no reason to lie to ye: ye did right in running, in taking the stones, even in killing the man who meant to kill yerself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strand","secondary":"More arrows whistled past, each trailing a strand, each tightening the web about Elbryan, holding him from his meal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ally","secondary":"A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"midst","secondary":"To their midst the rider, Nightbird the Ranger,","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bulk","secondary":"This was the bulk of his physical training now, not sparring but gaining a memory of the movements within his muscles.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"patch","secondary":"Parting one patch of reeds, the boy found his first stone of the day, bobbing low in the water.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overlook","secondary":"There are several small caves on the backside of that slope, overlooking the wide vale.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reasoning","secondary":"Juraviel nodded and seemed pleased by the perceptive reasoning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stun","secondary":"Elbryan and Pony were stunned and terrified for many seconds.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inspect","secondary":"The older boy moved quickly to inspect the wound, forcing Carley's hands away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diminish","secondary":"How much that notion diminished the sacrifice of Thagraine and Pellimar, of the Windrunner's crew and of Dansally!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shatter","secondary":"Half-crazed, his entire world shattered, Avelyn understood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flicker","secondary":"Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"structure","secondary":"He marveled at the loose structure of the wood, at the density of the higher room's tile floor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"necessary","secondary":"They learned how to tie ropes in a variety of ways, knots necessary for the many uses aboard a sailing vessel.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"holding","secondary":"Elbryan looked about; the other two were staggering to their feet, neither holding a weapon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"closed","secondary":"That was it, the young man decided as the gentle kiss, their closed mouths barely touching, lingered on and on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pocket","secondary":"There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tool","secondary":"Avelyn didn't believe a word of it; in his mind, Thagraine had acted as a tool for the murderous Quintall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"invite","secondary":"No longer did the island seem so plush and inviting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"progress","secondary":"The young man paused then to consider the extent of his progress.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"worry","secondary":"But Avelyn would have to worry about that when the time came.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exact","secondary":"Juraviel wanted to respond that Mather had fought the exact same way in the first years of his training, but he let it pass.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pleased","secondary":"Juraviel nodded and seemed pleased by the perceptive reasoning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pop","secondary":"Jill's eyes popped wide in horror and she jumped, startled, to find that the monk was still reclining in front of her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disagree","secondary":"Jojonah noted the look and could not disagree.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smoking","secondary":"Even worse, their fight would draw unwanted attention from the smoking mountain, the monk feared; and if the dactyl came upon him as he battled this evil spirit, he would surely be destroyed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flask","secondary":"The friar held out his flask, but Jill refused.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leaf","secondary":"Fiery rocks streaked down before the cave entrance, slicing holes in the wide leaves of trees and bushes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"determinedly","secondary":"All the while, he was circling in toward the heart of the grove, moving determinedly toward the ruined cairn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leather","secondary":"He approached the snared creature boldly, only to find that it had chewed right through the leather bindings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"victim","secondary":"On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"value","secondary":"Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"release","secondary":"The giant released its grip and Elbryan fell to the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bee","secondary":"Again he thought of bees - giant bees, perhaps, that stung and stung and flew away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deliver","secondary":"The powrie advanced on the sobbing woman, its hand raised to deliver another heavy blow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"worth","secondary":"Cat decided that it wasn't worth arguing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slightly","secondary":"Perhaps it was the slightly crestfallen look of his friend Juraviel that tipped him to the truth of his own thoughts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pleasure","secondary":"Old Bunkus Smealy seemed to take extra pleasure in ordering the monks on any particularly dangerous task.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mental","secondary":"One of his will and mental prowess, no doubt, considering the three gifts he carried.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brave","secondary":"He was indeed brave - it was no act - and would willingly face whatever enemy he found without fear of his own death.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"property","secondary":"There were nearly fifty different types at the abbey, each with its own particular properties, and each individual stone with its own particular intensity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wickedly","secondary":"Brother Justice stopped and smiled wickedly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wince","secondary":"Elbryan winced at the reference to the tragedy of Dundalis.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eastern","secondary":"A powrie crawled atop the eastern wall directly in front of Pony and the villager, not so far from the gate.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"copse","secondary":"The anxious couple went back into the last copse and cut sticks, wrapping them with cloth to make torches.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fiery","secondary":"Though she didn't understand its source, Tuntun watched the growing spectacle of the fiery avalanche with satisfaction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resolve","secondary":"Gradually, though, his resolve drained away and so did his strength.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"minion","secondary":"Elbryan winced as the fire flared to life, as if expecting all the minions of the dactyl to descend upon him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foul","secondary":"Hath brought foul beast from caverns deep","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deserve","secondary":"Let the younger boys and girls see him then, and afford him the respect he deserved, and let the older men see that the village, under his watchful eye, had fared well in their absence.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"constantly","secondary":"Half an hour passed uneventfully, Elbryan walking and looking about, constantly awed by the beauty and the.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"awkward","secondary":"Both were large boned, but Avelyn was gawky and awkward, whereas Quintall was muscular, a fine athlete.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mock","secondary":"The dactyl laughed at him, mocking his words and his courage, making him feel like an insignificant thing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"demeanor","secondary":"Connor's demeanor changed again, suddenly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hearth","secondary":"In the Way the hearth was always blazing, the beds were always soft, and the song was always loud.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cliff","secondary":"With the malachite, he floated gently over cliffs that any pursuing monks would spend hours climbing down.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accord","secondary":"It was as if the being shone of its own accord, an inner light making the flowing hair glow and shimmer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"courtyard","secondary":"Jojonah looked back at the courtyard, to Avelyn at work as always as though nothing was amiss.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bough","secondary":"Only a coward would shoot from the boughs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"comfortably","secondary":"Some rested back against the trees or lay comfortably in the soft grass, drinking their sweet Questel ni'touel wine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vibration","secondary":"Yes, the dark vibrations were running strong through the stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hopefully","secondary":"Elbryan looked at Juraviel hopefully, but the elf just stood, shaking his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"defend","secondary":"Cat knew it, and knew that many others would have defended her as well.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dig","secondary":"Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heaven","secondary":"Perhaps he would shine in the heavens above, a fifth light on the girdle of Progos-Behemoth!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"possess","secondary":"If the man, like his crew, was so obviously nonreligious, then he should not possess such a gem, not for any reason.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distinct","secondary":"Elbryan had the distinct feeling the mist and the treetops were somehow connected.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conscious","secondary":"Elbryan was hardly conscious, with Pony holding him up and holding his smashed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"retract","secondary":"Not even blinking, he reached under his robes, then quickly retracted his hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"appropriate","secondary":"Elbryan chewed on his lip for a moment, trying to find an appropriate response.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grunt","secondary":"Barmine continued to scream, though his words soon became but grunts and howls of agony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inevitably","secondary":"That notion inevitably led her back to images of her own childhood, of her mother ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perception","secondary":"Thagraine's perception of his sexual past was indeed accurate.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recover","secondary":"The powrie got to the monk, but Avelyn had recovered now.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"streak","secondary":"Fiery rocks streaked down before the cave entrance, slicing holes in the wide leaves of trees and bushes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chop","secondary":"Now the monk did come on fiercely, chopping at the staff as if he meant to snap it in half.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tension","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart, also sensing the sudden tension, cleared his throat loudly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crewmen","secondary":"The twitchy little man looked across the open deck, past the staring eyes of the crewmen, to the tall, regal figure of Captain Adjonas.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"encounter","secondary":"Had their encounter really been special to Dansally?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flank","secondary":"The eager young man rushed through the opening, shuffling a few steps past Tallareyish's right flank, then cut a swift pivot, grabbing his pole down low with both hands and sweeping it back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prospect","secondary":"But the boisterous moment could not last, not with so grim a prospect as a journey to the Barbacan before them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intrigue","secondary":"Jill watched him for a fete moments, honestly intrigued.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shark","secondary":"No powrie would dare go into the water to try and untangle the netted fan with frenzied sharks so close.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"paw","secondary":"The centaur shrugged and pawed the ground uneasily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brutal","secondary":"So he suffered the brutal hours of the day, the fighting in which Quintall almost always bested him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"occasional","secondary":"Elbryan shook his head; he had never heard of rangers, except for occasional references by the elves.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"settlement","secondary":"The village was not even walled, as earlier settlements near the Wilderlands had been, and the folk were not well armed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gathering","secondary":"Now Avelyn knew why Adjonas was not at the gathering, and as he considered the implications, his gut churned violently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grace","secondary":"Truly the muscled young human was a thing of beauty and grace, a combination of pure strength and uncanny agility.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intact","secondary":"Ships had been found, so the stories went, intact and seaworthy, but with not a crewman aboard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"oblivious","secondary":"Avelyn swallowed hard; she was so oblivious of her partners that she didn't even know how many of them had visited her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suspicion","secondary":"The pair walked back toward Dundalis then, Avelyn telling Elbryan his suspicions about the pursuit from the church.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"harmony","secondary":"There was a music that swelled about him, he suddenly realized, a beautiful harmony, and it, too, seemed to draw him higher to walk among the stars, to dwell in their light and mystery.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"compel","secondary":"Yet he could not deny the tug of that lone, smoking mountain, calling to him, compelling him .","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loom","secondary":"And here, before him, loomed the threat, the same threat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tolerate","secondary":"And how could he tolerate any of this madness, this insult to God?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strip","secondary":"A tiny strip peeled away, so thin as to be nearly translucent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ember","secondary":"Waves of pain assaulted her suddenly; she threw the ember back into the fireplace.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"careful","secondary":"Jojonah suspected that young Brother Avelyn should be careful in the coming weeks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fist","secondary":"Elbryan clenched a fist, thinking himself victorious as he marked the flight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"opportunity","secondary":"The grueling schedule, though, allowed Avelyn the opportunity to put off his more personal problems.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"refer","secondary":"Elbryan, thinking Bradwarden to be referring to the elves, crinkled his brow incredulously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nervous","secondary":"The pair, along with Bunkus Smealy, went out late that afternoon, leaving the nervous gazes of three monks and thirty crewmen at the rail.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brighten","secondary":"The merchant waved his hand, his face brightening at the mention of the man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"goal","secondary":"For now Avelyn, had his duties, and his goal was growing closer with each gliding league.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wooden","secondary":"In her hand she clutched her heavy wooden spoon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"instruction","secondary":"Master Jojonah's instructions were vague at best, but Avelyn came to understand them in his heart.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"helpless","secondary":"Siherton knew the truth of Jojonah's words, and seemed now caught within that truth, helpless in the face of reality.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"physically","secondary":"And indeed, Quintall now seemed physically human.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twin","secondary":"Elbryan fell back behind the twin pines, catching the shout in his throat, gasping for breath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"faint","secondary":"Elbryan never saw it; he had fainted dead away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"luck","secondary":"Again sheer luck saved her, for she found a boat hanging from the stern.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"daily","secondary":"It was yet another part of this unchanging daily ritual.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perform","secondary":"Precious and thus the third ranking priest in the entire Abellican Church, had performed the ceremony himself!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unusual","secondary":"The stallion had accepted the ranger, but Elbryan knew that to be an unusual thing for proud and wild Symphony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"item","secondary":"With a shrug, he took up his items and moved to the opening.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"working","secondary":"So they sat tight and waited, the woman working hard to keep her youngest child, a mere infant, from crying.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nervously","secondary":"Adjonas watched nervously from the taffrail.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"react","secondary":"Elbryan could not watch them and try to react.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"appearance","secondary":"That word was in his head again, a word that perfectly described the appearance of the great horse.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bluntly","secondary":"He noted that several other patrons shifted their seats, one woman even bluntly turning her back on him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"option","secondary":"This time, though, more than a few of the village folk were considering their options should an emissary approach.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"summon","secondary":"The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reflect","secondary":"Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reaction","secondary":"The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rare","secondary":"Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"servant","secondary":"The man on the other side, a servant, flew to the floor as the door swung wide and Brother Justice entered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"host","secondary":"Something tugged hard at the young monk, some dark temptation that he should enter one of these men, that he could push out the host spirit and possess the body!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"agile","secondary":"To think that he had put one of the agile elves off his balance!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"honestly","secondary":"The slips had become too common; Avelyn honestly believed Quintall meant to eliminate the competition.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reference","secondary":"Elbryan winced at the reference to the tragedy of Dundalis.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"string","secondary":"No answer, no hint, just the murmur, an endless string of mysterious whispers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breathing","secondary":"Slowly, concentrating on his breathing more than anything else, Elbryan turned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"destination","secondary":"What Avelyn focused on, therefore, was the destination, the isle itself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"current","secondary":"Soon the Windrunner was adrift, the strong currents of All Saints Bay taking her toward a dangerous reef.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shove","secondary":"Grady was more than willing to comply, practically shoving Cat right onto the man's lap.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trick","secondary":"We know the tricks Avelyn used to escape, and his cache of magic stones is considerable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hurry","secondary":"Pony was trying to hurry, concentrating with all her will on the malachite.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wielder","secondary":"To cause such devastation as this, simply because it left the hand of its dying wielder and fell across the stone!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"potion","secondary":"I know that yer drinking yer `potions o'","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bat","secondary":"Two goblins rushed to intercept him, but he batted their weapons aside with a furious two-handed swipe of Hawkwing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crackle","secondary":"Up came a zombie arm to block; the sword's gemstone flared with sudden power and the blade crackled with energy, as if it had caught a bolt of white lightning and held it fast.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hoof","secondary":"He set out from the abbey one dark and dreary morning, riding an ash-gray mare, not swift of hoof but long in heart.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ultimate","secondary":"Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cock","secondary":"The girl cocked her head, suddenly realizing exactly where she was.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vantage","secondary":"The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swarm","secondary":"The younger children came out in a mob, swarming around the older pair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"piety","secondary":"There is more to spirituality than piety, my friend.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"display","secondary":"Avelyn had never seen such a display, couldn't begin to decipher it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beret","secondary":"The red beret gave the figure's identity away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mysterious","secondary":"No answer, no hint, just the murmur, an endless string of mysterious whispers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"incident","secondary":"Perhaps the incident in the common room was no accident.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swirl","secondary":"Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trance","secondary":"Jojonah dismissed him then and he left the room as if in a trance, overwhelmed indeed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hurl","secondary":"Pony let out a cry, hurled one of her stones at the creature, and ran off.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pursue","secondary":"As her thoughts cleared, she saw that the monk was not pursuing, was not capitalizing on the advantage he had earned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"instinctively","secondary":"Avelyn recoiled instinctively, out of shyness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wisdom","secondary":"Soon after, with Palmaris behind her, Jill had come to see the wisdom of the abbot's decision.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"comrade","secondary":"Jill stoically suffered the barbs of her comrades, particularly from Warder Miklos Barmine, who seemed to covet her all the more since she would not give in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sincerely","secondary":"Whatever her personal problems, the sight of Graevis and Pettibwa so animated and so sincerely happy warmed her heart.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"excuse","secondary":"Some of the other masters, Siherton in particular, watched him closely, very closely, seeking an excuse to berate him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exit","secondary":"Avelyn bowed deeply and exited the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chrysoberyl","secondary":"Jojonah dropped the chrysoberyl into the pocket of his thick robe and moved far from Avelyn, facing the younger man directly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"enchantment","secondary":"Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"palm","secondary":"Carved into the roof were four arms, two sets, hands lifted high, palms open and holding stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nerve","secondary":"After a few moments, Elbryan's nerves began to wear thin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"threaten","secondary":"The questions spiraled into a singular line of thought, a singular fear that threatened to break the monk's very mind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"battered","secondary":"Seeing that creature in full flight, Elbryan stabbed the staff back out hard to his left, hitting the dazed and battered goblin right in the face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stroke","secondary":"The young woman closed her eyes and felt the gentle, unthreatening stroke on her hair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sarcastically","secondary":"He studied the man in the distant corner, the one Tol had referred to sarcastically as \"our lord protector,\" with new interest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"teasing","secondary":"Not in a lewd way, like the drunk in the bar, or even in a teasing way, like the handsome young man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"useless","secondary":"Avelyn swallowed his next retort, knowing that it would be a useless argument.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"threatening","secondary":"A bit of water had accumulated in one low spot, but nothing threatening or even inconvenient.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"maneuver","secondary":"How simple the evasion proved, for the giants could not maneuver their great bodies to follow!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rapid","secondary":"Again came the spinning slivers, two in rapid succession, this time angled higher to hit the monster about the head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"estimation","secondary":"Bunkus Smealy spoke for many of them by Adjonas' estimation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"combination","secondary":"Elbryan saw an opening and let fly a combination left jab, step, and right cross.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frantically","secondary":"Adjonas looked up at his sails, then at his crew, tacking frantically to keep them as full of wind as possible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bang","secondary":"That notion was lost along with so many others, fleeting thoughts banging into a wall of images.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swell","secondary":"And so the days went, the sun, the stars, the endless swells and sparkles.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bog","secondary":"But many of the hardier plants had kept their summer hue, many flowers still bloomed, and this reedy bog, the one place in all the valley that Elbryan had truly come to hate, had not frozen.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"extract","secondary":"When he squeezed them, extracting the now-flavored liquid, the elves would inevitably complain about how little he had collected.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"broad","secondary":"The powrie dipped its broad shoulder, trying to tackle the ranger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accompany","secondary":"Again that hoarse laughter, this time accompanied by the other two.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"concentration","secondary":"Boredom crept into his concentration, along with the frustration of realizing that Tuntun might be right.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"singular","secondary":"All his dreams melded into that singular, mounting fear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"folly","secondary":"But still she feared that his decision was folly, based on his underestimating the pain within her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hatch","secondary":"He shuffled for the hatch and got there just after it opened.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forfeit","secondary":"On the open seas, he was the captain; at Pimaninicuit, he would do as told, or all payment, and the sum was considerable, would be forfeit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"amethyst","secondary":"The object of Thagraine's death, a huge purple amethyst, held Avelyn's attention.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"quartz","secondary":"Scattered around it were the small quartz crystals, blackened, some stuck in the remains of the golden setting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"destruction","secondary":"For a moment, I admit, I even held fast a fantasy that my memory of the destruction, of the carnage, was in error.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"naked","secondary":"Elbryan got up once to add wood to the fire, and Pony laughed at him as he hopped about, naked, his bare feet stumbling on the cold ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"invasion","secondary":"If one invasion came every five hundred years the Coastpoint Guards, the elite of the elite, must be prepared for it!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"broach","secondary":"The central stone of the broach was a hematite, as he had suspected, an oval of liquid gray, deep and smooth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"endless","secondary":"To face the Nightbird, to know endless sleep?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"youngster","secondary":"The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sake","secondary":"She wanted to yell out for someone to help doomed Olwan, wanted to scream simply for the sake of screaming.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lament","secondary":"The master paused and lamented his own weakness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intensify","secondary":"The dance intensified, the pace, the spins.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tighten","secondary":"More arrows whistled past, each trailing a strand, each tightening the web about Elbryan, holding him from his meal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"patron","secondary":"She got pinched at every stop, hugged by every patron who left at night, but she never seemed to care.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"realization","secondary":"Cat suffered his insults, but couldn't dismiss the realization that Pettibwa would have handled it differently, better.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"quest","secondary":"Avelyn cried out, thinking himself doomed, thinking that he had failed and that all the quest was ended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"creep","secondary":"If he didn't have their respect, he couldn't expect their loyalty, and given the level of jealousy that had been creeping about the four since they had become the chosen Preparers ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crush","secondary":"The fire on that particular dwarf was indeed extinguished as a huge booted foot crushed the diminutive creature flat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"normal","secondary":"The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"politely","secondary":"Most listened politely but turned up their eyes and shook their heads whenever Brody looked away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lend","secondary":"Avelyn's lack of initial response to the news that his mother had died had lent credence to Siherton's complaints.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hood","secondary":"Avelyn dared to peek out from under his hood at the handful of spectators lining the road before the monastery's.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"following","secondary":"If Avelyn left St.-Mere-Abelle for any reason, he would have to wait until the following year to enter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fighter","secondary":"Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stomach","secondary":"Avelyn's stomach churned; he knew the woman, hardly more than a girl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"continuing","secondary":"The older woman collected her tray and rushed away, blending into the continuing party just a step from the bar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"moon","secondary":"Under the light of a half moon, he saw the outline of the Windrunner gliding out into the bay.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"towering","secondary":"The fog had receded now to the edges of the vale, and there it hung, blurring the dark shadows of the towering mountains, blurring the boundary between earth and sky.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tremble","secondary":"Quintall glowered at Smealy, the old sea dog trembling with frustration.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"harmlessly","secondary":"The staff swished harmlessly through the air.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lessen","secondary":"Still, without complaint, the good monk used his hematite once more, this time to lessen the wounds of the injured.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crime","secondary":"There was still the matter of Jill's crime, though.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"muddy","secondary":"Elbryan looked her over carefully, satisfied that she, was not injured, only muddy and weary from so long a ride.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bubble","secondary":"Most of the fiery stuff of that time long past had bubbled and flowed away from the cavern, but enough had remained to harden about the dactyl's corporeal form.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"consume","secondary":"Dinoniel and much of his army had been consumed and destroyed, but the dactyl...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tend","secondary":"That meant gathering wood and tending the fires, repairing the cabins-which always seemed to need repair!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mood","secondary":"Elbryan glared at Juraviel, in no mood for cryptic talk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sharply","secondary":"The tunnel continued straight for a dozen paces, then turned sharply to the right, where Elbryan had run.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intercept","secondary":"Elbryan wondered, as he, too, worked through the tangled crowd, angling to intercept the newcomer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impressive","secondary":"The visible parts of the monastery were impressive; the sea wall alone rose and melted back into the cliff face for more than a mile.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"painful","secondary":"In the morning came the second painful parting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impact","secondary":"Elbryan was surprised by the force of the impact and that his sword had not cut into the goblin's skull.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conjure","secondary":"Elbryan recalled the humming sound; he conjured an image of buzzing bees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"signal","secondary":"Up in front, one of the women signaled that the caravan was nearly upon them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forever","secondary":"Pettibwa was forever laughing, dancing with her tray from one table to the next.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horrible","secondary":"Jill felt as if she must be the most horrible person in the world.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"limit","secondary":"Mere-Abelle to the very limits of his powers!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"technique","secondary":"For the first year, they would study barehanded techniques, punching and grappling.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"explosion","secondary":"Avelyn slumped low, his vision blurred, sharp explosions going off in the back of his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dock","secondary":"The four crewmen of the Windrunner's boat, which was bouncing noisily against the wooden dock, sat through it all with smirking faces, thoroughly amused and certainly not impressed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rarely","secondary":"Of the six, only one was still accounted for, a huge broadsword named Icebreaker, wielded by a rarely seen ranger, Andacanavar, in the far northland of Alpinador.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"consequence","secondary":"Might there be consequences for such an action?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"issue","secondary":"Elbryan chuckled, not surprised that predictable Tuntun enjoyed issuing the beatings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intention","secondary":"Of course, he had no intention of allowing any court.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dust","secondary":"Terranen Dinoniel was dust in the earth; the dactyl meant to win this time.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"assassin","secondary":"That, combined with the presence of this magic-wielding assassin, surely concerned the monk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unnoticed","secondary":"To Pony and Elbryan, alert as they were, the creature was invisible and unnoticed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inner","secondary":"It was as if the being shone of its own accord, an inner light making the flowing hair glow and shimmer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unexpected","secondary":"A cloud of bats shuddered to life at the unexpected noise and flew off down one of the tunnels formed when the lava had flowed from this spot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grand","secondary":"The dactyl cackled, thinking itself grand to be able to send such creatures - any creatures!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nightmare","secondary":"Chasing the nightmares away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"anxious","secondary":"Elbryan felt the anxious gazes of his companions upon him, waiting for him to start it all.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hunting","secondary":"Elbryan and his friends had offered to walk patrols since the first day of the hunting party's return.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hardy","secondary":"The folk of Dundalis were, a hardy bunch, not shying from the occasional fight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"taunt","secondary":"The elves were taunting him, the boy knew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"golden","secondary":"The rest of his dress, though weathered, was rich, particularly a golden brocade and jewel-studded baldric.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"startle","secondary":"Then she turned and skipped off, and was startled a moment later when Elbryan jumped out in front of her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"universe","secondary":"Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"urge","secondary":"Elbryan resisted the sudden and inexplicable urge to run over and kiss Pony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blush","secondary":"The young woman blushed and looked away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unexpectedly","secondary":"He nodded to Adjonas, then unexpectedly handed the stone to Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"amaze","secondary":"The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"steep","secondary":"Finally, after hours of backtracking, the pair came to a short descent down a steep, sandy bank.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"expanse","secondary":"Exhausted, the two men dove under for the last expanse, swimming so the craft would pass right over them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"amazement","secondary":"Expressions ran from excitement to awkward fear to blank amazement as the villagers took stock of the kills, especially the last carcass on the shoulder poles, a smallish humanoid form.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nasty","secondary":"These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nestle","secondary":"Juraviel, too, was near to sleep, the elf comfortably nestled in the V of a high branch.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fume","secondary":"Twice he fumed corners to see the monster waiting for him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lower","secondary":"Elbryan crouched lower, though he was obviously seen.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"known","secondary":"It came out in a burst of emotion Avelyn had not known since that night he had cried for his dead mother.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inform","secondary":"Elbryan took it all in stride, with the exception of any insults to Pony, which he promptly informed the teasers would bring them serious and painful retaliation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"greatly","secondary":"It pleased her greatly to help out Elbryan, to guard his emotions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"comforting","secondary":"I hold no comforting illusions; that group is in danger as great as my own.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overcome","secondary":"That thought sparked anger in the young man, enough to overcome his fear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sympathetic","secondary":"Master Jojonah was glad to hear the sympathetic question.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whimper","secondary":"Carley dan Aubrey's whimper brought him back to his senses.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shaft","secondary":"It raised the shaft like a club, bearing down on him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skitter","secondary":"Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"squirm","secondary":"The other was also on the ground, squirming and groaning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shadowy","secondary":"Still his eyes searched the corners of the shadowy room for his mother's spirit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"widely","secondary":"So went the widely accepted argument that allowed for relaxing some aspects of the holy pledge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"neatly","secondary":"Pettibwa had neatly burst apart at Abbot Dobrinion's decree, at the notion that","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frantic","secondary":"For Elbryan, life went along at its usual frantic pace, learning and growing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cot","secondary":"Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recite","secondary":"Now Avelyn began to recite his evening prayers so that he might hear no more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heed","secondary":"Would the people of that village have heeded his warnings?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drew","secondary":"Up on the branch, the ranger fitted two arrows to his bow, one above the other and drew back the string.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lone","secondary":"Just the goblins and a lone giant, slumped together, soaked in blood from the many small wounds on each corpse.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"miserable","secondary":"When he finished, he seemed a miserable wretch indeed; his huge form had wilted upon the hard ground, his eyes teary.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sincere","secondary":"From the trees at the base of the hillock, Juraviel and some others watched the sword-dance in sincere admiration.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recognition","secondary":"The gentleman smiled in recognition of Grady when he noticed the approach.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tingle","secondary":"Avelyn clutched the malachite firmly, felt its magic tingling and coursing through his hand, then his arm, and into all his body.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tense","secondary":"followed a tense moment - Jill, and probably Connor, not sure if he would try to kiss her again.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"freedom","secondary":"In that elven forest, under that elven sky, l knew freedom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jab","secondary":"Elbryan saw an opening and let fly a combination left jab, step, and right cross.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barkeep","secondary":"Jill turned to the barkeep, the man merely shaking his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whore","secondary":"Why, even the practiced whores of House Battlebrow were losing their charms for him!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trained","secondary":"True, Elbryan had been taken in and trained; true, Lady Dasslerond had allowed Juraviel, Tuntun, and the others to go out to find the ranger and help him with his fight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"moan","secondary":"The creature gave a slight moan and tumbled headlong into the brush.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"headlong","secondary":"The creature gave a slight moan and tumbled headlong into the brush.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spar","secondary":"Dozens of elves were about this day, some sparring with practice weapons, others dancing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"buckle","secondary":"Waves of pain buckled the young man's legs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horizontal","secondary":"The attack flurry played itself out, Elbryan coming to a crouched stance, Hawkwing horizontal in front of him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"futilely","secondary":"Dosey grabbed at the monk's wrists, tugging futilely, trying to cry for help, scream, anything.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crossbow","secondary":"There were indeed powries on her deck now, some with heavy crossbows; taking potshots at the swimming monks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bulky","secondary":"As soon as Pony was away, the monk searched for some hiding spot for his bulky frame, but realized that he had little time to spare.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flick","secondary":"A flick of the wrist dislodged the bar and Elbryan kicked open the door, striding a single step into the shack.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"burly","secondary":"Elbryan was surprised that the burly man hadn't decided to go out alone and hunt the bear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intrusion","secondary":"And then she felt the intrusion, the spirit of Avelyn making its way into her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"huff","secondary":"Brother Avelyn came huffing and puffing behind her, the monk trotting along without complaint.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resemble","secondary":"Its bottom was nearly flat, and placed on the floor it resembled some strange purple bush, with stems of various heights rising at many angles.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eternal","secondary":"To Avelyn, these stones were truly the gift of God, the magic of the heavens, the promise of eternal life and glory.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"linger","secondary":"Elbryan and Pony lingered long by the corpse, studying it intently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stake","secondary":"The usual answer to such a request came in the form of the messenger's head staked before the village wall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"graceful","secondary":"Sometimes they held hands, and other times they let go long enough for every other elf to turn a graceful pirouette.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cutting","secondary":"Then he sent it straight out a second time, cutting short the thrust as the elf predictably ducked.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spectacle","secondary":"With great effort, Elbryan tore his gaze from the dreadful spectacle below and glanced all around.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grind","secondary":"Most did not see the charge then, a splendid thing indeed; but they heard it, the very ground shaking under their feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mercy","secondary":"They showed no mercy; Pony saw one woman beg for her life, offer herself to the goblins circling about her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"profound","secondary":"Questions too profound flitted about his consciousness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vessel","secondary":"Another ball of flaming pitch soared out from the monastery, skipping in along the starboard rail of the vessel, igniting the mainsail into one tremendous flame.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"succession","secondary":"Again came the spinning slivers, two in rapid succession, this time angled higher to hit the monster about the head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"standing","secondary":"Finally, he opened his eyes and rolled to find Juraviel alone standing near him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stir","secondary":"The young man had a million questions stirring around in his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reverse","secondary":"The powrie immediately reversed direction, deftly turning about on the rope with sure, strong grips.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tide","secondary":"The Windrunner caught the next tide away from the unlawful and dangerous place, and they were soon into Entel harbor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bind","secondary":"Short of that, there was the very real possibility that Abbot Dobrinion would bind Jill into indenture to Connor, perhaps for the remainder of her life.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heighten","secondary":"These movements alone would continue to heighten Elbryan's balance, his sense of control over his body.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"descent","secondary":"From the sound of its descent, the floor of the cave was not more than eight feet below the opening, he figured.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ancient","secondary":"Who will quell the ancient and deep hatred between powrie and goblin when Bestesbulzibar is gone?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"silver","secondary":"Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"incredible","secondary":"Avelyn wanted to go closer to it to study the stern facial features and the incredible craftsmanship of the armor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hero","secondary":"But they, these innocents placed in the path of war, and not I, are the true heroes of the day, for each of them -","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"credit","secondary":"The dactyl could not take direct credit, but that mattered little.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"organize","secondary":"Now the creature saw the time to organize its forces fully; to begin its unified attacks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"careen","secondary":"Cat-the-Stray winced as the thoughts careened back in time.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"board","secondary":"I took my frustrations out on the signpost, I admit, tearing off the lowest board, the scribbled references to the original village.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"winding","secondary":"The ranger left Weedy Meadow that night, moving through the winding valley east of the village with the fleeing family.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"speech","secondary":"Jojonah launched into a rushed explanation, more the regurgitation of a prepared speech than anything spontaneous.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feed","secondary":"Just the birds, feeding on the bodies of her fallen friends.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thud","secondary":"At the last moment, the arrow turned in mid-flight, thudding hard into a tree.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"female","secondary":"The guards were forty in number, with only seven of them female.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sailing","secondary":"One - at least one - had already gone by Pireth Tulme, making for the beach of Horseshoe Bay, and two flanked the sailing ship on the right, a third on its left.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"possession","secondary":"Avelyn realized then that an attempt at possession was akin to fighting an enemy on his home ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"harbor","secondary":"Then likely he was now a charred thing, drifting to the bottom of the harbor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"guest","secondary":"All four of the dactyl's guests felt that imposing weight keenly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pat","secondary":"Juraviel exclaimed and patted the young man on the back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"method","secondary":"At first, the monk used the conventional methods, the same lessons that had been given to him in St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"awful","secondary":"Pony came to know that it was not simple terror and grief that had forced her to bury those awful images, but guilt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flying","secondary":"Immediately the mob rolled in around them, for all the Howling Sheila was flying fists and breaking chairs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wedding","secondary":"How much more could she have hoped for above the wedding in Palmaris?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"instrument","secondary":"The man would be reduced to an instrument of destruction, Avelyn's destruction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stuff","secondary":"Most of the fiery stuff of that time long past had bubbled and flowed away from the cavern, but enough had remained to harden about the dactyl's corporeal form.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fold","secondary":"It would bring them into its fold, tribe by tribe, race by race, growing as the night grows when the sun touches the western horizon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scatter","secondary":"And so were a dozen other goblins, scattered all about the area.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"complaint","secondary":"Still, without complaint, the good monk used his hematite once more, this time to lessen the wounds of the injured.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flowing","secondary":"It was as if the being shone of its own accord, an inner light making the flowing hair glow and shimmer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weigh","secondary":"That was something of an exaggeration, but, indeed, the goblin wasn't much above four feet tall and couldn't have weighed more than Elbryan's ninety pounds.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"boldly","secondary":"It didn't matter, the ranger decided boldly, and went to work.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eagerly","secondary":"The short, stocky man went at the martial training as eagerly as Avelyn went at the nighttime studies.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"poverty","secondary":"Piety, dignity, poverty, that was the pledge offered upon entering the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"violently","secondary":"Cat-the-Stray shook her head violently, as if trying to launch the disturbing half memories right out of her ear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perch","secondary":"Something else watched the young man from a perch in one of the thicker pines on the ridge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sink","secondary":"With trembling fingers, Elbryan retrieved his short sword, and then he sank even deeper into the hollow, paralyzed with terror.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attitude","secondary":"Juraviel glared at Tuntun, for the female's sour attitude had forced the words out before any sound screen could be cast up.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flinch","secondary":"Despite the thrill, Avelyn flinched as he drifted through the room's ceiling.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"despair","secondary":"Elbryan bowed his head but in thought and not in despair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vivid","secondary":"Soft blues and purples, vivid oranges and sometimes a deep crimson lined the night sky, lifting hearts and spirits.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"keen","secondary":"If the day had been clearer, his keen eyes might have spotted something, some flicker, some-confirmation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"determined","secondary":"Avelyn came out, frightened but determined.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"risk","secondary":"Elbryan's arm was agonizing, but not life threatening, and Pony knew her love well enough to realize that he would be angry indeed if she risked the centaur's life to alleviate his pain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"locate","secondary":"Fear gripped Elbryan as he realized that his own use of Oracle might be helping his enemy locate him and his friends.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"friendship","secondary":"Theirs became a tentative friendship, an offered smile and exchange of news whenever the pair happened to be in the same area.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gentleman","secondary":"Again, he was more than polite, the perfect gentleman, not pressuring Cat to even so much as offer a greeting to him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glide","secondary":"The Windrunner glided easily over calmer seas, the southern reaches of the Mantis Arm's coast a gray blur to the west.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smart","secondary":"Jill thought of some smart remark about the tavern being a public place, but she held her tongue and merely nodded, offering a warm smile.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"valuable","secondary":"Avelyn then went to the other end of the room and pocketed a valuable emerald, not an enchanted one, but one used as an example of a particular cut, and then he, bade the guard to follow him - and quickly, since the use of the hematite was draining the monk and Siherton's spirit was nearby, trying, Avelyn knew, to find some route back to its body.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pin","secondary":"Jill rolled away immediately, falling to the side, grabbing at the release pin and pulling hard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slice","secondary":"Fiery rocks streaked down before the cave entrance, slicing holes in the wide leaves of trees and bushes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"solidly","secondary":"The arrow hit solidly, denting the armor plate and driving through, but not so deep as to cause any serious wound.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"absolute","secondary":"Only then did he notice the room had darkened almost to the point of absolute blackness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"squat","secondary":"Avelyn squatted on the floor, cradling the woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weariness","secondary":"Despite his weariness, Avelyn Desbris could hardly sleep.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perimeter","secondary":"Paulson and Chipmunk were out and about, guarding the perimeter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"capture","secondary":"Cric motioned across the way to the boy Elbryan had captured.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stiff","secondary":"Then it was before him, so suddenly, clubbing him with those rock-stiff arms, sending him tumbling back into the pines.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scold","secondary":"Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heavenly","secondary":"Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pant","secondary":"Elbryan rolled his breeches up over his knees - not that the worn and ragged pants would stay that way for long!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cast","secondary":"He wanted to do it, as he had so many times in his earlier years, wanted to cast off his shoes and all his clothes ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shade","secondary":"Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glee","secondary":"Jill noted that the missile was far more likely to burn a host of powries than any human, but the dwarves hardly seemed to care, howling with glee as they loaded the next ball.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spruce","secondary":"A living forest, with enough pine and spruce to offer cover even now, with winter fast holding the land.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"humanoid","secondary":"Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forehead","secondary":"Gothra stared down at the line of blood running from forehead to crotch, then looked back at the demon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stew","secondary":"It struck the bowl of stew, overturning it and making a mess of the meal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"riverbank","secondary":"The ranger did just that, circling west of the riverbank as he made his way to the north.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cue","secondary":"Elbryan took the cue - it was his lesson, after all.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"constant","secondary":"I had ascended from this temporary existence, from a place of constant change to a place of eternity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shuffle","secondary":"Avelyn ate a light meal, then shuffled outside and promptly regurgitated it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"translucent","secondary":"That left only one possibility, an escape borne on translucent wings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"specter","secondary":"For the adults, the specter of the goblins brought a sobering wariness and then a troublesome distraction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thrill","secondary":"Elbryan was terrified and thrilled all at once.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dull","secondary":"A warm fog hung thick about him, caressing his body and dulling his senses.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"logically","secondary":"Pony sympathized with the young man, but logically, this was the best scenario they could have hoped for.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"necessity","secondary":"And an that course, in these times, I have by reason of necessity become leader of the folk of the three villages.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carnage","secondary":"And the goblin ranks, for all the carnage, remained deep, and seemed undiminished.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"footstep","secondary":"Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dying","secondary":"The scream of a dying child, of her mother, of her village.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dot","secondary":"Pireth Tulme was but one in a series of keeps dotting Honce-the-Bear's coastline.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reward","secondary":"All thoughts of Taddy Sway and Bunkus Smealy were behind them now, for their destination and their reward were at hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wealth","secondary":"Avelyn bit his lip, remembering the hours on the beach, surrounded by so vast a wealth of useless gems.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proof","secondary":"Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flutter","secondary":"Nothing moved across that gray sea, save the occasional flutter of ash, caught by a swirl of wind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"belch","secondary":"Elbryan shook his head and smiled - all the wider when Bradwarden belched again, a great, thunderous burp.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"self","secondary":"Jojonah pushed his own self-pity away and smiled about Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"char","secondary":"Then likely he was now a charred thing, drifting to the bottom of the harbor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whine","secondary":"But nothing else came to her - not the whimper of a survivor, not the whining, grating voice of a goblin, not the guttural grunts of the fomorian giants.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"maintain","secondary":"Elbryan found that he could not possibly maintain such a stance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"encircle","secondary":"The elves quietly encircling him paused and cocked curious ears.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strengthen","secondary":"When he thought about his hesitation, it only strengthened his resolve.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scamper","secondary":"Elbryan ducked the blow, just barely, and scampered back as Quintall's hand thundered against the wall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"floating","secondary":"Gradually his consciousness came floating back to him, as if from a far distant place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"erupt","secondary":"A forked blast of blue-white lightning erupted from the monk's hand, one finger of the bolt striking each giant.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"predictable","secondary":"Elbryan chuckled, not surprised that predictable Tuntun enjoyed issuing the beatings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frustrate","secondary":"Frustrated, the ranger abandoned his bow and ran on, sword in hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sputter","secondary":"The fat man sputtered something unintelligible and turned away, waving his hand dismissively.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sweat","secondary":"How could she sweat so much on such a cool night?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"adopted","secondary":"To Cat-the-Stray, his adopted sister, he was always polite, too polite.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"roughly","secondary":"After a long moment, Tuntun nudged him roughly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lewd","secondary":"The implications were clear, considering the man's lewd manner, and Grady and Connor shared a laugh.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"alley","secondary":"Jill left the alley hurriedly, thinking to go back to her room across town.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inquire","secondary":"Perhaps the fool Dosey would use his hematite to invade the bodies of several innkeepers from the lowlier sections of the city, using their forms to inquire about the mad friar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sitting","secondary":"The young man shifted to a sitting position and sagged on the wet ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accuse","secondary":"How dare he accuse Elbryan and Pony, if that was indeed what he was doing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"predictably","secondary":"Then he sent it straight out a second time, cutting short the thrust as the elf predictably ducked.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stoic","secondary":"Quintall nodded, his respect for the stoic, tireless enemy redoubled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disappoint","secondary":"Thagraine's face as he glanced Avelyn's way showed that he was disappointed; that alone clued Avelyn in to the fact that Pellimar had slipped.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drag","secondary":"Seconds, minutes, and hours seemed to drag on endlessly, and yet, at the same time, once the weeks had passed, it seemed as if they had flown away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"kin","secondary":"He hesitated; were these goblins responsible for what their kin had done to Elbryan's home?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"torn","secondary":"Not a sound came from about the beast as, clothing and all, the dactyl devoured the torn skin of Gothra.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"approaching","secondary":"Avelyn rushed past the approaching group, muttering something about speaking with them soon, then ran about the room, taking a mental count of those in attendance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"archer","secondary":"Jill worked to get behind the boat, to use it as a barrier against the powrie archers on the deck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"telltale","secondary":"The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"owe","secondary":"The one the elves had named Nightbird had to give himself an honest answer; he owed that much, at least, to Belli'mar Juraviel.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"puff","secondary":"The man puffed out his chest and glared hard at the ranger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"usher","secondary":"Dark, too, is the journey for those men and women I leave behind, who will continue the fight while ushering their more helpless kin to a safer place - if one can ever be found.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"muse","secondary":"Elbryan slumped back in the chair, musing over his own words.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trample","secondary":"If the stallion now bolted forward suddenly, trampling the monk into the earth, Elbryan would not be surprised.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mightily","secondary":"and swept it across mightily, smashing in the side of Brother Justice's face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breastplate","secondary":"Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glory","secondary":"The creature flexed and stretched, extended its wings to their full glory, reached and clawed at the air with its humanlike arms.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"domain","secondary":"In worm's cold domain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stark","secondary":"From the ridge top, the vale seemed stark and open, but descending into it, Elbryan and Pony quickly remembered just how confusing and intimidating a place it could be.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dignity","secondary":"Piety, dignity, poverty, that was the pledge offered upon entering the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prominent","secondary":"The dangers of such a voyage were many, but perhaps most prominent among them was the danger to the mind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"anchor","secondary":"Squat towers anchored every turn in the wall; narrow windows showed that the place was built for somber reflection and defense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"passing","secondary":"Whispers bred open talk in the heat and boredom of the passing days, and open talk bred accusing shouts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fluid","secondary":"The monk's fighting prowess was indeed remarkable, his movements quick and fluid, his frame always in perfect balance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spark","secondary":"That thought sparked anger in the young man, enough to overcome his fear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glimpse","secondary":"She saw the image of dead Olwan again, and the last glimpse of her father.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"filter","secondary":"Jill ordered her troop to filter about, then went to see the man behind the serving bar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"profoundly","secondary":"That bothered the young monk profoundly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tender","secondary":"He felt it, a tender vibration all along his frame, more than he heard it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"substantial","secondary":"Inevitably the hits, particularly on Elbryan, became more substantial as weariness caused some sloppy defensive posturing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"superior","secondary":"The elves watched every move, some with respect, some with a hugely superior attitude.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blend","secondary":"The older woman collected her tray and rushed away, blending into the continuing party just a step from the bar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"striking","secondary":"Up came Hawkwing and off flew the arrow, striking hard on the far distant target.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proclaim","secondary":"It was a strange decree, one that caught Avelyn so much by surprise that he hardly noticed Quintall had openly proclaimed the name of the island.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"terrain","secondary":"Then he talked more to Pony, who better understood the terrain of this region, with its hilly forests and many streams.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ominous","secondary":"Then Avelyn eyed Tol squarely, matching the man's ominous expression with one of pure excitement.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"log","secondary":"Empty logs, gray with ash, stretched away in the gloom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"missile","secondary":"Concentrate your missiles on the giants pulling the front catapult.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"guidance","secondary":"Pony looked at Elbryan for guidance, but the man was past reasoning, slumping once again into blackness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"elite","secondary":"If one invasion came every five hundred years the Coastpoint Guards, the elite of the elite, must be prepared for it!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"defensively","secondary":"He wore only a loincloth and stood defensively, shoulders hunched, arms crossed to cover his belly and loins.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rip","secondary":"Waves of searing agony ripped through Paulson.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thunderous","secondary":"Elbryan shook his head and smiled - all the wider when Bradwarden belched again, a great, thunderous burp.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gloom","secondary":"The room darkened even more as the sun moved westward, but Elbryan, his eyes long past the gloom, didn't notice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"process","secondary":"All three monks knew the process, and knew each stone, except for that amethyst.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"service","secondary":"All his life, he had wanted to live in service to God; all his life he had dreamed of this day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shut","secondary":"The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trembling","secondary":"Elbryan pulled back his trembling hand, staring wide-eyed at the bright blood that now covered it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ankle","secondary":"The group looked up to the elf, resting easily, his legs crossed at the ankles, feet dangling a few.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"birth","secondary":"The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fan","secondary":"No powrie would dare go into the water to try and untangle the netted fan with frenzied sharks so close.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hawkish","secondary":"Then she felt as if she was falling, looked into the face of a hawkish man who was falling beside her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ocean","secondary":"Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"oil","secondary":"Others had to be treated with oils for many days, that their magic be locked permanently within them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"singing","secondary":"A soft singing he could not quite discern?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prevent","secondary":"Brother Justice grabbed hard onto the staff with both hands, as much to support himself as to prevent any attacks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"amount","secondary":"And the amount of damage to the house was remarkable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"community","secondary":"It was a difficult concept for Elbryan, because he had been brought up with the idea of community, and within that concept, such elevation of self was considered the worst of sins: pride.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"material","secondary":"Something beyond the rich materials caught his eyes, though; as the lids were being secured in place once more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"knife","secondary":"When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"darken","secondary":"Only then did he notice the room had darkened almost to the point of absolute blackness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"understanding","secondary":"Elbryan still could not navigate this area, but he was gaining some understanding.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"desert","secondary":"To a man once of my order but who deserted the way and who stole from my abbey.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perish","secondary":"And if I perish in the journey, then so be it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"role","secondary":"The elf had played only a minor role in the battle, fired only a single arrow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brow","secondary":"Elbryan, thinking Bradwarden to be referring to the elves, crinkled his brow incredulously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ponder","secondary":"Unless, Elbryan pondered, another would-be ranger had been brought in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"freeze","secondary":"The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sob","secondary":"Still the tears came; every so often his even tone was broken by a sniffle or a sob.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"organized","secondary":"There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hack","secondary":"Then she went at the line ferociously, hacking and chopping, chipping her sword from one ill-aimed blow, the blade ringing off the stone wall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"admiration","secondary":"Juraviel responded with a nod of his own, but his admiration was sincere.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"belief","secondary":"Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"combine","secondary":"There was something most sacred, yet particularly unmysterious, and thus unholy, in all of this, a tingling of ecstasy combined with a slightly foul taste that Avelyn Desbris could not ignore.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"practical","secondary":"Avelyn shrugged, having no practical response.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"explode","secondary":"Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slay","secondary":"He had done well this day, though he regretted having to slay the bear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"punish","secondary":"Then, with none evident, the fiend came straight for Avelyn, thinking to punish, to tear and to kill.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trade","secondary":"Here and there debates sprang up concerning the value of the spirits and what they should bring in trade, for the spring caravan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clue","secondary":"It wasn't until Quintall had left, though, that he finally got the clue he needed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"innocent","secondary":"Mere-Abelle, since that innocent time before he had learned the truth of the Abellican Order.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"port","secondary":"The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"setting","secondary":"It was risky setting a light in the dark forest, but these folk sorely needed the warmth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flex","secondary":"By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"willpower","secondary":"It took considerable willpower for Brother Justice, his blood so hot for the kill, to turn away for the door.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"steam","secondary":"And when he slipped back beside the tenth and last basket, he saw steam still rising from his tea.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"goblins","secondary":"Several frightened men ran right over its back as it tumbled, a horde of shrieking goblins close on their heels.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fare","secondary":"Let the younger boys and girls see him then, and afford him the respect he deserved, and let the older men see that the village, under his watchful eye, had fared well in their absence.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mane","secondary":"Pony tugged hard on her mare's mane, turning the horse when she saw the behemoth moving to intercept.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jealousy","secondary":"By the beginning of the third year, the level of jealousy among the four began to rise noticeably.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distract","secondary":"Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breathlessly","secondary":"\"Punishment?\" Quintall echoed breathlessly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"corral","secondary":"There was an old, broken-down fence on the northern edge of town, formerly a corral, Jill realized, and beyond it was the slope.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mounting","secondary":"The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"troop","secondary":"Jill ordered her troop to filter about, then went to see the man behind the serving bar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rim","secondary":"The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lung","secondary":"The dog's legs splayed wide; it gave one yelp, then lay still, its back broken, its lungs collapsing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"envision","secondary":"Elbryan savored every word, envisioning the battle clearly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"panic","secondary":"Soothing sounds, and that made defiant Elbryan panic even more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inland","secondary":"One army will march south, the other west, inland, until they join at the very gates of Ursal!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rumor","secondary":"Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"emotional","secondary":"Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"comprehend","secondary":"Avelyn had never seen a place so huge, could not comprehend the effort that had been expended to put this hall together.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"noted","secondary":"From his vantage point, the ranger noted, too, that a bar was in place across the one door.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"martial","secondary":"The short, stocky man went at the martial training as eagerly as Avelyn went at the nighttime studies.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distraction","secondary":"To Avelyn, it was more of a distraction than anything else.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tire","secondary":"Avelyn also noted that his three monk companions, apparently tiring of Dansally, visited her far less often.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vital","secondary":"The mission was vital, true enough, the greatest moment in seven generations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"boredom","secondary":"Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"messenger","secondary":"Master Jojonah hadn't even conversed with the messenger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chieftain","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"squash","secondary":"At that horrible moment, the monster had been lifting its club to squash Elbryan; now it was dead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"engage","secondary":"The soldiers of Pireth Tulme engaged in the revelry, the pleasures of the flesh, to avoid noticing their empty souls.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skull","secondary":"The massive skull cracked with a tremendous sound and the giant slumped to the floor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"churn","secondary":"Elbryan felt his guts churning and labored for his breath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"consciously","secondary":"Avelyn took a deep breath, consciously keeping his eyes from the eager gazes of the onlookers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hoot","secondary":"And Elbryan heard hoots from behind him and knew the other four goblins were on the way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slab","secondary":"Olwan had used large slabs for the base, and, as Pony suspected, the house hadn't completely settled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rib","secondary":"Jill retreated immediately, but got stung on the ribs, her breath blasted away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"backtrack","secondary":"Elbryan paused for a long while, backtracking the conversation; considering the options.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tap","secondary":"The centaur tapped one powrie on the head, then scooped up the dazed dwarf and dropped it into a sack.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jerk","secondary":"Then it jerked suddenly and its straight run shifted to the diagonal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"favor","secondary":"The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"select","secondary":"- one of a man he had selected to go along on the raid to the evergreen vale, but who had refused, claiming sickness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sympathy","secondary":"In a rare display of sympathy, with Jojonah glaring at him out of the corner of his brown eye, Siherton let it go.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"imposing","secondary":"All four of the dactyl's guests felt that imposing weight keenly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impress","secondary":"Even Tuntun was impressed by his stamina.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ache","secondary":"The work was ended now, and the ache settled in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"steel","secondary":"Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"upward","secondary":"He reached between the powrie's legs and tossed the stone upward, toward the hatch.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impossibly","secondary":"Its feel was impossibly smooth, almost liquid.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"decipher","secondary":"Avelyn had never seen such a display, couldn't begin to decipher it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wriggle","secondary":"Again came the wriggling, the tearing of clothes and scraping of skin, the frantic pull and twist that, at last, freed her from the hole.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"facedown","secondary":"Carralee's mother lay facedown in the road, just a few feet from the threshold where lay the baby.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cradle","secondary":"Avelyn squatted on the floor, cradling the woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"desperation","secondary":"But that wasn't the point, wasn't the source of the Father Abbot's desperation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"haul","secondary":"So he ran on, hauling bodies, peeking under rubble, kicking aside piles of dead goblins to see who might be underneath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"likewise","secondary":"Thagraine was likewise chuckling the next day on the deck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spur","secondary":"But thoughts of his slain family and friends, of Pony, spurred him on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"preparation","secondary":"In addition to their daily duties as first - and second - year students at the abbey, they were given the extra chores of preparation for their journey to Pimaninicuit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lying","secondary":"Avelyn then let go and dropped into a leg sweep that left Thagraine lying flat on the deck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"failure","secondary":"Think not of the failure but of the triumph.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pointedly","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart had pointedly mentioned that there were no ships in; Avelyn knew where he was supposed to go.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trial","secondary":"Though the trial of the four stones, the high wall, and the cold sea had exhausted him, he did not sleep that night.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"arid","secondary":"The delicate creature stepped lightly onto a branch and jumped again immediately, disappearing into the thick brush so completely arid easily that Elbryan blinked and rubbed his eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"understood","secondary":"Always it was a hot meal they set, and Elbryan soon understood why.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stinging","secondary":"Elbryan snapped his staff down low, quite hard, stinging the man on the forearm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lumbering","secondary":"Avelyn ran between the pair, easily avoiding their lumbering attempts to grab him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barb","secondary":"And so I accept the barbs and open chiding.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hoist","secondary":"That done, he hoisted the last basket and started back the half mile to the trough.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"boggle","secondary":"Bradwarden laughed riotously, then hoisted a huge skin and poured an amber-colored liquid - Elbryan recognized it as boggle - into his mouth, a considerable amount splashing over his bearded face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"taint","secondary":"Even if he went and retrieved it, the liquid within the stone had been tainted and was no good.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"coax","secondary":"To a squirrel and a rabbit, he could become perfectly unthreatening, coaxing the beast to feed right from his hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surly","secondary":"After his first few encounters with the surly elf, Elbryan had wondered what it was that so prompted her desire to punish.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intruder","secondary":"Then she was up, meeting the second intruder with a foot in his face as his head came above the roof edge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"batter","secondary":"Where trees and thick brush had grown was now only battered pulp and blasted stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"subsequent","secondary":"The only secret remained the subsequent destination of that ship, for only the masters and the four chosen monks knew the magical name Pimaninicuit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spinning","secondary":"Then suddenly, brutally, he leaped ahead, fell low in a spinning crouch, and kicked up hard at Jill's extended sword.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diagonally","secondary":"Now firmly held in both hands, his staff made a second twirl, then came arching diagonally toward the ground, toward Tuntun.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leer","secondary":"The demon leered down at the monk from its obsidian throne.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"balanced","secondary":"When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"harm","secondary":"Another prank, another cruelty, as with the bear, will bring you more harm than this, I promise.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swoon","secondary":"What young woman would not swoon at the mere thought of such a day?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uncontrollable","secondary":"Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eyebrow","secondary":"Avelyn cocked an eyebrow at that curious title, not the response he had expected.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ashore","secondary":"Using the amber, he walked across the cold water to a point where he could get ashore, then he moved off down the road.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seclude","secondary":"Avelyn found himself secluded from the rest of the monks over the next few weeks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"arch","secondary":"Even as Adjonas spoke, a flaming quarrel arched over the taffrail of the Windrunner, slashing into the rear sail.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whale","secondary":"Moments of excitement - a whale spout, the flight of a dolphin beside the prow, a run of bluefish churning white the water - came all too rarely and lasted barely seconds, to be inevitably replaced by the emptiness of the open sea.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spout","secondary":"Avelyn was in the tavern, as usual, standing atop a table, spouting warnings and curses.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flaming","secondary":"Even as Adjonas spoke, a flaming quarrel arched over the taffrail of the Windrunner, slashing into the rear sail.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"finished","secondary":"Quintall was shaking his head before Adjonas even finished.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sturdy","secondary":"Elbryan looked at his weapons, so ineffective against the sturdy powrie.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hillside","secondary":"Elbryan skipped down one tree-covered hillside, into a narrow vale and to the edge of a rushing river.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crease","secondary":"Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"emanate","secondary":"From the sounds emanating from within, it was quite obvious what was going on in there.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fern","secondary":"Without saying a word, he dropped between the pair, took the cut fern from Juraviel, and held it up near Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"waterskin","secondary":"Instinctively, the ranger's hand went to his waterskin, and he found it less than half full.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shack","secondary":"The walls of the shack were in bad disrepair, with cracks between every board.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heave","secondary":"But then, Quintall gave a great heave and caught the rope again, barely inches below Elbryan's feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flatten","secondary":"Elkenbrook was flattened before the sun dipped below the horizon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"saddle","secondary":"Elbryan hoisted the woman onto Symphony's back, into the saddle, then placed the boy behind her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"newcomer","secondary":"Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"campfire","secondary":"Elbryan paced about the campfire, looking down often at the map.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reflection","secondary":"Something was there, a reflection of a man, perhaps.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"await","secondary":"The reception awaiting the three returned monks inside the abbey was more in tune with what they had been expecting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"straightforward","secondary":"Jill wasn't sure that they should move in so straightforward a manner against the friar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mob","secondary":"The younger children came out in a mob, swarming around the older pair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"logic","secondary":"He was beyond grief, beyond logic, with no tears to cry.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"worthy","secondary":"The dactyl scoffed as if the notion were absurd, revealing that he did not think these pitiful few worthy of his time and energy.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suck","secondary":"But it was right there beside her, pulling at her life force, sucking her into its depths.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blessing","secondary":"The change came as a mixed blessing to Elbryan and his forest band.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"execution","secondary":"Quintall neither denied nor confirmed the execution.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"harsh","secondary":"A harsh noise from somewhere in the forest startled the pair and stole the moment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hopeful","secondary":"On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fade","secondary":"So gradually that Elbryan never noticed it, the elven voices faded away one by one.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fleeing","secondary":"Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vigilant","secondary":"But despite her feelings, Jill kept her vigilant watch, day after day, often long into the night.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vicious","secondary":"Still, the vicious monk would have let it go, but then Tenegrid made a dangerous mistake.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loop","secondary":"Pony got Symphony and her roan around the back, ropes looped about the war engine and tied to the tugging horses.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"betray","secondary":"Suddenly he felt guilty for what he had just given this woman he hardly knew, felt as if he had somehow betrayed God, giving a blessing without first asking for any guidance or sacrifice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"enact","secondary":"Using the sunstone he had taken from Quintall, he had enacted a shield against divining magic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"asleep","secondary":"Elbryan wanted to eat, or fall asleep, even looked for a place, a moss bed, perhaps, where he might lie down.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"successful","secondary":"Avelyn and the other monks would give their lives willingly to see the mission successful.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suit","secondary":"Getting in would be test enough, for the cave was far more suited to one of elven stature.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"regular","secondary":"Torches burned at regular intervals, and the massive beams that supported the hall's ceiling seemed to dance in their light.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plate","secondary":"Avelyn shoved his plate forward forcefully, angered now at being left out of their little secret.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"link","secondary":"A group of soldiers encircled the friar, one man quickly putting his sword in link and calling for the monk to yield.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strangely","secondary":"And then he felt lighter, strangely so, almost as light as he did when spirit-walking with hematite.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"anywhere","secondary":"But before it could get anywhere near to the young man, the giant went down, choking in its own blood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"permission","secondary":"Even to utter the, name of the island without Father Abbot's permission was forbidden.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reaching","secondary":"A new wharf had been constructed, reaching far enough out into the bay so that the Windrunner could dock.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scrap","secondary":"Suddenly, the giant was off balance, feet barely scraping the stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shiver","secondary":"To the right, she saw a slight shiver of one small bush.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"invitation","secondary":"He accepted the invitation of the soft earth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"specific","secondary":"As he spoke, Elbryan found his mind drifting back to a specific place and moment, a time nearly five years previous, when he had stood on the ridge outside of Dundalis, Pony beside him, looking up at the glowing Halo.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stamp","secondary":"Elbryan stamped his foot as Juraviel turned away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sheet","secondary":"A sheet of conjured lightning silenced the screams forever.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"condition","secondary":"Pellimar's condition did not much improve as the days slipped past.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stair","secondary":"At the bottom of the tower stairs, through the small hallway that led into the main house, the pair passed a partly opened door.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"survey","secondary":"Breathing hard, the woman surveyed the scene.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recent","secondary":"Inevitably, though, that led Elbryan to thoughts of mortality and thus to the recent fate of his family and friends.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"comment","secondary":"Ignoring the comment, the ranger walked past the group and knelt low, inspecting a set of tracks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"castle","secondary":"The noble visitors to Palmaris mostly stayed at the more haughty establishments, those near or within the duke's castle, but for those who knew, for the lesser merchants and the frequent wanderers, there was no better place in the world than Fellowship Way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pinch","secondary":"Connor brought his hand to it and pinched it hard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attacker","secondary":"The would be attacker skidded to an abrupt stop, recognizing the man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gap","secondary":"Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prize","secondary":"But that would not be prudent, would likely make his course to Avelyn, the grandest prize of all, much more difficult.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ordinary","secondary":"Even without the fighting display, Elbryan knew that this was no ordinary villager.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"privately","secondary":"But I am alone, the young man thought privately, not yet ready to admit the truth aloud.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"totally","secondary":"Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"toe","secondary":"The cold mud squishing through his toes felt good, at least.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"generation","secondary":"The mission was vital, true enough, the greatest moment in seven generations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"identity","secondary":"The red beret gave the figure's identity away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scan","secondary":"The deer's head came up, ears twitching, scanning; Elbryan's smile vanished.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trot","secondary":"Seven goblins came into sight, trotting easily down the slope.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"departure","secondary":"Suspicious, but wise enough to keep his mouth shut, Avelyn bid farewell to Adjonas and the others - though not a man aboard the Windrunner regretted the departure of the three monks - and went ashore.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"equal","secondary":"Pony went in with equal ferocity, though her attacks were not quite as effective and she scored only a minor hit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"incredibly","secondary":"Its limbs were incredibly slender, but they weren't bumpy and bony like Jilseponie's had been when she was much younger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"temptation","secondary":"This time the temptation of the other bodies pulled at him even harder.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shine","secondary":"Perhaps he would shine in the heavens above, a fifth light on the girdle of Progos-Behemoth!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wield","secondary":"Of the six, only one was still accounted for, a huge broadsword named Icebreaker, wielded by a rarely seen ranger, Andacanavar, in the far northland of Alpinador.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"judgment","secondary":"Elbryan shook that away immediately, knowing the rage within him, the hunger for revenge, could cloud his judgment, could consume him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"celebration","secondary":"Put in that manner, this was indeed a day of celebration.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"function","secondary":"Only the amber was functioning now, and it kept him above the water.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"honest","secondary":"The one the elves had named Nightbird had to give himself an honest answer; he owed that much, at least, to Belli'mar Juraviel.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"payment","secondary":"The sailors cared nothing for this all-important mission, Avelyn realized, beyond their payment of gold - and whatever other trinkets Father Abbot Markwart had included in the bargain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lunge","secondary":"The ranger jumped back a step, then lunged forward, Tempest squealing as it deflected off Quintall's face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"personally","secondary":"On those first few occasions, Connor took the rejection personally, as a slight, despite Jill's proclamations otherwise.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unable","secondary":"The ranger rocked back on his heels, unable to find even the words to ask the obvious questions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ravine","secondary":"At the bottom of the ravine, past a blocking wall of low evergreen bushes, they came to a bed of ferns, bluish green in color.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bandage","secondary":"Pony fumbled in her pack and took out a strip of cloth, an intended bandage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"preparedness","secondary":"The man was obviously out of his mind, or at least he appeared so, but to Jill, who had spent a year and a half in the Coastpoint Guards, a cry for preparedness and virtue did not seem like such a bad thing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stammer","secondary":"The stunned man stammered, taking too long for the impatient monk's comfort.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outlaw","secondary":"Her knowledge would be valuable in locating treacherous Avelyn, he presumed, and her presence as his prisoner would certainly aid in bringing the outlaw monk to him:","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cavern","secondary":"Most of the fiery stuff of that time long past had bubbled and flowed away from the cavern, but enough had remained to harden about the dactyl's corporeal form.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"taut","secondary":"The muscles on Brother Justice's arms stood taut and too strong to fight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thumb","secondary":"Bunkus Smealy turned his greasy grin on Avelyn, holding one hand up, his thumb and index finger about five inches apart.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"savor","secondary":"Elbryan savored every word, envisioning the battle clearly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cackle","secondary":"The dactyl cackled, thinking itself grand to be able to send such creatures - any creatures!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"former","secondary":"A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hunger","secondary":"What hopes of treasure, what hunger of gold","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outrun","secondary":"You cannot outrun us, yach you cannot, nor can you hope to give a, fight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"snicker","secondary":"The snicker was soon gone, but the smile remained, all the wider for the sight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eternity","secondary":"Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wisely","secondary":"She reflexively cocked a fist, and Elbryan wisely jumped back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unknown","secondary":"Precious Abbey of Palmaris, was not unknown to them or to any reasoning creature of Corona.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"briefly","secondary":"They put into Freeport only briefly, with but a handful of sailors going ashore in the boat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outcome","secondary":"She hoped Elbryan would wage a gallant war now, with an outcome similar to her own.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clap","secondary":"The older woman clapped her pudgy hands before her, her toothy smile nearly taking in her ears.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"patience","secondary":"Bestesbulzibar had little patience with that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blanch","secondary":"The skinny man, two daggers in hand, blanched and let his blades drop to the floor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cheer","secondary":"Brother Avelyn, too, ignored Tol Yuganick's cheering gallery.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"numerous","secondary":"Next came a discussion, led by Brody Gentle, of goblinkind in general, from the numerous small goblins to the rare and dangerous disfigured fomorian giants.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"concerning","secondary":"Even young Elbryan soon came to realize that the old man knew little more than anyone else concerning goblins, and Elbryan doubted that Brody had ever seen a fomorian giant.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"extension","secondary":"Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smoky","secondary":"Not a ruby, not a smoky quartz, more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spiritual","secondary":"Avelyn felt something touch his hand - not his spiritual hand, but the physical one, the one clutching the stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"discipline","secondary":"Avelyn dropped his gaze once more, fearful of discipline should he be caught peeking out from under his hood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disbelief","secondary":"Now, the young man did utter an unintended sound, a gasp of disbelief and delight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spiked","secondary":"Along one wall stood a gigantic statue, fifteen feet or more, dressed in a heavy leather jacket, trimmed in fur and set with spiked metal plates and heavy iron rings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unfortunate","secondary":"A moment later came the thunder of hoofbeats to the east, many hoofbeats accompanied by the screams of those unfortunate goblins caught in front of the wild horse stampede.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"muscular","secondary":"Olwan snorted and shrugged his muscular shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spare","secondary":"Whatever the source, with every passed scene of utter destruction, the ranger's fear mounted that he would not be able to spare the creature.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"squirrel","secondary":"It could have been a ground squirrel, the girl reasoned, but she knew in her heart that it was not.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horrify","secondary":"Images assaulted them, mingling with imagined scenes even more horrifying, and amid all of it welled utter denial, the hope against obvious reality that this simply could not be happening.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bald","secondary":"Bradwarden followed his gaze to a tumble of a pair of goblins and, unmistakably, a bald-headed human lying among them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"survival","secondary":"Then, guided purely by his survival instinct, Avelyn curled his legs under him and came up fast.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wretch","secondary":"This time, though, the wretches ringed the village, completely encircling it with ranks ten deep!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reinforcement","secondary":"The patrol in the valley had been spotted perhaps had even been already engaged, and this goblin had been set as sentry, watching for any other potential human reinforcements while its companions sacked the village.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"screaming","secondary":"Scenes of angels conquering demons, of the mighty demon dactyl screaming in agony as its own lava poured over it, consuming it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foundation","secondary":"There is a tavern now, larger than the old common house and built on the foundation of my old home.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whistle","secondary":"More arrows whistled past, each trailing a strand, each tightening the web about Elbryan, holding him from his meal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aloft","secondary":"Bradwarden held aloft his own bow then, the first time Elbryan had seen it, and he was truly astonished.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bucket","secondary":"At one point, they even took up buckets as part of a balling line.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sternly","secondary":"Master Siherton eyed his peer sternly, considering the lie, for the messenger, a young boy, had only delivered news of the death and had offered no details surrounding it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accentuate","secondary":"To accentuate his point, Elbryan lifted the next stone, and, instead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exotic","secondary":"So they spent the day walking and marveling at the sights of the great city, at the thick rows of exotic flowers in the tree-lined green that centered the place, at the shining white buildings, at the frantic bazaar, the largest open market that any of them had seen, reputably the largest open market in all Honce-the-Bear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vesper","secondary":"Only the call to vespers, the ceremony heralding eventide, had interrupted Avelyn's frantic pace.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"satisfied","secondary":"Despite the hints of doubt in Juraviel's tone, Jingo Gregor seemed satisfied with the words - a speech Juraviel had offered to the man several times over the last few days.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"marvel","secondary":"The young monk made no pretense of keeping his gaze low now, looking left and right as they passed each case, marveling at the gems, the reds and blues, amber-colored stones and violet crystals.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"incredulous","secondary":"Paulson gave her a sidelong, incredulous glance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tingling","secondary":"The ranger felt the hairs on the back of his neck standing up, felt a tingling of trepidation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"evident","secondary":"None of that was evident in the dark, stocky man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sequence","secondary":"Behind the master, Avelyn watched the sequence of fingers: one, three, two, one, five.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"commotion","secondary":"Finally Avelyn could not ignore the commotion from the common room below any longer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overhead","secondary":"The moon, Sheila, was up, but not yet directly overhead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tentatively","secondary":"Elbryan took her hand and helped her up tentatively onto the powerful animal's back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mass","secondary":"But even with all that mass, there was nothing awkward about the young man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sour","secondary":"Avelyn's expression soured and he looked down at the bar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"berate","secondary":"Some of the other masters, Siherton in particular, watched him closely, very closely, seeking an excuse to berate him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inspire","secondary":"The daytime training was not as easy or as inspiring for Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prowess","secondary":"No longer did any, even Tuntun, question his prowess or his bloodline.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"joint","secondary":"The young man bowed low and kept his gaze on the floor stones even when he straightened, focusing his attention on the joints among the rocks, each black line seeming so distinct in the harsh diamond light.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"puzzle","secondary":"Avelyn knew what he could do with that jewel, and when he stopped to consider the implications for the other monks if he used the ruby first, the puzzle seemed not so difficult.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"burned","secondary":"Avelyn's brown robes were tattered and dripping; he had the stench of burned hair about him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chosen","secondary":"Besides, at night, and especially on those occasions when the chosen students actually handled the stones, Brother Avelyn easily proved that he was the proper choice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flit","secondary":"Juraviel shrugged, a flitting little movement of his slender shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stutter","secondary":"Jill stuttered incoherently for a moment, trying to sort it all out.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"adjust","secondary":"Then he forced himself to stare at the darkest spot he could find, that his eyes could adjust more completely.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"circuit","secondary":"Brother Justice moved in a wide circuit of the dangerous ranger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bob","secondary":"Parting one patch of reeds, the boy found his first stone of the day, bobbing low in the water.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pip","secondary":"The elves would set out a grand table, steaming stew and venison, sometimes roasted game fowl, and piping hot tea that warmed the boy from his head to his cold toes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chide","secondary":"\"What, only one this night?\" Grady chided.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flare","secondary":"Elbryan winced as the fire flared to life, as if expecting all the minions of the dactyl to descend upon him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"indication","secondary":"The forest was silent, totally silent, about him, and Juraviel made not a move nor any indication of how Elbryan should proceed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proceed","secondary":"The elf paused, as if wondering how he should proceed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"upper","secondary":"But Grady understood he had the upper hand and he would not back away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"victory","secondary":"Let Tuntun have her fun this day, the elf decided; that would make his victory all the sweeter when Elbryan finally proved himself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"potent","secondary":"Whenever he was allowed to handle a magical stone, Master Siherton was at his side, a potent and lethal gem in hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"starry","secondary":"That night, Elbryan sat upon the bare hillock that he claimed as his own, under the starry canopy, alone with his thoughts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"boisterous","secondary":"A dozen men and women were in the common room, boisterous until the stranger entered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crisp","secondary":"Jill had known this air, so crisp and so clean, in her youth, in this place; and images of that past life flitted past the edges of her consciousness now, brief glimpses of what had once been.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distastefully","secondary":"She shook her head distastefully as she walked her watch this night, as she did every night.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gutter","secondary":"The young woman made her way around the back of the inn, down a dark alley that inspired no fear, and up a gutter, to the one section of Fellowship Way's roof that was not slanted.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"absorb","secondary":"Elbryan absorbed all their words, sifted through their suggestions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rake","secondary":"Only chance had brought him in contact with a man named Bildeborough and a rake named Grady Chilichunk, drunkards both.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"squeal","secondary":"The goblin squealed but hardly slowed, even when Chipmunk's next blade stuck deep into its shoulder.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"depart","secondary":"would soon depart, a group of elves going to their secret contacts in the frontier villages.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blessed","secondary":"Jill took in another blessed gulp of air and staggered to her feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"caravel","secondary":"The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tuck","secondary":"In a barely noticeable movement, the ranger pulled the feathered tip from the bow, tucking it and the bowstring into his belt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"topple","secondary":"And she looked at the dwarf, not understanding until the powrie toppled forward, an arrow deep in its back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"taffrail","secondary":"Now at the taffrail the four monks and Captain Adjonas watched the powries' progress.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sprite","secondary":"Yes, it as Nightbird more than anything else that had the sprite riding hard through the forest night.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flip","secondary":"Elbryan brought his staff back in, letting go with his left hand, flipping with his right to send the forward tip under.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"advance","secondary":"And yet she couldn't ignore the advances of handsome Connor Bildeborough, not at the price of breaking Pettibwa's heart.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"satisfaction","secondary":"It is, I believe, the difference between physical satisfaction and true lovemaking, the difference between release and passion.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"veil","secondary":"Many implications came to him then, as if the fog veiling one of the mysteries of elven life had suddenly lifted.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flap","secondary":"Soon Jill's hands were flapping inconsequentially at the powrie's barrel-like torso, her strength fast deserting her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"backhand","secondary":"The powrie came across with a backhand slash, but Avelyn managed to duck beneath it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"handmaiden","secondary":"The night was chill for late August and the room drafty, but the handmaidens had lit a small fire in the hearth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"relent","secondary":"And Connor would not relent, prodding and pushing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foolhardy","secondary":"He knew that it was foolhardy for him to go out, but how could he not?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"yach","secondary":"You cannot outrun us, yach you cannot, nor can you hope to give a, fight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wail","secondary":"The dwarf lifted its sword, grinning evilly, and let out a wail that shook Avelyn to the marrow of his bones :as he lay prone not far away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"increasingly","secondary":"Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blame","secondary":"The crew were blaming the monks for their discomfort, for this whole journey.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outline","secondary":"Under the light of a half moon, he saw the outline of the Windrunner gliding out into the bay.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"regret","secondary":"Now, finally, Avelyn could face his destiny with no regrets for the path that had led him to this place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"philosophy","secondary":"Elbryan's lessons had turned more toward philosophy during the fall and winter of God's Year 821 to 822, and he had learned that even the simplest questions carried, many layers of subtle meanings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cavalry","secondary":"Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"commander","secondary":"Perhaps he was trying to be the levelheaded commander, but to Jill, it came off as condescending.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gel","secondary":"The twirling elf tossed several puffs of powder upon the plant, then bent low and with some reddish gel painted a stripe around the base of the stem just an inch or two from the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"archery","secondary":"There remained, however, the matter of Elbryan's prize for winning the archery contest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"signpost","secondary":"I took my frustrations out on the signpost, I admit, tearing off the lowest board, the scribbled references to the original village.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bronze","secondary":"These two behemoths weren't going for him however, but for the bronze doors.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fearfully","secondary":"Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plateau","secondary":"That night, they camped on a high plateau, which they agreed to be the most defensible position in the area.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"untamed","secondary":"Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"abandon","secondary":"Frustrated, the ranger abandoned his bow and ran on, sword in hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"southland","secondary":"That realization bolstered Avelyn's strength, and he turned away, the southlands wide before him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"roan","secondary":"Pony came riding in then on a roan mare, one of several wild horses that would allow themselves to be ridden.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"kosio","secondary":"The demon nodded, seeming pleased, and Kos-kosio stood a bit straighter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"humanity","secondary":"These three, for all their faults and all their vocal protests, carried some degree of humanity within them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"endlessly","secondary":"It was difficult, exhausting work, repeated every day, endlessly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"soak","secondary":"Just the goblins and a lone giant, slumped together, soaked in blood from the many small wounds on each corpse.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"screw","secondary":"Elbryan screwed up his face and shrugged.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gravity","secondary":"It surprised Elbryan that adults would act that way, especially considering the gravity of the situation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skeptically","secondary":"Pony eyed him skeptically.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"concede","secondary":"Paulson appeared vindicated, but Elbryan wasn't ready to concede that the man's words were true.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"charm","secondary":"Why, even the practiced whores of House Battlebrow were losing their charms for him!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confirmation","secondary":"Cat blushed fiercely, all the confirmation Pettibwa needed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"magically","secondary":"It was magically based; the monk could feel that keenly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pragmatic","secondary":"Lady Dasslerond was merciful, the elf knew, but she was, above that, pragmatic and protective of her realm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prey","secondary":"Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loyalty","secondary":"Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ray","secondary":"A slanting ray cut in through the smoke, a single shaft of light that beckoned the girl back to the land of the living.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overwhelming","secondary":"The monk felt an overwhelming urge then to do as the demon had asked, to admit Bestesbulzibar's beauty.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"devastation","secondary":"Now Elbryan steeled himself against the scene of devastation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peak","secondary":"Then he came upon the mountains, whipping through passes, over peaks, to a plateau he had seen before above a vast encampment between the black arms of a smoking mountain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"condescending","secondary":"Cat-the-Stray bit her lip, not liking his condescending tone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plunge","secondary":"It was always cold; the boy didn't know why he even bothered testing it each morning before plunging in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conscience","secondary":"The monk looked in turn at each of them and nodded, then walked off to be alone with his conscience and his courage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"odds","secondary":"Avelyn's blast did much to even the odds, leaving only two giants and a score of powries against Elbryan's thirty.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exaggerate","secondary":"To the child Elbryan, this had been the place of wildly exaggerated fireside tales.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surrender","secondary":"The dwarf caught the gem securely, but surrendered his hold on the ladder.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"presume","secondary":"Suddenly this holy place, this place he had presumed prepared by the Touel'alfar themselves, seemed to him no sanctuary at all.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mask","secondary":"For Jill, her face was a mask of paint and false smiles.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cautiously","secondary":"Pellimar reached the drifting boat first, pulling himself cautiously up its slick, rounded side.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spine","secondary":"A shudder coursed down Avelyn's spine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reminder","secondary":"Still, despite the prominent reminders of his position, Elbryan's smile was genuine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forge","secondary":"I only hope that she comes to accept our fate and that she desires to forge ahead in the best manner that we may.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dilemma","secondary":"All too soon, they were faced with a dilemma: light the torch or walk on in near-complete darkness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"greet","secondary":"A way goes Nightbird, the forest to greet","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"happily","secondary":"\"Another!\" Pony added happily, and she clapped her hands with glee as more came into view.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"holder","secondary":"If the barrelboat got by the net holders, for example, they would never catch up and Adjonas couldn't turn about for them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surprising","secondary":"A part of him wanted to turn away, but another part, a larger and surprising part, would not let him move.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"typical","secondary":"A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ability","secondary":"The one obvious lead fruitless, Brother Justice had to turn to his magic, to the carbuncle, a stone also called Dragon Sight for its ability to detect things magical.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brain","secondary":"Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heap","secondary":"And then Olwan came flying back into sight, falling in a broken heap on the road right in the midst of the valiant fighters.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surprisingly","secondary":"Elbryan's sword was up against the creature's side, had cut in a bit, but the angle was wrong, and the goblin's grip surprisingly strong, preventing the boy from driving the weapon home.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dash","secondary":"She looked back at the small boat, even then being dashed against the rocks, tossed about by the powerful surf.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scrambling","secondary":"Stones burst outward; Elbryan skipped back up the slope a few scrambling steps and dove to the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"burrow","secondary":"The fomorian staggered once, twice, and then again, as the bolts burrowed in, one on top of the other, a dozen on top of the previous dozen.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surprised","secondary":"Cat-the-Stray was more than a little surprised, and embarrassed, when her would-be rescuer ventured into the Way the following week.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sore","secondary":"The young man settled on the edge of his cot, head bowed, hands resting on his sore thighs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seriousness","secondary":"\"Brother Avelyn,\" the master said in all seriousness a moment later,","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dry","secondary":"For the first time since they had entered the room, there was no reverence in Master Jojonah's voice, just the dry lecturing tone of an instructor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dusk","secondary":"Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"original","secondary":"Suddenly he held the spear, aimed right back at its original wielder.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bruise","secondary":"He noted bruises on her legs, his eyes drawn down despite his good intentions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"speaker","secondary":"Somehow he knew the speaker was not human, that no human voice could chime so sweetly, so perfectly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fashion","secondary":"Elbryan caught the staff firmly in his left hand and extended that arm out in similar fashion so that the other flanking goblin was poked away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fix","secondary":"The other end of the rope was fixed to the yard of the mainmast.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"snarl","secondary":"The monk snarled in defiance and kicked at the heavy door.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"error","secondary":"For a moment, I admit, I even held fast a fantasy that my memory of the destruction, of the carnage, was in error.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brightly","secondary":"Pony looked helplessly at her diamond, then wondered if she could make the light shine so brightly that this creature of darkness could not withstand it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"comfortable","secondary":"The pair met day after day, each time growing more comfortable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"transport","secondary":"Given the powers of hematite, might this have been some transport for Quintall's soul?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rumble","secondary":"The goblins and their giant escort moved along slowly but steadily, and soon after, Elbryan and his companions heard the rumble of the war engines, the grunts of the towing giants.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"evidence","secondary":"Even without the very prominent evidence that she could defend herself, Jill believed that Presso would not try anything.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resting","secondary":"Soon after, the man was resting as comfortably as possible, and Avelyn left the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"missing","secondary":"With a growl, proud Elbryan put up his bow and let fly, missing everything this time.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"contain","secondary":"But Avelyn's expression of joy, of victory, was short-lived, for the stone could not contain such energy, and it threw it out, dispersed as green smoke into the air, the sheer force of the expulsion throwing Elbryan and Avelyn backward into Pony and Bradwarden, the resulting smoke filling the corridor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"birch","secondary":"Elbryan recognized the black, sappy poison, a pain - inducing product of a rare black birch tree.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"driving","secondary":"The powrie slammed her hard from behind, driving her into the bent beam.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"helm","secondary":"Out stepped the giant, Togul Dek, still wearing no helm, its huge features twisted with rage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pale","secondary":"A blanket of slushy snow still covered the field, shining blue-white in the pale light of a bright half moon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"childhood","secondary":"That notion inevitably led her back to images of her own childhood, of her mother ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"undergrowth","secondary":"The ground about the trees caught the morning light and held it fast, for the undergrowth was not dark but was white and thick, a padding of caribou moss.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"battling","secondary":"Never losing the slightest edge of balance, Elbryan's muscles worked in perfect harmony, perfect fluidity, none battling, flexing and complementing each move.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nudge","secondary":"After a long moment, Tuntun nudged him roughly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"iron","secondary":"His chest and shoulders grew broad and thick, and his arms, particularly his forearms, bulged with iron-hard muscles.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cruel","secondary":"Elbryan started to respond that he had eliminated the cruel traps, but the words were stuck in his throat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"connection","secondary":"Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"expected","secondary":"He soon came to the expected joining, and, looking ahead, he almost continued on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sinking","secondary":"That relief fast transformed into a sinking feeling as Elbryan realized the meaning of this creature's positioning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twisted","secondary":"The ugly goblin face, all twisted teeth and long pointy nose, was barely inches from Elbryan's face, and closer still when the creature began to butt the boy.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"collection","secondary":"In elven philosophy, the first truth, the basis of reality was that the entire material, physical world was no more than the collection of perceptions by the observer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blocking","secondary":"The sword severed that blocking arm cleanly, right above the elbow and slashed across the face of the ducking monster.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"knuckle","secondary":"Elbryan clutched the sword hilt so hard his knuckles whitened.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"snatch","secondary":"Avelyn tried hard not to eavesdrop, but he did catch snatches of the conversation, mostly Siherton complaining vigorously that this was against strict procedure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"murmur","secondary":"No answer, no hint, just the murmur, an endless string of mysterious whispers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glade","secondary":"Tuntun nodded and rose unsteadily, then walked from the glade, leaving Elbryan kneeling in the grass.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aware","secondary":"Elbryan was all too aware of that grim fact.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breathless","secondary":"Quintall and Thagraine came up breathless after setting the net in place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intelligence","secondary":"Only then did Elbryan truly appreciate the intelligence of the animal, filtered through a different perspective, perhaps, but no less intense than his own.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"account","secondary":"Physically, by all accounts, he was the image of his father in Graevis' younger days, but by Cat's estimation, Grady could not have been more different than Graevis in temperament.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"embarrassed","secondary":"And she was not ashamed, not embarrassed, and no black wings of horrors past swept up about her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"court","secondary":"Of course, he had no intention of allowing any court.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"admire","secondary":"How much he loved her, admired her, respected her!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unlikely","secondary":"A wicked grin widened on the captain's face; he decided to test that unlikely truce.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sand","secondary":"Thagraine was out and running as soon as the small boat brushed its bottom on the black sands of the island beach.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"entry","secondary":"Had her disaster with Connor Bildeborough destroyed the man's attempts at entry into the high society?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gleaming","secondary":"Elbryan stared hard at the lines of gleaming metal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fence","secondary":"There was an old, broken-down fence on the northern edge of town, formerly a corral, Jill realized, and beyond it was the slope.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gallop","secondary":"Elbryan prodded Symphony into a short gallop, too quickly for the frightened youngster to scramble away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"torment","secondary":"Quintall looked at his demon master; he knew the dactyl had shown him his mortal memories only to torment him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"angular","secondary":"Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pointed","secondary":"Avelyn stared incredulously at the demon's angular face, at the fiery eyes, the white, pointed canines.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fingernail","secondary":"The demon extended its fingernails, transformed them into hooked claws, and grew its teeth-two pointed canines extending down over its bottom lip.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"undeniably","secondary":"The young woman was undeniably beautiful, even in her plain barmaid's dress.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"demonic","secondary":"For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wage","secondary":"What creatures could the dactyl gather this time to wage its war?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"puncture","secondary":"The only serious wound to either side was the hit to the slain goblin - a spear thrust that had punctured the creature's lung.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barrelboats","secondary":"The weather remained hot and clear, and no more barrelboats came into view.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trace","secondary":"In springtime sunshine, of Evil no traces,","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spill","secondary":"Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"severely","secondary":"Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resignedly","secondary":"She only sighed, though, and resignedly closed the cabin door.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"legend","secondary":"The Forest Ghost was a common legend in the Timberlands.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fitting","secondary":"End-o'-the-World, they call it, and a fitting name it seems.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gallant","secondary":"Cat-the-Stray had no idea what to respond to the gallant man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"animated","secondary":"Whatever her personal problems, the sight of Graevis and Pettibwa so animated and so sincerely happy warmed her heart.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bushy","secondary":"The centaur stopped his playing when he spotted his friend, his white smile growing wide within his bushy black beard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feral","secondary":"The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bask","secondary":"Elbryan hardly heard the sharp scolding his father offered, the boy's eyes basking in the sight, moving from the carcass of a caribou buck, to a deer, to a line of coneys, to ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exception","secondary":"Elbryan took it all in stride, with the exception of any insults to Pony, which he promptly informed the teasers would bring them serious and painful retaliation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"promptly","secondary":"Avelyn ate a light meal, then shuffled outside and promptly regurgitated it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bluster","secondary":"Elbryan conceded the point, though he still thought Brody Gentle more bluster than truth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chew","secondary":"Elbryan chewed on his lip for a moment, trying to find an appropriate response.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nick","secondary":"It wasn't an impressive weapon - its blade showed many nicks and more than a little rust - but it was one of the few real swords in the village.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"envy","secondary":"Those folk who had survived the bombardment soon envied their dead companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bore","secondary":"Elbryan looked at Pony, who seemed to be growing quite bored by it all, and motioned to the door.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sleeve","secondary":"Twenty-five stood in a line, cloaked in thick brown robes with voluminous sleeves and large hoods that were pulled low to hide their faces.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"balcony","secondary":"The man hesitated; even from the balcony, Master Jojonah sensed they were near a breakthrough.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"millennium","secondary":"Bestesbulzibar was confused, had not seen such a display of anti-magic in all its millennia of life.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"concept","secondary":"By the time Avelyn was old enough to understand the concept of family, half the children had already moved out of the family house.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"controlled","secondary":"He came through the gauntlet without uttering a single sound beyond the range of his controlled, even-toned chant.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"delight","secondary":"With a whoop of delight, the other goblins, predictably, came on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tapestry","secondary":"The ceiling was high, the walls covered in grand tapestries, and both the bed and the hearth were of heroic proportions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sentinel","secondary":"The monks were the sentinels of God and yet even they had given in to complacency, to the cancer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gigantic","secondary":"The cave seemed a gigantic caricature of a king's throne room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trim","secondary":"Along one wall stood a gigantic statue, fifteen feet or more, dressed in a heavy leather jacket, trimmed in fur and set with spiked metal plates and heavy iron rings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"armed","secondary":"Pony wasn't armed, having left her club back at the ridge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recede","secondary":"He resisted, and the hematite receded dramatically, almost forcing him from the trance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fireside","secondary":"To the child Elbryan, this had been the place of wildly exaggerated fireside tales.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"emotionally","secondary":"That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"obstacle","secondary":"Their clothes ruffled and seemed more of an obstacle than a necessity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"embrace","secondary":"Jill's heart tugged at her to go out and embrace the woman, to run to Pettibwa as she would have run to her natural mother.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"insignificant","secondary":"The dactyl laughed at him, mocking his words and his courage, making him feel like an insignificant thing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"parallel","secondary":"The arrows whipped out, not quite parallel, their angle separating them as they flew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fend","secondary":"Tempest flashed left, parried up, went out left again and then right, Elbryan easily fending off the clumsy attacks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bash","secondary":"Singing wildly, the centaur charged in, bashing the monster about the head with his heavy club.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mercifully","secondary":"Pony lost sight of her father immediately, mercifully.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scoop","secondary":"The centaur tapped one powrie on the head, then scooped up the dazed dwarf and dropped it into a sack.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dan","secondary":"Carley dan Aubrey's whimper brought him back to his senses.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"futile","secondary":"Bradwarden knew that it was futile to argue with the stubborn ranger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"offensive","secondary":"The powrie didn't even flinch, came right back to the offensive with one, two, and then a third swiping attack.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"terrifying","secondary":"That feeling, too, seemed something out of her past, something wonderful and terrifying all at once.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gingerly","secondary":"Elbryan fell to his knees, reaching for the wound, gingerly touching the spear and wondering if he should pull it free.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unnerve","secondary":"Still, Master Jojonah could see why a student such as Avelyn Desbris would so unnerve Master Siherton.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sideways","secondary":"Furious, Elbryan finally launched himself sideways, putting some ground between him and his elusive opponent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"humming","secondary":"The air came alive with a strange humming sound.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"puny","secondary":"With a yelp, Avelyn skipped to the side, bringing the puny sword up defensively.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"volley","secondary":"Few folk remained on the wall when the second volley roared in, for they were engaged in tending wounded, in battling flames, and shoring up defensive barricades.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"midday","secondary":"Now, with a gray morning fast turning to midday outside, Brother Justice had not returned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"befit","secondary":"Siherton's features befit his rank of class overseer, the disciplinarian of the newest brothers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"debate","secondary":"True enough, Siherton had to admit, and he understood that he would not win any debate he might wage against the selection of Avelyn as one of the Preparers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"initial","secondary":"Avelyn's lack of initial response to the news that his mother had died had lent credence to Siherton's complaints.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"subsequently","secondary":"The third time, he held the boy under for what seemed like minutes, and when he brought Elbryan up and subsequently let him go, the stunned boy fell to the ground, gasping desperately.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"needed","secondary":"Jojonah's explanation for the tour had been weak, some remark about an area that needed cleaning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wondrous","secondary":"Avelyn, who had often spent hours at a time gazing at the wondrous night sky, recognized some of the points.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"digest","secondary":"Avelyn hesitated for a moment, trying to digest the newest information.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"engulf","secondary":"It was expanding before him, engulfing his hands, then his arms.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distinctly","secondary":"The name Juraviel had given his people, Touel'alfar, had a distinctly familiar ring, and Elbryan was certain he had heard it in conjunction with tales of the elves.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"humour","secondary":"Avelyn knew all the uses of all the stones, and gradually he was coming to sensitize his fingers to the magical humours within any stone he touched.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reverence","secondary":"For the first time since they had entered the room, there was no reverence in Master Jojonah's voice, just the dry lecturing tone of an instructor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unconscious","secondary":"Jilseponie understood then that she had been unconscious for a long time.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stench","secondary":"Avelyn's brown robes were tattered and dripping; he had the stench of burned hair about him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rubble","secondary":"So he ran on, hauling bodies, peeking under rubble, kicking aside piles of dead goblins to see who might be underneath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"upright","secondary":"A short distance away, Elbryan sat bolt upright, confused.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"maiden","secondary":"Elbryan looked at the elf maiden, studied her blue eyes for some hint.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sensitive","secondary":"Belli'mar Juraviel held his hand up, begging silence, then shifted his sensitive bare feet about on the stone face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nephew","secondary":"No novice in the ways of love, the nephew of Palmaris' baron was surprised and pained but also intrigued.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"embarrass","secondary":"These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slumber","secondary":"Or had he slumbered right through the next day?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"defensible","secondary":"That night, they camped on a high plateau, which they agreed to be the most defensible position in the area.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overtake","secondary":"But weariness overtook him, caught him where he sat, and brought his eyelids low.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slant","secondary":"As if on cue, the burning catapult creaked again and slanted over farther.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"moonlight","secondary":"Avelyn caught the arm and held it up in the moonlight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unceremoniously","secondary":"Tuntun's only avenue of escape was straight down to the ground, and so she took it unceremoniously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perfection","secondary":"This would be the last bow he ever crafted, for he knew beyond doubt that if he made a thousand more, he would never near the perfection of this weapon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sneer","secondary":"He sneered at the curious servants gathering in the hall to keep them at bay.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"celestite","secondary":"Avelyn reached into a smaller pouch and took out a handful of small prismatic celestite crystals, pale blue in color, and began calling forth their enchantment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"silvery","secondary":"A second bolt whistled behind him, turning him with a start, and only when Elbryan noticed the silvery filament trailing this arrow did he understand what was happening.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ferocity","secondary":"Pony went in with equal ferocity, though her attacks were not quite as effective and she scored only a minor hit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"continual","secondary":"At the same moment that the air grew clear about him, strong winds buffeted him - not gusts but a continual blow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sculpt","secondary":"Sweat glistened in the morning light, beading and rolling about the man's hard, sculpted form.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"underbrush","secondary":"Elbryan ran full out, constantly seeking out shortcuts in the thick underbrush, just to keep pace.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slick","secondary":"A trip line here, a disguised patch of slick mud on a corner there.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"veer","secondary":"The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tackle","secondary":"The powrie dipped its broad shoulder, trying to tackle the ranger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"solemnly","secondary":"Juraviel stared solemnly at the spot where the stone had bounced for a long moment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bulge","secondary":"His chest and shoulders grew broad and thick, and his arms, particularly his forearms, bulged with iron-hard muscles.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"marvelous","secondary":"Jill finally found the nerve to look back at Connor, to stare into those marvelous brown eyes, sparkling more now in this starry light than she had ever seen.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blaze","secondary":"In the Way the hearth was always blazing, the beds were always soft, and the song was always loud.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rump","secondary":"She stopped short when the winker gave her rump a solid slap, and she stood there, suffering their laughter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"truthfully","secondary":"She knew that Graevis spoke truthfully; she, and not the patrons, was in control in here.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fantasy","secondary":"Avelyn knew the absurdity of his fantasy, of course.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"anticipation","secondary":"The first three months of God's Year 821 were dull of excitement and anticipation throughout St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"equinox","secondary":"As Bafway, the third month, whose end marked the spring equinox, neared, the whispers became a contest to see who might first spot the square sails of the chartered ship.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"contest","secondary":"Perhaps this was to be a test of his body against the dactyl's, a contest of physical strength.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"favorable","secondary":"Resupplied, the Windrunner put out the next day, sails full of wind with a favorable tide, sailing fast to the south.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"paramount","secondary":"To Jill, their mission seemed paramount, a stoic existence protecting the welfare of all the kingdom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"amuse","secondary":"The four crewmen of the Windrunner's boat, which was bouncing noisily against the wooden dock, sat through it all with smirking faces, thoroughly amused and certainly not impressed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"finding","secondary":"The deer was having little trouble finding grass through the spotty layer of snow, and its treasurelike find had it, perhaps, a little less alert than usual.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scent","secondary":"He smelled the scent of deer on her fingers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"derisively","secondary":"He and Juraviel continued their conversation until Tuntun walked by, eyeing Elbryan derisively and tapping her smooth cheek and chin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"anticipate","secondary":"The ranger came round as if he would launch a horizontal swipe, but he recognized the move was anticipated: the burly man's axe was up to block.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"widespread","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whirl","secondary":"Avelyn's thoughts whirled, too confusing a jumble for him to utter even a sound of protest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plain","secondary":"The young woman was undeniably beautiful, even in her plain barmaid's dress.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nobleman","secondary":"If she was set up with a nobleman, the gain fox Grady would be twofold.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mesmerize","secondary":"The next powrie coming out saw its sparkle and, mesmerized, reached for it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"purely","secondary":"Then, guided purely by his survival instinct, Avelyn curled his legs under him and came up fast.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lovemaking","secondary":"And now these two fellow brothers were comparing her lovemaking techniques!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fell","secondary":"Not wanting to continue the struggle, Avelyn was up and walking fast before the felled monk could respond.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mischievous","secondary":"She knew that she had had many friends, coconspirators in one grand and mischievous scheme after another.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"akin","secondary":"Avelyn realized then that an attempt at possession was akin to fighting an enemy on his home ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crinkle","secondary":"Connor backed off almost immediately, his face crinkled in confusion.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tis","secondary":"And know 'tis time to die.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perceptive","secondary":"Juraviel nodded and seemed pleased by the perceptive reasoning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"protector","secondary":"father to these people, as their trusted protector.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"combatant","secondary":"Tuntun flew away, back up toward the combatants, her slender daggers in hand, both dripping magma from Quintall's eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wed","secondary":"Would Pony and I be wed, perhaps with children?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sweeping","secondary":"With a single sweeping left hook, Avelyn laid the big man low.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"agonize","secondary":"In her mind, she heard a scream, agonized.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"coursed","secondary":"A shudder coursed down Avelyn's spine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lookout","secondary":"One thrown rope splashed right near Avelyn, but understanding the frantic lookout and the newest danger, he refused it, turning about for Quintall and Pellimar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"construct","secondary":"A new wharf had been constructed, reaching far enough out into the bay so that the Windrunner could dock.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"critical","secondary":"Adjonas knew he was at a critical point here.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fin","secondary":"A second, smaller dorsal fin joined the first in its tightening ring.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gurgle","secondary":"A flick of the monk's wrist sent a silver item flying and from within the deeper chamber came a gurgled groan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"undeniable","secondary":"Along with the realization came an undeniable sense of intrigue, however, and so the ranger agreed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"returned","secondary":"And the southland will be warned by Pony, my beloved, returned to me and flying fist across the miles upon Symphony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tenet","secondary":"Quintall's concepts of right and wrong, of duty and punishment, have been systematically replaced by the tenets given him at times of reward.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"terribly","secondary":"The ranger heard them long before he caught sight of them, laughing and singing terribly off-key, though the voices were surely human, as he had suspected.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barrage","secondary":"The barrage intensified, more pitch, great heavy stones, and giant ballista bolts battering the ill-fated craft.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"revelry","secondary":"The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deftly","secondary":"The powrie immediately reversed direction, deftly turning about on the rope with sure, strong grips.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plummet","secondary":"Then he was floating, Siherton continuing to plummet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pedestal","secondary":"Elbryan quickly set the mirror on the pedestal, leaning it against the back wall of the cave, and opened his chair; placing it before the mirror, as instructed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"visage","secondary":"Bradwarden's hardened visage fast softened under the ranger's plaintive look.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"merciful","secondary":"But Connor had been merciful, and ever was Abbot Dobrinion long on forgiveness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grit","secondary":"But Elbryan held no such sympathy for powries, and so he shifted the angle of the bow just a bit, gritted his teeth, and let fly, the arrow whipping across the twenty feet, unerringly, so he thought.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bowyer","secondary":"This would be Joycenevial's first human task since Mather, and, since the bowyer was aged even by elven standards, most likely his last.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"triangular","secondary":"Juraviel also brought with him a light green triangular huntsmen's cap, which Elbryan accepted with a confused shrug.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rouse","secondary":"The shift came dramatically, unexpectedly, when Elbryan was roused from his bed one blustery Toumanay night by Juraviel and Tuntun.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"actual","secondary":"Still, the details of that past existence escaped her, as did the actual names, though many of the faces returned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intended","secondary":"Back left, back right, each time the angle shifting to defeat the intended attack.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rot","secondary":"He could smell the rot there: the earth itself was tainted from the fiend's presence.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bracer","secondary":"Then Avelyn saw the reason, saw clearly the powrie's studded bracers, glowing fiercely with enchantment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"treachery","secondary":"Among the three evil races, none had earned any reputation of loyalty or honor, but now, with the bracers, the dactyl could hold faith that its four chosen generals would survive the not unexpected treachery of their underlings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cache","secondary":"We know the tricks Avelyn used to escape, and his cache of magic stones is considerable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"equine","secondary":"From further down the valley, Symphony charged in, followed by his equine minions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"propel","secondary":"Pony floated up as she went, grabbing the branches of trees and propelling herself along.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"delay","secondary":"She swam right by that one, realizing if she delayed, the third would get to the boat before her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carbuncle","secondary":"What he found instead were two stones intact: a sunstone - which did not surprise Avelyn in the least - and a carbuncle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shortly","secondary":"The sky brightened to a dull gray shortly before the dawn, another lazy snowstorm dropping scattered flakes that floated to and fro during their descent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stealthy","secondary":"All thoughts of stealthy thievery flew from the fierce ranger's mind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"debt","secondary":"That is my debt and my honor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swoop","secondary":"Elbryan lifted his eyes at that unsettling notion, looked at the sky as if he expected the dactyl demon to be swooping upon him even then.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"harness","secondary":"The first of the giants came into sight, bending low, pulling hard, a heavy harness strapped across its torso.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"visor","secondary":"Tuntun had put her arrow right against a giant's visor, right through the slit!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hellish","secondary":"The beast lifted its arms, summoning its hellish magic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"align","secondary":"Those two scars were perfectly aligned with the dactyl's heart, and thus, with that one desperate thrust, Dinoniel had defeated the demon's corporeal body.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breed","secondary":"At gentle hands of elven breed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suppress","secondary":"Elbryan turned to follow her gaze, and he, too, could not suppress a grin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"melody","secondary":"Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"contemplation","secondary":"A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resistance","secondary":"Barmine was kneeling but offering no resistance, a powrie wiping its beret across his face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"encouragement","secondary":"The simple fact that they could not be absolutely certain offered Elbryan all the encouragement he needed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crude","secondary":"To hear his fellow monks speaking of something as sacred as love in such crude terms did surprise and offend him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gut","secondary":"Elbryan felt his guts churning and labored for his breath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"viciously","secondary":"Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bleed","secondary":"Her fingers bled, she felt the heat growing behind her, but she dug on desperately.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ominously","secondary":"Master Siherton squinted ominously and leaned close over Avelyn, glaring openly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pledge","secondary":"Piety, dignity, poverty, that was the pledge offered upon entering the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bless","secondary":"Avelyn didn't know much, though, just the common rumors about how the stones would fall from the heavens into the hands of waiting monks, to be blessed by the Father Abbot that their special powers be realized.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ward","secondary":"At night, they huddled together around oil lamps and candles, trying to ward off the chill.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"haunt","secondary":"Disturbing questions haunted the young monk every day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"countless","secondary":"Yet here they were, countless spearheads glistening in the last slanted rays of day, countless shields, emblazoned with the standards of many different tribes, standing side by side.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"alike","secondary":"For near to forty years he kept a line a hundred miles long secure from goblins and fomorian giants alike.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"appoint","secondary":"But after vespers, the four Preparers began a four-hour regimen, each with an appointed master.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ritual","secondary":"He found the many prayer rituals boring, even trite, in light of the revelations he was finding every night.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tactic","secondary":"Jill changed tactics and began slugging the dwarf in the face instead, then poking for its eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"assert","secondary":"The elves didn't see things that way; Juraviel had once asserted to Elbryan that everything in the.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pump","secondary":"Now the ranger's arm pumped frantically, and finally after perhaps the tenth blow, the powrie's grasp at last loosened.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pond","secondary":"When he was done, Elbryan gathered up his clothing and ran to a nearby pond, diving into the chilly water without hesitation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"elusive","secondary":"Furious, Elbryan finally launched himself sideways, putting some ground between him and his elusive opponent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"respective","secondary":"They were two feet apart as each burrowed into its respective goblin, dropping the creatures where they stood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"replacement","secondary":"Sea journeys were not considered safe in God's Year 821, the year of the stone showers, and replacements might become necessary.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"comply","secondary":"Grady was more than willing to comply, practically shoving Cat right onto the man's lap.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beloved","secondary":"And the southland will be warned by Pony, my beloved, returned to me and flying fist across the miles upon Symphony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"absurd","secondary":"On another note, Avelyn could not help but laugh at the absurd, useless treasure that lay strewn all about him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"treacherous","secondary":"The journey was too treacherous, and if the crew had been well paid, as promised, they would have had no reason to dare the perils of the South Mirianic again.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"burden","secondary":"Relieve your mind of the burden, then decide, my friend.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sacrifice","secondary":"Avelyn agreed and he would sacrifice his own life for the good of the voyage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"continually","secondary":"But Jill had settled into a routine here, akin to the continually gloomy season.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"facilitate","secondary":"The Order had failed; their weakness had facilitated this tragedy!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wipe","secondary":"Gofflaw snorted and wiped a greasy hand down the front of his own red jacket.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trailing","secondary":"Avelyn crouched behind a tree, barely ten feet from the side of the trailing catapult.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seize","secondary":"As fortune would have it, the dagger went straight up, and Elbryan seized it, catching it by the tip.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fateful","secondary":"I love her, Uncle Mather, as I loved her that fateful day on the ridge above our home.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"boom","secondary":"\"Ho, ho, what!\" the centaur boomed in a fair imitation of Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"protective","secondary":"Lady Dasslerond was merciful, the elf knew, but she was, above that, pragmatic and protective of her realm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hull","secondary":"The stone wouldn't be nearly strong enough, he realized, to take out the wet barrelboat's sturdy hull.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inviting","secondary":"He sensed their softness, so very inviting ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carpet","secondary":"Every time he gazed upon the white carpet, he wanted to take off his shoes and pants and run through it barefoot and bare legged, to feel its softness between his toes and brushing against his shins.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"maple","secondary":"Autumn was well advanced, and all the leaves of the deciduous trees, particularly the sugar maples, were bright with colors, shining red and orange and yellow, painting the ridge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hideous","secondary":"The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recently","secondary":"The reaction of the inhabitants to Brother Justice's brown robes tipped the monk off to the fact that he was not the first Abellican monk to come through this place recently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frown","secondary":"The young woman sighed deeply, paused a moment, then consciously worked hard to erase the perpetual frown from her face as she made her way to the three men calling her from the corner table.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"habit","secondary":"Even Elbryan's sleeping habits changed, shifting to a more controlled, meditative process than a lumped time of uncontrollable unconsciousness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"adventure","secondary":"And so he worked, as he was instructed, penning the tale of his adventures in great detail, studying and cataloguing the newest stones, their type, their magic, their strength.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sprint","secondary":"Carefully placing the basket at last at the trough, the boy then sprinted full out the half mile back to the bog.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"receive","secondary":"And so it was with great expectations and hopes that Jill had received the news of her appointment into the second most elite unit, behind only the Allheart Brigade, in all of Honce-the-Bear: the famed Coastpoint Guards.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lowly","secondary":"Grady saw himself as above that lowly station, Cat understood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"express","secondary":"But to take humans to Andur'Blough Inninness without the express permission of Lady Dasslerond was indeed a stretch of the Lady's compassion, and Juraviel was not certain that the troop wouldn't simply be turned away; perhaps the paths into the misty valley would be altered and hidden even from Juraviel.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hopelessness","secondary":"And Quintall knew the demon read his every thought, that his hopelessness only made the creature something more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lifting","secondary":"Perhaps that last Oracle in Andur'Blough Inninness was no more than a lifting of the veil.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"schedule","secondary":"The grueling schedule, though, allowed Avelyn the opportunity to put off his more personal problems.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hiss","secondary":"But then came the worst thing of all - a hissing, sizzling noise.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sunset","secondary":"The boy believed the sun to be in the west, halfway from noon to sunset.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"misty","secondary":"Not so far down, they moved beneath the misty canopy, and the forested valley came clear to Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drawing","secondary":"Quintall's grasp was the darkness of the demo cold, drawing the very life force from his opponent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wheel","secondary":"He wheeled, but Tuntun turned with him, staying behind him and punching out a veritable drum roll on his upper back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"benefit","secondary":"But it was not without its benefits.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"differently","secondary":"Cat suffered his insults, but couldn't dismiss the realization that Pettibwa would have handled it differently, better.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"polite","secondary":"To Cat-the-Stray, his adopted sister, he was always polite, too polite.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twig","secondary":"A single great leap sent the beast flying away, disappearing so quickly into the twigs and branches of the forest lining the small meadow that it was lost to Elbryan's sight before he ever recovered from his lunging roll.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"correctly","secondary":"He turned a corner within a triangle of tight pines, expecting correctly that the zombie would be there.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"store","secondary":"Avelyn could not discern the purpose of the magic, except to note that there was a tremendous amount of energy stored within those crystals.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fortunately","secondary":"Avelyn shook his head, though fortunately Quintall and Adjonas missed the movement.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"limp","secondary":"He looked much better, seeming his old bouncy self, except for a slight limp.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shouting","secondary":"More than once, Avelyn heard Bunkus Smealy and Adjonas in a shouting match, and every time.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accident","secondary":"This was no accident but a purposeful attack on the bear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lake","secondary":"With the amber, he crossed wide lakes that his pursuers would have to circumvent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crossing","secondary":"By all appearances, the man was impressive - tall and straight, mustache and goatee neatly trimmed, his red-trimmed blue overcoat tailored straight and proper, black leather baldric crossing right shoulder to left hip and sporting an impressive sword, a family heirloom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hum","secondary":"Hawkwing's bowstring hummed, the arrow flying true, diving into the back of the peeing goblin's head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peaceful","secondary":"And sleep peaceful lovers, secure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"afford","secondary":"Let the younger boys and girls see him then, and afford him the respect he deserved, and let the older men see that the village, under his watchful eye, had fared well in their absence.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stepping","secondary":"For Jill, who had spent her life so simply, it seemed somehow obscene; a dozen people could sleep comfortably on that bed, and she needed a stepping stool to even get onto it!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hanging","secondary":"All the gang was quiet, hanging on Elbryan's every word.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cloth","secondary":"The anxious couple went back into the last copse and cut sticks, wrapping them with cloth to make torches.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"encourage","secondary":"The bond had been particularly strong with Annalisa, a humble and spiritual woman, who had encouraged her youngest child to follow the path of God from his earliest recollections.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fur","secondary":"Along one wall stood a gigantic statue, fifteen feet or more, dressed in a heavy leather jacket, trimmed in fur and set with spiked metal plates and heavy iron rings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"priest","secondary":"Precious and thus the third ranking priest in the entire Abellican Church, had performed the ceremony himself!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"remote","secondary":"Had they caught him at last, up here in the most remote corner of Honce-the-Bear?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seriously","secondary":"The Order of St.-Mere-Abelle took its physical training seriously; perhaps Avelyn was expected to defend himself against such tactics.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"importance","secondary":"Dosey interrupted, his tales only for an occasional belch; so lost was he in his own sense of importance that he hardly bothered to gauge the monk's reaction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"total","secondary":"The hunting party of twelve had carried with them more than half the total real weapons of the hundred folk of Dundalis.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grateful","secondary":"He was indeed grateful for the kind and optimistic words, and felt better, much better, about his loss to Tallareyish.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"charging","secondary":"Charging soldiers met the red-capped dwarves all along the wall, battling fiercely.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thigh","secondary":"The young man settled on the edge of his cot, head bowed, hands resting on his sore thighs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"injured","secondary":"Elbryan looked her over carefully, satisfied that she, was not injured, only muddy and weary from so long a ride.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flint","secondary":"Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"content","secondary":"His dreams were not content, though, not with the prospects of a magic-wielding assassin nearby.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"regularly","secondary":"He had been coming into Caer'alfar regularly since the turn of the year, and now the elves hardly gave him a thought as he walked in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prepared","secondary":"Jojonah launched into a rushed explanation, more the regurgitation of a prepared speech than anything spontaneous.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tent","secondary":"All the valley was filled with tents and campfires; a thousand, thousand forms milled about down below, most seeming about goblin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"addition","secondary":"Despite the addition of the pit, the path appeared almost exactly the same as it had on all of his previous returns.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"security","secondary":"There was security in that, Avelyn came to realize, but also responsibility.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plot","secondary":"Avelyn folded his hands and bowed his head, closed his eyes and began to plot his defense for the next time he and Quintall were paired.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tax","secondary":"It was not a difficult enchantment, actually; and one that powerful Avelyn could maintain with the focused sunstone for h very long time without severely taxing his energies for other magics.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"central","secondary":"The central stone of the broach was a hematite, as he had suspected, an oval of liquid gray, deep and smooth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frozen","secondary":"Jojonah held the diamond close to Avelyn, and the young monk felt its warmth flowing into his aching, frozen form.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"painfully","secondary":"The next arrow razored painfully across the back of his neck, drawing a line of bright blood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clutching","secondary":"The boy went down hard, clutching and groaning, feeling suddenly weak and nauseous.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gliding","secondary":"Suddenly he was off balance, and then he was sitting on the floor, the pretty barmaid gliding out of reach.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"talent","secondary":"I will use the stones and all my talents, and all my body in whatever course you set.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jagged","secondary":"The leg had splintered in the fall; Cat could see the jagged edge of a bone poking through the skin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"religious","secondary":"From his lessons, years of religious training, years of his masters imparting the fears of that which opposed their God.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intend","secondary":"He forgot all about his game of surprising the pair then, and used his stealth ability to extract himself from the area, return to his tree house - which was closer to the ground than the sky - to shave and to prepare himself for his next sparring session, one he suddenly intended to win.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conclude","secondary":"He studied the bow as he walked, and concluded at once that this was not formed of the darkfern such as he had cut, but from a smaller plant.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shy","secondary":"For her part, Cat kept her distance, offering a shy smile once or twice but mostly looking the other way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pressure","secondary":"Again, he was more than polite, the perfect gentleman, not pressuring Cat to even so much as offer a greeting to him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pleasant","secondary":"Jill went to bed that night full of warm feelings, some pleasant, others too intense, too uncomfortable for her to understand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"marriage","secondary":"The reaction of Pettibwa and Graevis to the news of the marriage was not hard to predict.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"coin","secondary":"Avelyn did, too, noting the piles of coins and gems and jewelry, such a treasure as he had never before seen.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pounce","secondary":"Elbryan turned to meet the pounce, but even as the goblin came on, silver flickers caught the ranger's eye.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"madness","secondary":"Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loosen","secondary":"He was trying to loosen up her inhibitions, and she was, too.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"responsible","secondary":"He hesitated; were these goblins responsible for what their kin had done to Elbryan's home?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"location","secondary":"It made sense to Avelyn that, for the security of the world, the location of Pimaninicuit should remain secret, but that thought did little to erase his revulsion at the destruction of the hired ship and the murder of her crew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hover","secondary":"It wasn't; it hovered on the edge of his perceptions, whatever way he turned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dim","secondary":"Finally, Miklos Barmine wandered out, rubbing his eyes, blinking repeatedly as if the light, though the day was dim, stung him profoundly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ambush","secondary":"He looked around again, this time searching for a vantage point, a perch from which he might ambush any enemies.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"effective","secondary":"Pony went in with equal ferocity, though her attacks were not quite as effective and she scored only a minor hit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bluff","secondary":"Elbryan recognized the true fear behind that bluff.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"kicking","secondary":"Those monsters that did make it down found Bradwarden and his cudgel waiting for them, the centaur kicking and smashing with abandon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shorten","secondary":"The ranger elbowed through the brawl, blocking punches whenever necessary, felling with three shortened blows yet another villager who tried to pounce upon him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"praying","secondary":"Avelyn lay across the centaur's back, staring more behind than ahead, praying for his companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tangible","secondary":"The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"agitate","secondary":"Shining, too, were the demon's eyes, pools of liquid black at most times, but shifting to fiery red orbs, living flames, when the demon was agitated, a glow of absolute hatred.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"transform","secondary":"That relief fast transformed into a sinking feeling as Elbryan realized the meaning of this creature's positioning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lump","secondary":"Avelyn froze in place, a lump rising in his throat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dominate","secondary":"Brother Justice narrowed his eyes, not appreciating the sentiment, the way the foolish merchant tried to dominate him by referring to his superior in such familiar terms.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tribe","secondary":"It would bring them into its fold, tribe by tribe, race by race, growing as the night grows when the sun touches the western horizon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stain","secondary":"Elbryan saw the dark stain near those hands.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"measured","secondary":"Through flowers and lovers, step measured paces","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reverently","secondary":"Gently, reverently, Avelyn reached into the back of his dead companion's head and pulled forth the stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"labor","secondary":"Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"covet","secondary":"Toward his fellow Preparers, young men he would compete against for the coveted two positions of those who would actually step onto the island of Pimaninicuit, Avelyn felt no rivalry.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aura","secondary":"Still, there was a delicate aura about her, a softness that a younger Elbryan had viewed as weakness, but the older Elbryan viewed as oddly distracting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sponge","secondary":"Elbryan mastered the intricate movements, every one, soaked them into the sponge he had become and held them fast in his heart, mind, and muscles.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ascent","secondary":"That excitement turned to sheer joy when they passed out of the town and began their ascent of the ridge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fluster","secondary":"Belli'mar Juraviel suppressed a chuckle, for he liked seeing Tuntun flustered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carcass","secondary":"The hunters would return with carcasses - elk, caribou, or white-tailed deer - slung on shoulder poles, and it seemed to the watching pair as if this hunt had been successful indeed!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confusing","secondary":"Pony shook the confusing possibilities from her thoughts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sloping","secondary":"A subtle shift, still too quick for the creature to dodge, and Elbryan stabbed the tapered end out straight, striking the goblin on its sloping forehead right above and between the eyes, laying it out straight in the stream.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"venison","secondary":"The elves would set out a grand table, steaming stew and venison, sometimes roasted game fowl, and piping hot tea that warmed the boy from his head to his cold toes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"badger","secondary":"Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"noose","secondary":"Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"snare","secondary":"He approached the snared creature boldly, only to find that it had chewed right through the leather bindings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brief","secondary":"Jill had known this air, so crisp and so clean, in her youth, in this place; and images of that past life flitted past the edges of her consciousness now, brief glimpses of what had once been.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outnumber","secondary":"The Coastpoint Guards of Pireth Tulme were fighting well, but they were badly outnumbered and they had lost their one advantage: the walls.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slain","secondary":"Not until this day, he silently added, looking at the slain goblin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wrestle","secondary":"Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"interject","secondary":"\"The goblins were never here,\" Pony interjected.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stoop","secondary":"Tempest weaved its wondrous lines about him slowly-turning, stooping, and rising in perfect balance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"zone","secondary":"Back in St.-Mere-Abelle, he had seen Master Siherton create a magical dead zone while he and several others had tried to discern the powers of the giant amethyst crystal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"craftsmanship","secondary":"Avelyn wanted to go closer to it to study the stern facial features and the incredible craftsmanship of the armor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recollection","secondary":"Always working or praying; there were no other recollections of Avelyn to be found.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resounding","secondary":"The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"myriad","secondary":"He came up fast on a pair of great bronze doors, inlaid with a myriad of designs and symbols.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"classmate","secondary":"After vespers, their classmates knelt to pray for one hour, spent an hour with their letters, then retired early to meditate and sleep, to reinvigorate their bodies for the tasks of the next day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uneventful","secondary":"Bafway proved to be a long, uneventful month.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chimney","secondary":"Cat rested back against a sooty chimney, the warm bricks taking a bit of the bite from the night chill.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"imagination","secondary":"Many images flitted through Elbryan's imagination as Juraviel sang: scenes of war and terror, scenes so very much like Dundalis on that awful day when the goblins came.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"temper","secondary":"All of that was, of course, tempered by her realization that she was, in effect, a deserter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"manhood","secondary":"There would be a measure in this of his manhood, Avelyn realized, a test he could not fail.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dizzy","secondary":"Elbryan fell back against the wall, dizzy, defeated, with no answers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"caress","secondary":"A warm fog hung thick about him, caressing his body and dulling his senses.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mingle","secondary":"Frustration boiled in the young woman, mingling with desperation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surmise","secondary":"Pony's first instincts were to try and join that battle group, but she quickly surmised that she would never get in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"litany","secondary":"Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"collapse","secondary":"The dog's legs splayed wide; it gave one yelp, then lay still, its back broken, its lungs collapsing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grimace","secondary":"Cat did well to keep the grimace from her face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weirdly","secondary":"The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gash","secondary":"Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dismay","secondary":"He looked ahead at the evergreen vale and noted to his dismay that a fight was going on down there.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stifle","secondary":"She took a moment to consider where she was, whose house this was, and she stifled a sob.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vomit","secondary":"Avelyn stepped out of the room, into the stone corridor, and vomited all over the floor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thrash","secondary":"The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thrashing","secondary":"The pair rolled hard into the trunk of another tree, and the goblin abruptly stopped its thrashing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"daze","secondary":"Elbryan, dazed, his breath blasted away, nearly fainted.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"alter","secondary":"Elbryan knew it, yet he did not slow his pace and did not alter his course.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mumble","secondary":"Tears ran freely down his cheeks; he mumbled the name \"Dansally,\" over and over.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fortune","secondary":"Not one to argue with good fortune, Elbryan scrambled to his feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"casually","secondary":"And all hope flew from him as a fomorian giant, holding a club as large as Elbryan's entire body, casually walked toward him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clamp","secondary":"Cat-the-Stray clamped her teeth over one of his knuckles and bit him hard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"securely","secondary":"Thus she kept her cabin door securely locked.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crank","secondary":"Brother Avelyn turned hard on the crank, both wood and man groaning with each rotation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"appropriately","secondary":"Other bowyers would have marked the stem appropriately, but Joycenevial was far beyond such crude necessities.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tan","secondary":"And though she was not wearing the telltale red jacket, a woman dressed in a simple white shirt, tan pants, and bare feet was not a common sight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lure","secondary":"If Jill ventured into that tight place, if this man was out here to lure her in, she would likely find, herself in grabby quarters indeed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"assume","secondary":"Pellimar seemed too eager, as if he expected Pimaninicuit to be quite close to Entel, but in truth, the Windjammer would likely spend the better part of four months getting to the island, and that was assuming favorable winds.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sincerity","secondary":"It was obvious that Avelyn had loved his mother dearly, and yet, there was a sincerity in his.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aspect","secondary":"So went the widely accepted argument that allowed for relaxing some aspects of the holy pledge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"healing","secondary":"Pony looked at Bradwarden, but the centaur was smiling widely, the healing salves already at work under the red bandage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"musing","secondary":"Of course Avelyn would not protest aloud, and even his silent musings were washed away as the heavy door opened silently, on balanced and oiled hinges, to reveal the greatest splendor of all.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"midsummer","secondary":"Palmaris falls before midsummer, I say, and another powrie force sails to join us, makes fast for the Broken Coast.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"polished","secondary":"There were several various stones within, all smooth and polished.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uncomfortably","secondary":"Jojonah cleared his throat uncomfortably.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"melodious","secondary":"\"In their melodious singing, so it is said, and in the metal their gardens `grow' from the soil.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"alternate","secondary":"He collected himself quickly and did as instructed, alternating the number of raised fingers behind his back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"volume","secondary":"This gloom that had come to Honce-the-Bear had come before in a definite shape and manner that was oft-told in the historical volumes at St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"register","secondary":"It took a long moment for Avelyn even to register the question.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blurt","secondary":"\"Do those work?\" he asked on impulse, blurting out his thoughts before he even realized he was speaking.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grating","secondary":"The fiend ended with yet another hideous laugh, but this time, Quintall heard his own grating voice joining in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horrid","secondary":"That horrid thought set Pony into violent motion.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ounce","secondary":"Avelyn screamed, and the dactyl shrieked again, throwing all its magical strength, every ounce, behind the beam.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shared","secondary":"Too private and yet shared.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"visualize","secondary":"Pony turned with a start, visualizing the fight on the road, the last she had seen of her father.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"riddle","secondary":"One group in particular, a pile of many monstrous corpses together in the road, posed a curious riddle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sometime","secondary":"Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"titter","secondary":"To the left came a titter, a tiny voice whispering softly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exposed","secondary":"Paulson was caught; he tripped over an exposed root and went facedown into the mud and slush.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sapling","secondary":"He had to leap away instead, far out to the side, crashing through twigs and saplings, for the boulder superheated, turned red, and then melted away right below him!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slaughter","secondary":"And what of those youngsters who had been slaughtered on the hill?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attentive","secondary":"Tuntun thought the boy might be calling to his mount, but Juraviel, who had been more attentive to the boy and his relationships, knew the truth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"methodically","secondary":"Cat ignored it and methodically placed the mugs on the table.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rivalry","secondary":"It seemed to Avelyn as if he had fallen into the middle of a running rivalry between the two older men.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"petty","secondary":"But with no time for such petty problems, the ranger had dismissed the incident.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nighttime","secondary":"The short, stocky man went at the martial training as eagerly as Avelyn went at the nighttime studies.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strict","secondary":"Even his strict rules for duty had relaxed within the week, Pireth Tulme reverting to its typical partying ways.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"serene","secondary":"The spirit was waiting for him, serene in the depths of the mirror.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"staring","secondary":"It had come so fluidly, so fast, that Elbryan was still staring at the elf when he heard the third arrow hit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"maniacal","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart appeared wickedly intense, the gleam in his eyes seeming almost maniacal, and certainly frightening.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"depression","secondary":"Just inside, Elbryan noted the hooflike depression of the centaur's track.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sear","secondary":"All the world was blackness, was searing heat and unbearable agony, and Quintall knew no more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"verge","secondary":"And so it was with a true jumble of emotions, a purely teenage churning of confusion, fear and warmth, happiness and the verge of terror, that the young woman, no longer Cat-the-Stray, drifted off to a sleep of the sweetest dreams and the starkest nightmares.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exertion","secondary":"Then came a sound not so far below them, a deep breath as one might take after great exertion.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bathe","secondary":"Elbryan realized that he was bathed in a cold sweat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scowl","secondary":"Elbryan's scowl melted away in curiosity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unpreparedness","secondary":"All of it: the cancer that had grown in his world, the unpreparedness, the ungodliness of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lush","secondary":"Gray became green as they closed, lush vegetation thick on the slopes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unseen","secondary":"Up on the balcony, unseen by the victim and his pair of torturers, Master Jojonah sighed and shook his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"replay","secondary":"He forced himself to remember Dundalis, to replay the horror, that he might find a fighting edge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"promising","secondary":"Despite the promising events, the demon now paced about its obsidian throne anxiously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"detachment","secondary":"Certainly an emotional detachment would prove healthier for this young human who had been through so much and who had so many more trying experiences ahead of him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"icy","secondary":"Winter's icy grip weakened at last, more than three weeks after the vernal equinox.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wad","secondary":"He picked up his basket, cursed when one pant leg slipped down into the water, then waded out through the reeds.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deceivingly","secondary":"The stream flowed around one of the deceivingly high rises, turning out of sight just a couple dozen yards from where he stood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"groin","secondary":"A shift of the angle sent his staff poking straight up, smacking the man's groin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lick","secondary":"There came a bright flash and then the monk lay still, low flames licking his lifeless body.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"agility","secondary":"A combination of strength and agility, a balanced, thinking warrior.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"load","secondary":"His legs grew strong and agile from carrying loads and dodging traps.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"erase","secondary":"The young woman sighed deeply, paused a moment, then consciously worked hard to erase the perpetual frown from her face as she made her way to the three men calling her from the corner table.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bustle","secondary":"The moment ended all too soon, Cat-the-Stray tuning back to the bustle of the lively room about her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"apology","secondary":"Cat suffered the inevitable apology, the insincere man only offering it at the end of his twisted arm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"populous","secondary":"The real challenge lay in the south, in the most prosperous and populous kingdom, in Honce-the-Bear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"predicament","secondary":"The reminder of Jill's predicament bolstered the monk's failing courage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pelt","secondary":"Then came the long journey, tagging along with a merchant caravan that had swapped crafted items to the people of the small frontier village in exchange for pelts and great trees that would be used as masts for the sailing ships built in Palmaris.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"orphan","secondary":"Any reservations that the nobleman's family had held toward the peasant orphan girl had been washed away when they met Jill, truly beautiful both inside and out.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"splinter","secondary":"The leg had splintered in the fall; Cat could see the jagged edge of a bone poking through the skin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"garish","secondary":"Adjonas straightened, the blood rushing to his face, making that garish scar seem all the more imposing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"baldric","secondary":"The rest of his dress, though weathered, was rich, particularly a golden brocade and jewel-studded baldric.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perilous","secondary":"He had to set the ground rules right away or this would be a long and perilous journey indeed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"offend","secondary":"To hear his fellow monks speaking of something as sacred as love in such crude terms did surprise and offend him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impart","secondary":"Quintall seemed disgusted, but Siherton was unbending, silently imparting to the aggravated Quintall that his.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mainmast","secondary":"The other end of the rope was fixed to the yard of the mainmast.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"observe","secondary":"He had learned to observe the world through the senses of each animal, understood now each creature's fears and needs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"elm","secondary":"The giant was near a wide-branching elm with thick, solid limbs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stature","secondary":"Though diminutive in stature, they were said to be stronger than an average man and with incredible stamina.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sparring","secondary":"But in the weekly sparring contests, Jill released enough enemies from her memories to carry her through with a ferocity that had astonished her superiors.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overrun","secondary":"The monstrous troop in the south had been overrun, so it seemed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"abrupt","secondary":"The would be attacker skidded to an abrupt stop, recognizing the man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pivot","secondary":"The eager young man rushed through the opening, shuffling a few steps past Tallareyish's right flank, then cut a swift pivot, grabbing his pole down low with both hands and sweeping it back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bold","secondary":"Avelyn and Pellimar held their breath at the bold words.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"faraway","secondary":"He had hoped simply to drive the bear faraway into the deeper woodlands.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rigging","secondary":"Smealy sent them far out on the yard, and they went easily, hanging under, hand over hand, adjusting the rigging and then sliding down the ropes to stand on the deck right beside the first hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feathered","secondary":"To the relief of the monks - though Quintall felt a bit of disappointment Adjonas tipped his great feathered hat to the monk and nodded slightly, a clear sign of respect.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clasp","secondary":"They were not clasped, rather, his right hand was cupped, fingers set tight, forearm muscles twitching from the strain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"league","secondary":"For now Avelyn, had his duties, and his goal was growing closer with each gliding league.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chewing","secondary":"Quintall would say no more about it, leaving Avelyn chewing his lip in frustration for the rest of the afternoon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smelly","secondary":"A bear or a porcupine or even a smelly skunk might have slipped in here, and it was with great relief that Elbryan found the cave apparently empty, and not so large.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"solace","secondary":"His only solace came in his many discussions with Master Jojonah, to whom he still felt a bond.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nightshirt","secondary":"Pony came through the brush lightly, wearing only a soft silken nightshirt that didn't reach her knees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impose","secondary":"Adjonas straightened, the blood rushing to his face, making that garish scar seem all the more imposing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forsake","secondary":"He could not do that, could not forsake his duty and the destiny that he had been shown by the Touel'alfar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twirl","secondary":"Now firmly held in both hands, his staff made a second twirl, then came arching diagonally toward the ground, toward Tuntun.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dirk","secondary":"She couldn't even talk, and her dirk, like her sword before it, slipped uselessly from her weakened hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stabbing","secondary":"Connor thrust against her, but she felt no stabbing point.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pluck","secondary":"She was ripe for the plucking.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"borne","secondary":"That left only one possibility, an escape borne on translucent wings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"remarkable","secondary":"And the amount of damage to the house was remarkable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proclamation","secondary":"On those first few occasions, Connor took the rejection personally, as a slight, despite Jill's proclamations otherwise.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bartender","secondary":"The man with the broken arm shrugged noncommittally, then turned to the bartender, who likewise had no answers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gown","secondary":"She would dress in the finest gowns and attend the highest social events in Palmaris, even in Ursal!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lazily","secondary":"The ruby, shining with power, arced lazily over the open hatch.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prow","secondary":"The barrelboat was moving much more swiftly than it appeared, for it cut no prow wake, as did the Windrunner.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tack","secondary":"Adjonas looked up at his sails, then at his crew, tacking frantically to keep them as full of wind as possible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ram","secondary":"Hopefully we will be able to keep our pace swift enough so that the powries' initial ram causes little damage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"quarrel","secondary":"Even as Adjonas spoke, a flaming quarrel arched over the taffrail of the Windrunner, slashing into the rear sail.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swimmer","secondary":"With their heavy bodies and spindly limbs, powries were not strong swimmers, and Quintall easily overtook the dazed creature, pushing it under the water and gaining a seat atop its shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loincloth","secondary":"The elves prodded and pushed him, finally getting him out of his low tree house wearing only a cloak and a loincloth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dorsal","secondary":"A second, smaller dorsal fin joined the first in its tightening ring.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"anxiously","secondary":"Up ahead, Avelyn and Pellimar waited anxiously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uncommon","secondary":"The fan had snagged on some seaweed or on something the caravel had dropped, so the dwarves thought, and it was not so uncommon an occurrence.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"snapping","secondary":"Pellimar hit it again, a series of three quick left jabs, then brought his right leg up hard, snapping out his foot to connect right under the powrie's jaw.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dangle","secondary":"But they got him up to the rail, Quintall grabbing Pellimar and hauling the man onto the deck, Avelyn dangling dangerously low.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dissipate","secondary":"The excitement on the Windrunner did not dissipate until the powries were left far behind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bunch","secondary":"The folk of Dundalis were, a hardy bunch, not shying from the occasional fight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spray","secondary":"Cold winds and stinging spray buffeted the crew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"decree","secondary":"It was a strange decree, one that caught Avelyn so much by surprise that he hardly noticed Quintall had openly proclaimed the name of the island.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mutiny","secondary":"Quintall realized that shooting the desperate man in front of the crew would likely cause a mutiny.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"salve","secondary":"Pony looked at Bradwarden, but the centaur was smiling widely, the healing salves already at work under the red bandage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dispatch","secondary":"The cool and callous, way Quintall had dispatched the man, had murdered a human being, shook gentle Avelyn to his very bones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loved","secondary":"The thought that Dansally had never loved caught Avelyn off his guard and settled him back for a bit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"silhouette","secondary":"And beyond the masses loomed a single dark silhouette, a conical mountain tipped by a steady stream of dark smoke.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ignite","secondary":"Another ball of flaming pitch soared out from the monastery, skipping in along the starboard rail of the vessel, igniting the mainsail into one tremendous flame.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ballista","secondary":"The barrage intensified, more pitch, great heavy stones, and giant ballista bolts battering the ill-fated craft.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sizzle","secondary":"But then came the worst thing of all - a hissing, sizzling noise.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"succumb","secondary":"The blackness will not fall complete until the last free human spirit has succumbed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mend","secondary":"Pellimar would carry scars forever, but surely he had mended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"coil","secondary":"He was heading back for his physical coil when he realized that time was against him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"magnetite","secondary":"It hit with a tremendous, thump, jerking the behemoth from the ground, and then, to Avelyn's amazement, for he had never really used magnetite before, the second giant in line shuddered violently as well.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"extraordinary","secondary":"It was vespers, so few were about to observe the master and the guard, bearing his extraordinary burden, as they made their way to the abbey roof overlooking All Saints Bay.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"daylight","secondary":"Using a chrysoberyl, a cat's-eye, he could see clearly in the dark and move along at daylight pace without the telltale glow of a light.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inflection","secondary":"Jojonah leaned over the rail, listening to every inflection, every whisper.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gratitude","secondary":"But for all their joy, for all the centaur's gratitude toward Pony, the three found themselves in a precarious position.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jag","secondary":"So many times he thought he would collide with jags of stone only to watch them rush under him at the last possible second.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"soggy","secondary":"Flames licked at him, at his soggy muddy cloak, but he scampered along, buried by the blaze, bearing down on his unsuspecting enemy.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"military","secondary":"Elbryan didn't believe it, not this time, not in looking at that military camp.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hallway","secondary":"Jill hurried down the hallway and entered the common room of the upper level.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"woodland","secondary":"But there was no high ground, just thick woodlands, giving way to the brown and gray stones that lined the riverbank.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sever","secondary":"Elbryan rolled to one knee quickly and brought the sword flashing across, severing the plant at exactly the stripe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"escort","secondary":"The goblins and their giant escort moved along slowly but steadily, and soon after, Elbryan and his companions heard the rumble of the war engines, the grunts of the towing giants.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"meager","secondary":"Occasionally, the group came upon a lone house or a few clustered together, the real frontier families, living beyond even the meager civilization of the three small villages.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"meander","secondary":"The path meandered, joining another, then forking three ways.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"midair","secondary":"Elbryan's staff picked it off in midair, deflecting the blow up high.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jolly","secondary":"of the tavern's proprietor, a jolly-looking man, and without a word - I suppose that was the moment the folk of the village began to suspect that l was a bit unusual - headed back the way I had come.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hind","secondary":"In came the giants at full charge; Bradwarden braced and set his hind legs firmly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trapping","secondary":"Such were the trappings of power that Dosey did not realize what an ultimate bore and ridiculous buffoon he truly was.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dislodge","secondary":"A flick of the wrist dislodged the bar and Elbryan kicked open the door, striding a single step into the shack.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"befallen","secondary":"Had they been prepared, this disaster would not have befallen them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hamlet","secondary":"She recognized the name Tinson as that of the small hamlet some dozen miles inland from the fortress.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fault","secondary":"What had precipitated the trouble, a fault of Avelyn's or the man's lack of fault in an order grown perverse?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brutish","secondary":"He hail never held any love for brutish Quintall, but still he pitied the man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"desertion","secondary":"The master understood the man's desperation, despite the fact that Avelyn's crimes and subsequent desertion were not without precedent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forgive","secondary":"The ranger nodded, forgiving himself for missing the signs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tentative","secondary":"Theirs became a tentative friendship, an offered smile and exchange of news whenever the pair happened to be in the same area.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unaware","secondary":"They had been caught unaware; she noted no allies had yet exited the tower even as she got back to the front wall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plump","secondary":"And then, quickly, the plump woman was gone, back into the bustle of the Way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whereabouts","secondary":"Avelyn took a deep breath and cursed himself for sleeping the afternoon and all the night through while a potential clue to Jill's whereabouts was right below him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"emanation","secondary":"shortly thereafter, finding no magical emanations in or about the pitiful village.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fortify","secondary":"The two giants banged against the fortified wall for a moment, then simply stepped over it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"emissary","secondary":"This time, though, more than a few of the village folk were considering their options should an emissary approach.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"telepathically","secondary":"You have destroyed the fool Dosey, then, the creature telepathically imparted to the monk, and have stolen his treasure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"guided","secondary":"Elbryan could hardly believe that he hadn't found this grove before, that his ranger instincts hadn't guided him to a place so naturally perfect, so in tune with the harmony of the forest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nicker","secondary":"The horse nickered and threw back his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conventional","secondary":"At first, the monk used the conventional methods, the same lessons that had been given to him in St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"underestimate","secondary":"But still she feared that his decision was folly, based on his underestimating the pain within her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"creak","secondary":"As if on cue, the burning catapult creaked again and slanted over farther.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sidestep","secondary":"She dodged each, sidestepping, then came in hard with a thrust of her own.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dizzying","secondary":"His power, sheer strength, was dizzying, overwhelming.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flurry","secondary":"Then the ranger went into a flurry: poking, swishing the staff side to side, then pulling it straight across, and alternating a series of heavy blows, left hand leading, right hand leading.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dizziness","secondary":"It went down hard, groaning, trying to shake the dizziness, growling against the searing pain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prop","secondary":"Less than ten steps into the woods, he heard a single thump, a centaur's kick against a head propped by a tree trunk, and he knew that it was finished.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"puddle","secondary":"Every so often, the pair crossed a low spot, a muddy puddle, and Elbryan spotted the deep tracks of Bradwarden.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"repay","secondary":"I told you that I meant to repay a debt.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"afore","secondary":"I've waited them out afore, and I'll wait them out again!'.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bark","secondary":"One of the powries stood tall on the first catapult, barking out commands.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stampede","secondary":"Goblins and powries scattered or were crushed beneath the charge, a hundred wild horses stampeding along the ravine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unmistakable","secondary":"Avelyn and Bradwarden were thrilled to see their companions again, but their smiles could not hold against the tears running down Pony's cheeks and the unmistakable mist in Elbryan's eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thorn","secondary":"They had become a large thorn in the side of the invading army, and no doubt the monstrous leaders in Dundalis and the other villages wanted to get the secretive band out in the open and deal with them once and for all.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lodestone","secondary":"Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"passageway","secondary":"Elbryan slammed hard, into the wall of the narrow passageway with his already broken arm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hatred","secondary":"Who will quell the ancient and deep hatred between powrie and goblin when Bestesbulzibar is gone?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sin","secondary":"Was the dactyl the source of the deadly sins, or did it manifest itself and walk the world when those sins had festered to the point of eruption?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"embarrassment","secondary":"Recognizing the boy's ultimate distress and embarrassment, Juraviel generously let the insult pass.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"legendary","secondary":"Olwan Wyndon nodded, not wanting to get Brody into one of his legendary fits of outrage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recount","secondary":"Elbryan closed his eyes and recounted the events in his mind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"binding","secondary":"He approached the snared creature boldly, only to find that it had chewed right through the leather bindings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shed","secondary":"The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"humble","secondary":"The bond had been particularly strong with Annalisa, a humble and spiritual woman, who had encouraged her youngest child to follow the path of God from his earliest recollections.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"divine","secondary":"A stone of divining, Brother Justice then realized, and he was beginning to catch on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"meditation","secondary":"list day in prayer and meditation, mentally preparing himself for the task ahead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"invisible","secondary":"To Pony and Elbryan, alert as they were, the creature was invisible and unnoticed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"misery","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crawling","secondary":"He glanced back to see a pair of powries crawling under the war engine, coming for him with prodding spears.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carve","secondary":"Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carving","secondary":"Twice a week during the carving, he would coat the stem with special oils to add to its resilience.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eagerness","secondary":"The young man stared at him wide-eyed with hope and eagerness, his hands clenching and opening at his sides.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"remains","secondary":"Scattered around it were the small quartz crystals, blackened, some stuck in the remains of the golden setting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"latter","secondary":"She knew that she was in pain, physical and emotional, but the reason for the latter escaped her conscious memory.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lap","secondary":"Grady was more than willing to comply, practically shoving Cat right onto the man's lap.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cryptic","secondary":"Elbryan glared at Juraviel, in no mood for cryptic talk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"contemplate","secondary":"Even after the showers ceased, the pair would have to wait some time before handling the heated stones, and then the work would be too furious and desperate to pause and contemplate God.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fleet","secondary":"That notion was lost along with so many others, fleeting thoughts banging into a wall of images.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"boundary","secondary":"The fog had receded now to the edges of the vale, and there it hung, blurring the dark shadows of the towering mountains, blurring the boundary between earth and sky.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"laden","secondary":"And their poles were laden with the deer they would need, and with ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cling","secondary":"Avelyn clung to the powrie's sword arm, for all his life.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heritage","secondary":"It took him some time to heal, but he was strong, as is the way of your heritage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attain","secondary":"And, in the end, it is a sense of accomplishment, of purpose, and not the wealth attained by such accomplishment, that equates to fulfillment and happiness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"establishment","secondary":"He liked the money the establishment brought in, though, and the young woman already understood that if Graevis and.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fleeting","secondary":"I remembered her so very vividly that she was indeed beside me once again for a few fleeting moments.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drifting","secondary":"Pellimar reached the drifting boat first, pulling himself cautiously up its slick, rounded side.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disturbing","secondary":"Cat-the-Stray shook her head violently, as if trying to launch the disturbing half memories right out of her ear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wholly","secondary":"Avelyn, who had worked so closely with Quintall for more than four years, found that he believed the man wholly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sentiment","secondary":"Brother Justice narrowed his eyes, not appreciating the sentiment, the way the foolish merchant tried to dominate him by referring to his superior in such familiar terms.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flourish","secondary":"He finished with a leaping flourish and landed pointing to the stripe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"calculation","secondary":"The showers, by their calculations, were now overdue.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"volatile","secondary":"Elbryan looked at Bradwarden, and the centaur only shrugged, not about to disagree with the volatile friar's estimation of himself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"compensation","secondary":"\"Extra compensation for the lost man,\" Adjonas remarked.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plead","secondary":"The creature's arms came up, reaching straight out toward the ranger, in a posture that might be threatening or pleading.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"circumvent","secondary":"With the amber, he crossed wide lakes that his pursuers would have to circumvent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"verbal","secondary":"Elbryan said firmly, and even as he spoke the words, he understood Bradwarden's cunning verbal maneuver.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conviction","secondary":"It didn't take her long to realize that she was alone in her convictions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"harvest","secondary":"The trees are older, never harvested by humans, and darker.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wit","secondary":"Elbryan gathered his wits and began his dance of praise to the spirit of the bear, thanking it for its gift of food and warmth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confront","secondary":"She was confronting her past, the monk knew, and he was glad of that, though he wished he could be of more help to the young woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"descending","secondary":"Pony looked to the fight as she rose, saw Elbryan, Hawkwing in one hand, Tempest in the other, jump out of the path of a fast descending club, then leap back suddenly as a sword swished across.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"harshly","secondary":"He ran about, kicking at feet, whispering harshly, until all the humans were roused.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scattered","secondary":"Goblins and powries scattered or were crushed beneath the charge, a hundred wild horses stampeding along the ravine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"appreciation","secondary":"- bow and a long dagger - and with a final look Symphony's way, a final nod of appreciation, she ran off into the night.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strap","secondary":"When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"softness","secondary":"Still, there was a delicate aura about her, a softness that a younger Elbryan had viewed as weakness, but the older Elbryan viewed as oddly distracting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sparkling","secondary":"When Pony's eyes showed sadness, Elbryan felt it in his heart; when they soared with sparkling joy, Elbryan's feet moved involuntarily in dance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blank","secondary":"Expressions ran from excitement to awkward fear to blank amazement as the villagers took stock of the kills, especially the last carcass on the shoulder poles, a smallish humanoid form.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"competition","secondary":"Pony had told him many times that Kristeena was sweet for him, and the older girl, not viewing a ten-year-old as competition, had been charmed by the thought.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"underground","secondary":"When the showers arrived, he and his fellow Preparer would be hidden underground, sheltered from the pelting meteors.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sweetness","secondary":"The sweetness was there, but somehow just out of Jill's reach.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grayish","secondary":"Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"anymore","secondary":"There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"buzz","secondary":"The whole village had buzzed about the house because Olwan Wyndon was laying a stone foundation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"involve","secondary":"Pony, who hadn't been involved in the previous discussion at Avelyn's bedside, seemed not to understand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gallery","secondary":"Brother Avelyn, too, ignored Tol Yuganick's cheering gallery.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cloudless","secondary":"But there was indeed light inside that room, such a light as to make Avelyn think of a cloudless midsummer day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fearing","secondary":"And then she could look no more, fearing that she would find Thomas Ault, her father dear, among the dead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"numbness","secondary":"She stood and stared, and a numbness came over her, stealing her emotions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bravely","secondary":"Elbryan could see his father had died bravely, and understanding.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weightless","secondary":"Every movement forced a countermovement from the weightless behemoth, and so, when the stupid thing brought its club high overhead for a mighty chop, the energy lifted the giant from the ground and tuned it right over in midair, a slow-motion somersault.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grayness","secondary":"Elbryan sprinted down the slope, back into the grayness, and found a smiling Juraviel waiting for him just a few feet beyond the mist's edge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rising","secondary":"Bunkus Smealy turned about and waved his hand forcefully, quieting the rising murmurs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"quality","secondary":"Elbryan had that same impish quality about him as Mather, a love and luster of life, lurking just below the surface.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cursed","secondary":"He picked up his basket, cursed when one pant leg slipped down into the water, then waded out through the reeds.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crowded","secondary":"The young woman didn't look back as she made her way across the crowded floor to get the drinks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"numb","secondary":"Master Wink-and-Slap twisted his face at her again and gave a breathless burst of laughter, his throat no doubt numb from the drink.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mast","secondary":"Then came the long journey, tagging along with a merchant caravan that had swapped crafted items to the people of the small frontier village in exchange for pelts and great trees that would be used as masts for the sailing ships built in Palmaris.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exist","secondary":"Did such a thing as the Halo even exist, or was her memory a mere fantasy?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"society","secondary":"Cat realized that she should have appeared more impressed, but in truth, little about society had ever meant anything to her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"formally","secondary":"Over the next couple of weeks, as they marched along the trails, Avelyn showed Jill just how much he had come to trust her, for he began formally tutoring her in the ways of the stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disease","secondary":"Even on successful voyages to Pimaninicuit, more often than not, one or more of the four monks did not return, for disease was a very real fact of life aboard ship.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"supporting","secondary":"Elbryan countered by letting go of his staff with his top hand, rolling it under the blocking arm, then grabbing it and sweeping low for the monk's supporting leg.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"background","secondary":"He knew it was music, though it seemed too soft, too much in the background for him to actually hear it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"average","secondary":"Though diminutive in stature, they were said to be stronger than an average man and with incredible stamina.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beating","secondary":"Elbryan chuckled, not surprised that predictable Tuntun enjoyed issuing the beatings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"greeting","secondary":"Again, he was more than polite, the perfect gentleman, not pressuring Cat to even so much as offer a greeting to him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"social","secondary":"She would dress in the finest gowns and attend the highest social events in Palmaris, even in Ursal!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"develop","secondary":"Jojonah didn't really doubt that - he just wondered why in the name of God such a technique had ever been developed!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"patient","secondary":"So he would be patient, would spend his nights walking with Jill and talking.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"damp","secondary":"She tried to straighten her still-damp clothes, but realized that she would be conspicuous indeed to any, walking as she was without boots, and without the dirtied, calloused feet of a peasant woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"predict","secondary":"The reaction of Pettibwa and Graevis to the news of the marriage was not hard to predict.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suggestion","secondary":"Elbryan only smiled, but Bradwarden's suggestion did not seem like such a bad idea.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gaping","secondary":"Avelyn meant to turn him over, but he could not find his breath when he looked at the fatal wound, a gaping hole smashed right through Thagraine's skull, brain matter splattered all about.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reduce","secondary":"The man would be reduced to an instrument of destruction, Avelyn's destruction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hopelessly","secondary":"Juraviel sighed and looked hopelessly at his Lady, his guilt obvious upon his fair face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seeming","secondary":"That seeming contradiction had left Elbryan in a quandary.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strategy","secondary":"Every attack and parry angle became ingrained in him; what had been conscious battle strategy melded into a reactive response or an anticipatory strike.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skyward","secondary":"Juraviel remained at the glowing fire pit until all had gone, his eyes ever skyward, looking for the blackest of forms.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"covering","secondary":"He moved inside the grove, across the covering of snow to the secret cairn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sparse","secondary":"The land was relatively flat and brown, with sparse low shrubs poking here and there.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"knocking","secondary":"Elbryan swept his staff out to the left, knocking aside a club strike, then back to the right, parrying a sword.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"roaring","secondary":"Out came the bear in full charge, roaring.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pulling","secondary":"The first of the giants came into sight, bending low, pulling hard, a heavy harness strapped across its torso.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"serving","secondary":"Jill ordered her troop to filter about, then went to see the man behind the serving bar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bowling","secondary":"The man ran every which way, bowling over all who would stand before him, laughing maniacally all the while, even when one of those dodging his charge landed a solid punch about his face or neck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"boil","secondary":"Frustration boiled in the young woman, mingling with desperation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chip","secondary":"It was merely a diamond chip, useful for saving the candles and oil on long journeys.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"audience","secondary":"She went in expecting a brewing row, but found instead that the mad friar, this time, had a fairly attentive audience.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sorely","secondary":"It was risky setting a light in the dark forest, but these folk sorely needed the warmth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"secretive","secondary":"Not only was her gain exponential, but so was the monk's understanding of this secretive woman - and of her dark past.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hammer","secondary":"The ranger smiled once more as Tol Yuganick attacked again, only to be hammered away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thief","secondary":"She was sorry that Avelyn had been forced to act as thief and killer, sorry that this gentle man - and despite the barroom brawls, Pony knew Avelyn to be a gentle man - had been put into such an uncompromising position.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stupidly","secondary":"The ranger had to be satisfied with that; he and the refugees were in no position to take on a prisoner, especially one as fierce and stupidly bold as that powrie.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ringing","secondary":"Elbryan pressed on, Tempest hitting so often that the ringing song never paused.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wilderness","secondary":"Next spring would bring his thirteenth birthday, the passage from childhood in the hardy land that was the northern wilderness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"oddly","secondary":"He put a hand to his chin, an oddly human gesture.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"piping","secondary":"Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sensible","secondary":"His mind drifted up from the ridge, from the solid ground, from the sensible experiences of his existence into the unknown, exhilarating joy of spirituality.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"injure","secondary":"After a moment of shock, the goblins had thrown their spears, injuring one man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reluctantly","secondary":"The cheer went up, and Shane McMichael, a quiet, slender young man just a few years older than Elbryan, reluctantly came forward to stand beside Olwan in front of the blazing hearth: With much prodding, the man was prompted to tell of the fight, of the cunning twist and parry and the straightforward thrust that had come too soon for the goblin to completely dodge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"discount","secondary":"Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"statue","secondary":"Along one wall stood a gigantic statue, fifteen feet or more, dressed in a heavy leather jacket, trimmed in fur and set with spiked metal plates and heavy iron rings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"similarly","secondary":"He calmed quickly, though, seeing that all of his classmates were similarly entranced and that the Father Abbot and the other ranking monks seemed not to care.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crumble","secondary":"The left-hand wall of the throne room crumbled; the twin lava flows intensified, spurting molten stone across the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"absolutely","secondary":"The simple fact that they could not be absolutely certain offered Elbryan all the encouragement he needed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"influence","secondary":"It had awakened, darkness rising, and already its influence was spreading throughout Corona.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"portly","secondary":"She stood up and offered her hand, helping the portly monk to his feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"retire","secondary":"That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"volunteer","secondary":"He had spent all his waking hours at demanding work, volunteering for the most difficult parts of each task.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flood","secondary":"Images of his mother flooded his thoughts; he wondered if he might see a vision of her now, a visitation of her spirit before it went to its place in heaven.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"experienced","secondary":"After only a few weeks in the abbey, Avelyn knew enough about the routine to understand that students much older and more experienced than he were the normal choice for any tasks, however menial, in the Abbot's Maze.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"practically","secondary":"Jojonah moved into the room, Avelyn practically stumbling behind him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"click","secondary":"Master Siherton came out of Markwart's room alone, his boots clicking on the floor as he made his way in the direction of the stone room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fancy","secondary":"There was indeed a mystery here that no tumble of fancy words could lay bare; there was something here of a higher order.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beckon","secondary":"A slanting ray cut in through the smoke, a single shaft of light that beckoned the girl back to the land of the living.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"investigate","secondary":"Pony thought she should go closer to investigate, but she hadn't the stomach.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forceful","secondary":"his father's stern and forceful way, he was not surprised.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resourceful","secondary":"He remembered Mather at the start of the legendary ranger's career, a bumbling boy no more adept and probably not even as resourceful as this Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conclusion","secondary":"And to the young man who had somehow survived a goblin raid, such a conclusion meant it could only be one thing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"defiantly","secondary":"The young woman shook her head defiantly, then looked back at the stallion, who reared and whinnied, as if to prod her on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"comparison","secondary":"Something about the comparison, something she could not grasp, tugged hard at her, begging for release.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lurk","secondary":"Elbryan had that same impish quality about him as Mather, a love and luster of life, lurking just below the surface.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frightening","secondary":"The situation came to a frightening head one especially hot humid morning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"channel","secondary":"Avelyn growled low and called to God, begging for more energy, channeling it, as pure a conduit of godly might as ever had stood upon Corona.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"righteousness","secondary":"Were the fifteen Holy Orders of God, the rules of righteousness, truly God inspired, or were they merely rules of keeping order within a civilized society?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pressing","secondary":"At this point, Tallareyish was playing white, pressing the attack, but Elbryan meant to reverse that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"innocently","secondary":"\"But what would they do with their booty?\" Avelyn reasoned innocently, drawing looks from the other five.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"highly","secondary":"Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sexual","secondary":"Thagraine's perception of his sexual past was indeed accurate.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"briskly","secondary":"She jumped when he briskly entered, pulling the covers from her bed up before her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"keenly","secondary":"His sense of order was simply too strong, his sense of right and wrong too keenly developed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"union","secondary":"A physical union she could not abide - not with this man, not with Connor!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"explore","secondary":"What he came to understand from that viewpoint was a sense of self he had never before felt free to explore.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tail","secondary":"Thinking that the centaur had changed his mind and was trying to flee, the giant lunged for that tail, but Bradwarden's haunches came up high, the centaur kicking out with both his hind legs, hard hooves perfectly aligned with the stooping monster's ugly face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"commit","secondary":"He was somewhat concerned that no sounds of battle came to him from further south, from the lead group, but he and his companions were committed, he knew, and would have to trust that Pony would not let the goblins and giant get behind them, cutting off any quick retreat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"definite","secondary":"The elf had been searching for Symphony, her desires formulating into a definite plan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lonely","secondary":"A short while later one haggard-looking soldier - a man of forty years by the name of Gofflaw, who had spent more than half his wretched life in the Kingsmen, including a dozen years in the Coastpoint Guards shuffling from one lonely outpost to another came staggering out to the wall, making his way toward Jill.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aged","secondary":"Juraviel explained as the aged elf came out of his home and slowly descended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"powder","secondary":"Without explanation, Lady Dasslerond then threw a handful of glittering powder in Elbryan's face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deepen","secondary":"As their friendship deepened, their trust becoming so strong, Avelyn again dared to use the hematite to instruct Jill.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deceive","secondary":"They had named the ranger Nightbird, and so the elf's dream had not deceived him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smoothness","secondary":"He was amazed by its balance, by the smoothness of its long and comfortable draw.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impression","secondary":"That impression did little to calm Elbryan's fears.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chain","secondary":"Elbryan tugged again and the chained balls slipped off the staff's end, freeing both weapons.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"difficulty","secondary":"He crossed with some difficulty, but had no trouble regaining the trail on the other side, for the rider was making no effort to conceal his tracks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"evade","secondary":"With a howl, it finally let go, scrambling about to evade the jabbing dagger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rent","secondary":"Would Avelyn, who held the stones as most sacred, rent out their powers?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"effectively","secondary":"A blizzard could effectively shut the folk in their homes for a week straight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"access","secondary":"That joining by means of the hematite when he had been sorely wounded had given her an understanding of accessing the powers on a level that other monks spent months, even years, trying to attain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feign","secondary":"It is evident in every stride you take, in every smile you feign= yea, feign, I say, for have you really smiled, Jill?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bounty","secondary":"It was more than any bounty, the ranger knew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"substance","secondary":"This man had been-poisoned, no doubt about it, but the poison was not based in any substance, in any herb or plant or any animal venom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confidently","secondary":"Maiyer Dek smiled confidently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leafless","secondary":"All the trees that had been on Aida's slopes were laid out flat, leafless, most of their branches blown away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gust","secondary":"After the gust, the heat remained.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stirring","secondary":"It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wandering","secondary":"The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rend","secondary":"Hooves of music rend the gloom","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grown","secondary":"Obviously the man, or elf or whatever it might be, was important to the Touel'alfar; obviously they had graced this place, this cairn and the grove that had grown about it, with more than a small measure of their magic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reddish","secondary":"The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"humanlike","secondary":"The demon spread wide its black wings and reached back with one humanlike arm, claws extended toward the flowing lava, grabbing the power and channeling it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hooked","secondary":"The demon extended its fingernails, transformed them into hooked claws, and grew its teeth-two pointed canines extending down over its bottom lip.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sickening","secondary":"A sickening feeling washed over Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scurry","secondary":"She scurried away, suddenly uncomfortable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"muffle","secondary":"Elbryan tried to muffle his snicker; the girl hated that nickname, Jilly, though nearly everyone in town called her that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nickname","secondary":"He screwed up his face, the ridiculous nickname sounding foolish in his ears.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"illuminate","secondary":"Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dismissively","secondary":"Tol snorted and waved his hand dismissively.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"enchanting","secondary":"So now here he was, in a land enchanting and terrifying, sharing the forest with these creatures that he could not understand and could not defeat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"turmoil","secondary":"Despite that turmoil, Elbryan found himself nodding.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horrifying","secondary":"And then suddenly, it was gone, destroyed by a horrified, and horrifying, scream.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feverish","secondary":"What struck Jill most about him was his almost feverish intensity, his brown eyes showing a luster, a life, beyond anything she had seen in many years.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crunch","secondary":"Elbryan froze as he heard the crusty snow crunch under his feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"relish","secondary":"Pony had won that battle by accepting, even relishing, those private feelings, the warmth that washed over her whenever she looked upon Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barefoot","secondary":"Every time he gazed upon the white carpet, he wanted to take off his shoes and pants and run through it barefoot and bare legged, to feel its softness between his toes and brushing against his shins.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"legged","secondary":"Every time he gazed upon the white carpet, he wanted to take off his shoes and pants and run through it barefoot and bare legged, to feel its softness between his toes and brushing against his shins.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deciduous","secondary":"Autumn was well advanced, and all the leaves of the deciduous trees, particularly the sugar maples, were bright with colors, shining red and orange and yellow, painting the ridge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"northeastern","secondary":"The month had turned to Parvespers, the last month of the autumn, when the Windrunner swept around the northeastern reach of the Mantis Arm, past Pireth Tulme and into the Gulf of Corona.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chatter","secondary":"This was a place of natural noises: running streams, cackling birds, and chattering animals.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prickly","secondary":"Pony caught up to him, even passed him over that last expanse, leading the way through the tangle of two wide pines, pushing aside the prickly branches and bursting into a clearing right beside the returning party.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crook","secondary":"Elbryan walked a crooked path to the food and stubbornly salvaged what he could.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"credence","secondary":"Avelyn's lack of initial response to the news that his mother had died had lent credence to Siherton's complaints.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"oft","secondary":"This gloom that had come to Honce-the-Bear had come before in a definite shape and manner that was oft-told in the historical volumes at St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"derisive","secondary":"Pony didn't miss her companion's derisive snort.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"snag","secondary":"Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blazing","secondary":"Avelyn undressed and wrapped a blanket about himself, then sat alone with his thoughts in front of a blazing fire.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"locked","secondary":"Even as Cat started to turn back for the first, the drunk's arms came about her and locked about her chest, squeezing her tight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"olive","secondary":"Even from this distance, the elves could see the olive-green orbs sparkling with intensity, truly seeing the imagined foes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gesture","secondary":"He looked at Pony and winked, and was surprised when she returned the gesture with a serious frown.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"voluminous","secondary":"Twenty-five stood in a line, cloaked in thick brown robes with voluminous sleeves and large hoods that were pulled low to hide their faces.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"southeastern","secondary":"No land came in sight for three days, the Windjammer making a direct run to the southeastern point of the Gulf of Corona, the northern tip of the region known as the Mantis Arm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"solemn","secondary":"The ceremony went off perfectly solemn yet joyous, ladies crying, men standing tall and handsome.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"toil","secondary":"He got his reward for his morning's toils when he returned to the bog to collect the tenth loaded basket.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grueling","secondary":"The schedule was grueling, designed to find weakness and break those who were not fit for the daily rigors of the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"testing","secondary":"Eight years of formal study, eight years of grueling testing, had brought Avelyn to this point, one of twenty-five remaining of the two thousand twelve-year-olds who had begun the process, each desperately vying to gain admittance in this class of God's Year 816.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eyelid","secondary":"But weariness overtook him, caught him where he sat, and brought his eyelids low.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mortality","secondary":"Inevitably, though, that led Elbryan to thoughts of mortality and thus to the recent fate of his family and friends.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"momentary","secondary":"None of the group was hurt; but the momentary distraction gave the drained dactyl the time to retreat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"windblown","secondary":"Thoughts of his parents could not hold Avelyn's attention as the group crossed the windblown courtyard and entered the grand entrance hall of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dramatically","secondary":"He resisted, and the hematite receded dramatically, almost forcing him from the trance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gruesome","secondary":"Spurred by the gruesome sight, she attacked fiercely.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wariness","secondary":"For the adults, the specter of the goblins brought a sobering wariness and then a troublesome distraction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"respectfully","secondary":"Each of this group nodded respectfully at his younger counterparts as he passed them on the rim; some mentioned that Elbryan's patrols would serve as their vital liaison with the village proper.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"compliment","secondary":"After that exchange of compliments, even the passing of endless uneventful hours could not dampen the thrill for the youngsters.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uneventfully","secondary":"Half an hour passed uneventfully, Elbryan walking and looking about, constantly awed by the beauty and the.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sympathize","secondary":"Brother Justice understood this, though he hardly sympathized.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"luster","secondary":"Elbryan looked at her, little luster showing in his normally bright green eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bump","secondary":"He dared to put his arms around Pony's back, dared to pull her closer, feeling the strangely interesting curves and bumps of her body against his own as they came together.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"urgency","secondary":"The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wag","secondary":"If that was the case, would he be justified in waging battle with these six?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"formerly","secondary":"The creature flexed its great wings and settled back in the throne it had shaped from the obsidian that had formerly served as its tomb.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unreal","secondary":"It was too unreal, too beyond their experience and expectations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"expectation","secondary":"It was too unreal, too beyond their experience and expectations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rag","secondary":"Avelyn thought his very skin would slip off his body, a great rag, and fall rumpled to the deck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loll","secondary":"Elbryan looked over at Tol, the man's head lolling about on his shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sag","secondary":"The young man shifted to a sitting position and sagged on the wet ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grotesque","secondary":"As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pointy","secondary":"The ugly goblin face, all twisted teeth and long pointy nose, was barely inches from Elbryan's face, and closer still when the creature began to butt the boy.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"butt","secondary":"He pulled her hands out wide, and she used the opening to head-butt him again.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overrule","secondary":"Wisdom overruled his rage, though, and he stayed hidden and let them pass.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"choke","secondary":"But before it could get anywhere near to the young man, the giant went down, choking in its own blood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impatient","secondary":"The stunned man stammered, taking too long for the impatient monk's comfort.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"speck","secondary":"He turned his fingers gently to flick a speck of mud from her cheek, though his gaze never left her shining blue eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"squint","secondary":"Master Siherton squinted ominously and leaned close over Avelyn, glaring openly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chore","secondary":"In addition to their daily duties as first - and second - year students at the abbey, they were given the extra chores of preparation for their journey to Pimaninicuit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lust","secondary":"And, because of that passion, because of worldly lusts, a man who could be controlled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"commission","secondary":"That thought shook Jojonah as he looked around at his decorated chamber, at the beautiful tapestry he had commissioned from the gallery of Porvon dan Guardinio, among the most respected artists in all the world.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"immaculates","secondary":"Jojonah glanced around the room again, reminding himself that most of the other masters, even some of the tenth-year immaculates, had chambers more richly adorned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"herald","secondary":"Only the call to vespers, the ceremony heralding eventide, had interrupted Avelyn's frantic pace.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disappointment","secondary":"She wasn't, to Avelyn's ultimate disappointment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"oval","secondary":"The central stone of the broach was a hematite, as he had suspected, an oval of liquid gray, deep and smooth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"portal","secondary":"Beyond this portal, Avelyn saw a huge room, braced by columns and lit by the orange flow of molten stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"latch","secondary":"Avelyn blinked; amid the wonders of the door, he hadn't even noticed the huge latch!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hinge","secondary":"Of course Avelyn would not protest aloud, and even his silent musings were washed away as the heavy door opened silently, on balanced and oiled hinges, to reveal the greatest splendor of all.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crystalline","secondary":"Avelyn studied the way the light worked off the many facets of the diamonds, how it seemed to delve within the stone itself, swirling down to crystalline depths.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"astronomical","secondary":"They studied the Halo, the charts that determined the astronomical data which would indicate the time of the showers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"girdle","secondary":"Perhaps he would shine in the heavens above, a fifth light on the girdle of Progos-Behemoth!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"groove","secondary":"Looking closer, Avelyn noted grooves in the wall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lever","secondary":"Jill did see that a detachment of six soldiers was at the catapult, three working the levers, three desperately trying to hold a handful of powries at bay.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"effortlessly","secondary":"He understood the command and willed himself off the ground, drifting effortlessly toward the ceiling.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whispering","secondary":"To the left came a titter, a tiny voice whispering softly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tenfold","secondary":"The ominous growling increased tenfold, a hundredfold, deafening Avelyn, blocking the sounds of the dactyl's shrieks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hidden","secondary":"When he was gone, Master Jojonah replaced the stones, closed the case, then went to the wall and moved the hidden switch to lock it fast.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slanting","secondary":"A slanting ray cut in through the smoke, a single shaft of light that beckoned the girl back to the land of the living.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"multitude","secondary":"Elbryan took it and, ignoring the multitude of questions that again swirled in his thoughts, silently followed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stiffen","secondary":"The elf straightened and stiffened, and leaned forward over the lunging boy's head and shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uncertain","secondary":"Torn and uncertain, the ranger fitted an arrow to Hawkwing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exhaustion","secondary":"Mercifully, Elbryan's grief had brought with it exhaustion, and the boy had found some sleep.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"moist","secondary":"It was warm; Elbryan felt that first, felt a soft, moist sensation gently touching all his skin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"transfer","secondary":"News that she would soon be transferred to Pireth Vanguard far to the north, did little to change Jill's sullen mood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lace","secondary":"Now, seeing her adorned in a white gown of satin and lace, her long, thick blond mane pinned up on one side and hanging loose on the other, she seemed made for royalty.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chief","secondary":"Juraviel, Elbryan's chief sponsor with Lady Dasslerond, took it lightly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"casting","secondary":"The moon was above the easternmost boughs, casting slanted rays upon him, and he realized how foolish he had been and how vulnerable he now was.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flustered","secondary":"He looked at the flustered young monk, then across the deck at the other three.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"soothing","secondary":"Soothing sounds, and that made defiant Elbryan panic even more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pirouette","secondary":"Sometimes they held hands, and other times they let go long enough for every other elf to turn a graceful pirouette.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"navigate","secondary":"Elbryan still could not navigate this area, but he was gaining some understanding.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dread","secondary":"As the year progressed, as Avelyn further separated himself from the other three candidate Preparers, he came to dread his daytime matches against any of them, particularly Quintall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mishap","secondary":"Inside, Avelyn glimpsed Siherton and Jojonah with the Father Abbot, the old man livid about the mishap in the stone room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"severe","secondary":"Thagraine and Avelyn exchanged grave looks, given the man's uncharacteristic tone and the severe look on Quintall's face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"procedure","secondary":"Sometimes that work entailed exhaustive study, reading text after text and reciting procedures so many times in rapid succession that Avelyn would often continue reciting them after he had gone to sleep.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distinguish","secondary":"Their fear isolates them, and they often cannot distinguish friend from foe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rival","secondary":"By the third year, Master Siherton also became invaluable as a mediator between the two rivals from the class of God's Year 816, coaxing Quintall into easing up on his jealousy of Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"astonish","secondary":"But in the weekly sparring contests, Jill released enough enemies from her memories to carry her through with a ferocity that had astonished her superiors.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vigorously","secondary":"The hard-headed powrie shook its head vigorously, lips flapping.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accusing","secondary":"Its head snapped about, an accusing glare falling over the trembling goblin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"urgently","secondary":"So they went on, even more urgently, accepting the grate as a sure sign that they were in an important area, probably the dactyl's own.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"onlooker","secondary":"The bells of the abbey pealed repeatedly, drawing curious onlookers from the nearby village of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surf","secondary":"As he neared the pounding surf, Avelyn shifted the amber into the hand holding the malachite and brought forth its powers as well.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horizontally","secondary":"Elbryan presented his long pole horizontally in front of him; the elf responded by crossing his two smaller poles, replicas of slender elvish swords, in the air before him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wharf","secondary":"A new wharf had been constructed, reaching far enough out into the bay so that the Windrunner could dock.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drip","secondary":"Avelyn's brown robes were tattered and dripping; he had the stench of burned hair about him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dunk","secondary":"He put Elbryan's head under the liquid, brought him up, sputtering, then dunked him again.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"semiconscious","secondary":"For the boy who had just witnessed such carnage and loss, the semiconscious state was preferable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mossy","secondary":"He was on a mossy bank, a gentle slope that put his head comfortably above his feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aroma","secondary":"Elbryan's instincts - something about the air, perhaps, the aroma told him this was not the slope leading out of Dundalis up to the ridgeline, the slope where he had met the ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"discomfort","secondary":"The crew were blaming the monks for their discomfort, for this whole journey.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perpetual","secondary":"Each day seemed as the last, an existence of perpetual watch and work.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proved","secondary":"He started to run, first left, then up, then, when that course proved too difficult, back to the right, all the while calling out for his father or mother or for anyone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bony","secondary":"Its limbs were incredibly slender, but they weren't bumpy and bony like Jilseponie's had been when she was much younger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"solidity","secondary":"Far from it; there was a sureness, a fluid solidity to the creature that warned Elbryan this tiny foe would be more difficult than any of the goblins he had battled, perhaps more difficult even than the giant.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"treetop","secondary":"Elbryan had the distinct feeling the mist and the treetops were somehow connected.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"raw","secondary":"The elf politely kept the question to himself, though, understanding the wounds were too raw in this young one.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brook","secondary":"This grove - every flower, every bush, every tree and stone, and the trickling brook that crossed it - was something more than the ordinary forests of the region.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"angrily","secondary":"Cric started to respond, eagerly and angrily, it seemed to Elbryan, but the tall man went silent as Paulson stormed back over to the fire.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"godliness","secondary":"It was the end, the end of hope, of any pretense of godliness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"considerably","secondary":"Juraviel's smile calmed Elbryan considerably.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"anxiety","secondary":"For Juraviel's anxiety was clearly etched on his fine features - how could it have been otherwise when he had been speaking to his protégé Elbryan about this very subject not a week's time past?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conduct","secondary":"Had they heeded their own code of conduct, the powries would have been repulsed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stoically","secondary":"Even when giant footsteps were noted mingled in with those of the wretched smaller humanoids, the village leaders only shrugged stoically and began sharpening their long broadswords and heavy axes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bobbing","secondary":"Avelyn finally reached Pellimar and hooked his arm around the bobbing man's shoulder.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beacon","secondary":"They are sparkles of unanswerable wonder, and, too, the beacons of hope.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ragged","secondary":"Elbryan rolled his breeches up over his knees - not that the worn and ragged pants would stay that way for long!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"singsong","secondary":"\"Yes, mad brother Avelyn Desbris,\" she replied in the same singsong voice,","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"solstice","secondary":"By his reckoning, the winter solstice had passed, and he knew Dundalis, or what was left of the village, was likely under several feel of snow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hardship","secondary":"And, again as befitted the race, they were undeniably hardy, tall and square shouldered, accustomed to hardship.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chilly","secondary":"Thus it went for the bulk of the morning, for the bulk of every morning: the boy moving carefully about the chilly bog, collecting ten baskets of milk-stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leafy","secondary":"With the aid of a slanting sunbeam poking down through a break in the leafy boughs, he then spotted a series of nearly translucent trip lines, of height ranging from ankle to knee, blocking one long straight section of the trail.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"zip","secondary":"Something zipped by him, just under his chin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"entangle","secondary":"He twisted his staff around the man's arm, hooking him under the armpit, stepped with his left foot across his body behind the man's entangled side, then heaved with all his strength, launching the wretch into the air to land heavily on his back and the back of his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"coward","secondary":"Only a coward would shoot from the boughs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tantalizing","secondary":"He found, however, that as soon as his left arm extended, his fist flying so tantalizing near Tuntun's swaying head, that his moment of control had passed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"isolated","secondary":"He felt so alone and isolated, felt as if he would have been better off had these vile elves not come and rescued him from the fomorian.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sip","secondary":"She smiled at him again, pushed the wineglass, from which she had not sipped, back in front of him, and took her leave.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rein","secondary":"Elbryan slipped down from Symphony and handed his reins to Bradwarden.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fluidity","secondary":"Yet measured against the speed and agility of the elves, the fluidity of their movements, substituting perfect balance for lack of weight and strength, Elbryan truly felt a novice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recognizable","secondary":"The monk's body was hardly recognizable, a charred, smoldering thing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frequent","secondary":"The noble visitors to Palmaris mostly stayed at the more haughty establishments, those near or within the duke's castle, but for those who knew, for the lesser merchants and the frequent wanderers, there was no better place in the world than Fellowship Way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"coo","secondary":"hair aside, and gently kissed the nape of her neck, the soft kiss turning slowly more urgent, a harder kiss, a gentle bite, and when she cooed quietly, a harder bite still.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smirk","secondary":"The four crewmen of the Windrunner's boat, which was bouncing noisily against the wooden dock, sat through it all with smirking faces, thoroughly amused and certainly not impressed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tray","secondary":"Pettibwa was forever laughing, dancing with her tray from one table to the next.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"buttock","secondary":"One arm slipped down to the back of her bare leg, then up under the nightshirt, over the smooth skin of her buttocks, gently up her back, bracing her as Elbryan slowly shifted her down to the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unsuspecting","secondary":"And it was all done in such good fun that neither Graevis nor any suitor of her unsuspecting dance partner ever seemed to care.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unthreatening","secondary":"The young woman closed her eyes and felt the gentle, unthreatening stroke on her hair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"subtly","secondary":"One of his senses subtly called out a warning to him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tow","secondary":"Adjonas gave a curt nod, and Quintall paced by him, the other three monks in tow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inspired","secondary":"The young woman made her way around the back of the inn, down a dark alley that inspired no fear, and up a gutter, to the one section of Fellowship Way's roof that was not slanted.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slug","secondary":"Jill changed tactics and began slugging the dwarf in the face instead, then poking for its eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gag","secondary":"It was a dagger, small but nasty, and thrown perfectly to hit the gagged and bound woman right in the throat, just under her jawbone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"salute","secondary":"Elbryan gave a salute to that place on the forest's edge where the stallion had disappeared, a motion of respect and understanding that he and Symphony had their own separate lives but were joined now.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rooftop","secondary":"It was up on that rooftop, under a sky that was streaked by clouds and stars, that Connor first mentioned the prospect of marriage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"civilize","secondary":"Were the fifteen Holy Orders of God, the rules of righteousness, truly God inspired, or were they merely rules of keeping order within a civilized society?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leverage","secondary":"The man was impossibly strong, his stocky frame and low center of gravity giving him the leverage he needed to punish Avelyn endlessly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unsettling","secondary":"To the small group whose very lives depended on absolute secrecy, there could have been no more unsettling possibility than that of a traitor in their midst.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ferocious","secondary":"When she wouldn't - couldn't - tell him anything about the staff-wielding stranger who had intervened in the inn, the ferocious monk had beaten her again, and now one of her eyes was swollen closed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"isle","secondary":"What Avelyn focused on, therefore, was the destination, the isle itself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stud","secondary":"Then Avelyn saw the reason, saw clearly the powrie's studded bracers, glowing fiercely with enchantment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"garment","secondary":"His hand came up and unlaced her cloak; and she let the garment drop without protest, cool air on her skin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crop","secondary":"The crack of the crop brought Jojonah's attention back to the scene at hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glisten","secondary":"The ceremony began before dawn, intensified as the sun glistened on the horizon across the waters, then went on and on, one prayer after another, each song louder than the previous.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disturb","secondary":"The pair slowed as they approached, knowing that to disturb Paulson usually meant a slap on the head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"curt","secondary":"Adjonas gave a curt nod, and Quintall paced by him, the other three monks in tow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skittish","secondary":"And to a deer, perhaps the most skittish creature of all ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twitch","secondary":"The deer's head came up, ears twitching, scanning; Elbryan's smile vanished.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uneven","secondary":"Elbryan was expected to bathe daily, to keep his clothing clean, and since his beard was splotchy and uneven, not yet that of a man, to keep his face clean shaven.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"elude","secondary":"Elbryan held steady his breath, paying close attention, for though he could understand the melodic language, many individual words might elude him if he was not careful.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stealth","secondary":"Even though the trails seemed easy for at least a short distance, Tuntun decided that it would be better for her to use stealth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fury","secondary":"The demon could smell the blood and taste the fury as surely as if it had been on the scene with its chieftains.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clockwise","secondary":"Over went his spinning pole, clockwise to his right, then it went over again, and then a third time, Elbryan sliding his foot further to the right with each spin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reasonable","secondary":"The fellow had his huge axe out in front of him, and if Elbryan couldn't offer a reasonable answer, there was little doubt what he meant to do with it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diva","secondary":"Something daring, even desperate, like the shadow dive Tallareyish had used to defeat him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"timing","secondary":"She collected ten of Pireth Tulme's Coastpoint Guards, using their hangovers as a tool for rejecting more of the others, then set out, double-timing the march down the dirt path.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"permanent","secondary":"Elbryan had come to think of his life with the elves as a permanent arrangement, had figured that he would live in Andur'Blough Inninness for the rest of his mortal days.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slyly","secondary":"Cat-the-Stray tried to ignore the whispers and the sidelong glances, but even Pettibwa, cheery cheeked and grinning slyly, caught Cat's gaze and nodded her head in the man's direction more than once.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"contemptuously","secondary":"He spat contemptuously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heartily","secondary":"Cat could hardly believe she had spoken the words, but her horror vanished when Connor laughed heartily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"meself","secondary":"I'd been thinking o' killing them meself, when I seen an animal chewing off its leg in one o' their wicked catchers.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bawdy","secondary":"Why, ye act like no man's a good man!\" The woman gave a bawdy wink.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jiggle","secondary":"Putting your maidenhead on a barbed hook and jiggling it before the baron's nephew.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"riotously","secondary":"The older woman laughed riotously, and Cat took the welcomed break in the conversation to consider her words.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nobility","secondary":"Perhaps her ascension into local nobility would even raise their own station in life, and Jill would treasure that above all else.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sensual","secondary":"They represented another side of the girl, a womanly side, sensual, sexual - a part that Cat's free and girlish spirit was not yet ready to admit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"avenue","secondary":"Tuntun's only avenue of escape was straight down to the ground, and so she took it unceremoniously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lash","secondary":"Before she could even consider the question or the implications, Cat found herself mesmerized by the way his lashes closed upon those beautiful brown eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crestfallen","secondary":"Perhaps it was the slightly crestfallen look of his friend Juraviel that tipped him to the truth of his own thoughts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fathom","secondary":"But the old sea dog couldn't fathom the level of physical training these four men had endured.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scratch","secondary":"Smealy squinted perhaps a dozen times in the next few seconds and lifted a hand to scratch hard at his gray hair - to kill a few lice, Avelyn figured.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"regal","secondary":"The ranger sat quietly, cutting a regal figure, his bow and sword at rest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unintelligible","secondary":"The fat man sputtered something unintelligible and turned away, waving his hand dismissively.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"potentially","secondary":"The bond was immediate and secure, the four monks putting aside their personal squabbles in light of potentially more dangerous enemies.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"belowdecks","secondary":"Quintall returned to them much later that evening, belowdecks in the closet-sized.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weird","secondary":"There was something weird about his smile, Avelyn noted, something misplaced..","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"misplace","secondary":"There was something weird about his smile, Avelyn noted, something misplaced..","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vainly","secondary":"Avelyn narrowed his eyes, trying vainly to decipher the cryptic talk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accurate","secondary":"Thagraine's perception of his sexual past was indeed accurate.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"viewpoint","secondary":"Avelyn considered the sight from two widely disparate viewpoints.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inhabitant","secondary":"Even the vivid, bright colors of the clothing of Entel's inhabitants struck the four as unusual.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"oar","secondary":"Finally came the welcome sound of oars and the boat, all three safely aboard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unfamiliar","secondary":"Elbryan silently mouthed the unfamiliar name and noted how Toys ruddy face blanched at the mere mention.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"companionship","secondary":"It wasn't that he craved human companionship; he continued to fear that thought greatly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"marker","secondary":"This moment, so many years in the waiting, was the marker of the end of that relationship with the girl, the beginning of the new and deeper relationship with the woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"upstart","secondary":"He had not battled Tuntun in many weeks; he was determined now to give the upstart elf a bit of a surprise.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overhand","secondary":"The overhand parry deflected the stabbing blade, but the second attempt, the undersweeping slap designed to send the elf's sword flying up high, was far too slow to catch up to Tuntun's retracting movement.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"partly","secondary":"His success was partly gained by surprise.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rapidly","secondary":"Chipmunk nodded so rapidly that he bit his tongue.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tiring","secondary":"Tuntun was tiring, too, Elbryan knew, and if he could land but one solid blow, the fight might be at its end.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plop","secondary":"So the monk, exhausted from fighting and then curing the stranger's magical poisoning, his mind heavy with drink, plopped down on his bed and was soon snoring loudly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"etch","secondary":"For Juraviel's anxiety was clearly etched on his fine features - how could it have been otherwise when he had been speaking to his protégé Elbryan about this very subject not a week's time past?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"virgin","secondary":"Elbryan smiled wickedly as he considered those steep hillsides, all of varied angles and deep with virgin snow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wench","secondary":"\"You teasing little wench.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blond","secondary":"Jill shook her head, her short shock of blond hair bouncing about.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gentlemen","secondary":"After the carnage ride, the newlyweds came to a hall filled with music and drink, with ladies and gentlemen spinning about, twirling and laughing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nightgown","secondary":"When the tittering pair finally left, Jill was sitting on the edge of the great cushiony bed, wearing only a simple silk nightgown that was too low cut, both front and back, and didn't go nearly far enough down her legs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glassy","secondary":"Hour after endless hour, day after endless day, the Windrunner glided lazily across the sparkling glassy surface of the South Mirianic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"emptiness","secondary":"Elbryan closed his eyes, sympathetic to the tale, understanding completely the plight of these people, the horrible emptiness that some of them now felt, the complete hopelessness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intimacy","secondary":"The issue of physical intimacy did not come up between them during those weeks, for both of them had found a more special intimacy, far more satisfying.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"starboard","secondary":"Another ball of flaming pitch soared out from the monastery, skipping in along the starboard rail of the vessel, igniting the mainsail into one tremendous flame.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"damnation","secondary":"Farther back along the deck, Avelyn was close enough to hear Captain Adjonas mutter, \"Damnation.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pedal","secondary":"The dwarves can pedal all day, while most men tire within the hour - or after a couple of hours, at most.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tarry","secondary":"Avelyn blanched, so did Thagraine and Pellimar, but Quintall only let out a low growl and tarried his gaze back in the direction of the distant powrie ship.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bound","secondary":"Avelyn feared that Quintall, in issuing such a clear order, might have overstepped his bounds this time.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tread","secondary":"Once in the water, Avelyn found Quintall treading high not so far away, half his body clear of the sea.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"greasy","secondary":"Bunkus Smealy turned his greasy grin on Avelyn, holding one hand up, his thumb and index finger about five inches apart.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crazed","secondary":"Half-crazed, his entire world shattered, Avelyn understood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leaning","secondary":"He found Quintall standing with Adjonas, the captain, looking weary, leaning against the mainmast.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uneasy","secondary":"Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cough","secondary":"Smealy pulled away, coughing and, predictably, turned to the crew for help.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lagoon","secondary":"So they circled, spotting one promising lagoon, and then sailed out to deeper waters for the longest five days of the trip, particularly for Avelyn and Thagraine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"withstand","secondary":"On board Quintall launched right away into lies about the dangers to the foolish seaman, about how the monks, and the monks alone, were trained to withstand the fury of the showers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"purplish","secondary":"The hundreds of purplish rings converged in the middle of the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"splatter","secondary":"One fireball hit against the village's east wall, splattering the two men standing nearby with burning pitch.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"remnant","secondary":"Many showed no magical power at all, and Avelyn soon realized that these were the remnants of previous showers, brought up to the surface by the battering of the storm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dramatic","secondary":"Only then did Avelyn take the time to note that dramatic change that had come over Pimaninicuit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unyielding","secondary":"Gofflaw growled at her, but under Jill's unyielding glare, he replaced his sword in its sheath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"retain","secondary":"But his orders concerning Pimaninicuit had been explicit and unyielding: only those stones treated to retain their magic could be brought from the island.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overwhelmed","secondary":"Thus, Avelyn simply sat staring outward, too overwhelmed even to eat, and waited for the Windrunner.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grumbling","secondary":"Aside from Paulson's typical grumbling, he caught no direction to their conversation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"emerald","secondary":"At the first town he entered, he happened upon a caravan of several merchant wagons, and there he sold the common emerald, giving him all the funds he would need for a long, long time.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"remorse","secondary":"Elbryan nodded, glad that the man felt some remorse for his traitorous actions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"recoil","secondary":"Avelyn recoiled instinctively, out of shyness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"surrounding","secondary":"The one advantage on the ranger's side was his knowledge of the region surrounding Weedy Meadow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wager","secondary":"Perhaps he hadn't really done it right, or perhaps Adjonas had ordered her to bed Avelyn, or even had made a wager with her that she could not bed the man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chapel","secondary":"Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"creation","secondary":"He knew the properties of diamonds, the creation of light, but had never used quartz.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ebb","secondary":"The strong ebb tide of All Saints Bay would collect the flotsam and jetsam and carry it out to the open sea.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"auction","secondary":"They were talking about a private auction of the sacred stones!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inanimate","secondary":"Avelyn rolled out of the way; the inanimate stone crashed down and rolled from the dais.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pursuing","secondary":"With the malachite, he floated gently over cliffs that any pursuing monks would spend hours climbing down.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cone","secondary":"Spotting him, the great stallion reared and snorted, its breath coming out as a great cone of steam.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"interpretation","secondary":"What was, in the horse's eyes, simply was with no interpretation, an efficient and perfect way of perception that sorted through emotion, that lived in the present without concern for the future or interference from the past.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sliver","secondary":"Again came the spinning slivers, two in rapid succession, this time angled higher to hit the monster about the head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dasada","secondary":"Every morning he performed bi'nelle dasada and then his physical conditioning with the milk-stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intricate","secondary":"The young man continued for nearly an hour, his arms and weapon weaving ever more intricate patterns in the empty air.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"significance","secondary":"\"You do not even understand the significance,\" Tuntun replied distastefully.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unending","secondary":"Even Juraviel couldn't suppress a chuckle at his elven companion's unending games.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hence","secondary":"How will they judge me twenty years hence, a mere day by an elf's measure?.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"initially","secondary":"Indeed she had thrived; initially, at least, in the military.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fearsome","secondary":"Elbryan smiled wryly at Bradwarden before the fearsome centaur could take offense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"coastline","secondary":"Luck was with her, though, for the coastline remained in sight, towering black mountains marking the southern horizon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resign","secondary":"She gave a sigh, resigned to the reality about her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"consistent","secondary":"Silvery lines wove gracefully about the dark green stem; they seemed to Elbryan consistent with the fishing lines and the bowstrings the elves used.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"underworld","secondary":"Into the spike, the demon sent its power, the strength of the underworld, the strength to burn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unprepared","secondary":"The cries of the doomed pair had alerted Elbryan and the others to the danger, so they were not unprepared when the first of the giants crashed through the brush and charged over the rim of the bowl-shaped encampment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frond","secondary":"all, one whose broad fronds were above Elbryan's head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"implement","secondary":"He recognized the implements of the trapping trade hanging all about the shack, along with dozens of drying pelts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pliable","secondary":"Elbryan thought on that for a moment, particularly on Juraviel's last claim that the plants were pliable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"praise","secondary":"Juraviel praised him once, then started away, Elbryan in tow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stripe","secondary":"The twirling elf tossed several puffs of powder upon the plant, then bent low and with some reddish gel painted a stripe around the base of the stem just an inch or two from the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scrub","secondary":"Every time his concentration wavered even a bit, his arrow flew wide of the mark, disappearing into the forest scrub.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"demise","secondary":"In so pointedly reminding Elbryan and the others of the higher goal, the centaur helped them to put Tuntun's demise in proper perspective.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tilt","secondary":"Elbryan tilted back his head, considering the stars, the few rushing clouds.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tied","secondary":"A quick tug showed Elbryan that it was tied off a short distance up the ledge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"don","secondary":"With a trusting nod, the woman donned the mask, as did Elbryan, the ranger eyeing Pony all the while, admiring her gumption.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"territory","secondary":"However, Elbryan was not in any human settlement, not in any land claimed by his kind, and quite possibly was within the boundaries of goblin territory.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"justify","secondary":"If that was the case, would he be justified in waging battle with these six?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"begrudge","secondary":"Elbryan didn't really begrudge the man his excitement, though.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swath","secondary":"The beast had run off from the farmhouse, creating a swath of devastation through the brush, even knocking over small trees, venting a rage that the ranger had never before witnessed in an animal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"muzzle","secondary":"He waited a while to make sure that it would not stir, then moved to its muzzle, lifting its upper lip.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swordsman","secondary":"Avelyn, grasping at the opening, was quick to retrieve Tempest, but he was no swordsman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brew","secondary":"What fool brewed such a magic as that?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overbalanced","secondary":"Now he launched his attack, dropping down to one knee, slapping his staff across to catch the inside of the overbalanced man's leg.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cauldron","secondary":"The ranger went around to the back and dumped out the cauldron of poison.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shortage","secondary":"Has no shortage of money, I can assure you!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loin","secondary":"He wore only a loincloth and stood defensively, shoulders hunched, arms crossed to cover his belly and loins.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accustom","secondary":"And Maiyer Dek, among the largest of his giant kind, was not accustomed to being dwarfed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"emblem","secondary":"The three went back to the trap first, Paulson unceremoniously cutting the goblin down, then slicing off its ears and putting them in a pouch, pausing only to note that the creature was surprisingly well armed for one of its kind and that it wore an insignia on its leather jerkin, a black emblem of a batlike creature on a light gray background.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stolen","secondary":"The only concern any in St.-Mere-Abelle's hierarchy held about the stolen stones was for the giant amethyst crystal, and that only because it was a stone whose magic they had not yet deciphered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ramble","secondary":"Elbryan merely smiled and let the centaur ramble on and on, considering the creature's words carefully so that he could discover many hints about Bradwarden.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brisk","secondary":"By all reports, the weather was better on the northern side of the Gulf of Corona, more alive, with brisk winds and a greater change of the season.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grapnel","secondary":"Jill first tried to dislodge the grapnel, but found that it was too tightly secured, with too much weight on the heavy line.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"protrude","secondary":"A long arrow protruded from its back, an arrow with fletchings familiar to the woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outdistance","secondary":"The powrie, apparently realizing that it could not possibly outdistance the long-legged human, skidded to a stop arid turned about, a gleaming, serrated sword in hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"struggling","secondary":"Jill started to climb into the boat, but had to stop and turn to strike again at the struggling powrie.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"straggler","secondary":"Jill found herself circumventing the town and approaching it from the west, not from the east the way any stragglers fleeing Pireth Tulme would.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"avenge","secondary":"Few in Dundalis would have left even if they knew a goblin force was coming to avenge the goblin that had been killed by the hunting party.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dire","secondary":"Before she entered, a familiar voice, raised in dire warning, assaulted her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sift","secondary":"Elbryan absorbed all their words, sifted through their suggestions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"assistance","secondary":"But it was too late; he had pushed past the fear and into the realm of anger, and when the barkeep called for assistance, the man found no shortage of volunteers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sourly","secondary":"Jill regarded him sourly, then rose and offered an arm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lamb","secondary":"Juicy lamb and thick cuts of venison buried in brown sauces and mushrooms, oranges that exploded in a shower of juice as soon as the integrity of their peels was breached, and large, round, yellow melons that the monk had never before seen but that were sweeter than anything he had ever tasted.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mirth","secondary":"They laughed again, all the louder, using the very sound of mirth as a shield against tears.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"joined","secondary":"They were joined and the monk fed as a vampire would feed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mixed","secondary":"It was with mixed feelings that Jill followed Brother Avelyn into Palmaris.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ensure","secondary":"Elbryan gathered up Paulson and Chipmunk and called to Juraviel, the four moving out from the gathering to ensure the goblins were not rallying for any counterattack.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"snore","secondary":"As if on cue, the snoozing monk rolled over and snored loudly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"detect","secondary":"Only two short days later, Brother Justice used his Dragon Sight stone to detect the use of strong magic, coming from the northeastern quarter of the city, the high ground of rich houses overlooking the Masur Delaval.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breadth","secondary":"Its armies, led by Maiyer Dek and Kos-kosio Begulne were pressing fast for Palmaris, while Ubba Banrock's northern force had crossed the breadth of Alpinador, right to the coast, cutting the northern kingdom in half.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"instantly","secondary":"The glow went away instantly, but the arm remained, extended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"din","secondary":"\"But not until we have dined,\" Dosey said, falling back in his chair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"captive","secondary":"Elbryan looked down to his diminutive captive.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plausible","secondary":"But Brother Justice needed the merchant, as well, or at least it seemed plausible that the man might aid the monk in his all-important quest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wry","secondary":"Elbryan turned a wry gaze on the centaur.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"appreciated","secondary":"The huge man had never appreciated Belster's relationship with the strange Nightbird and had said so often and loudly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"converse","secondary":"Yes, Elbryan would like to converse with Pony, to see her again, to remember that innocent time when patrolling was play and nightmares were not real.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"herd","secondary":"Who might this leader of the herd be to inspire such uncharacteristic respect from cocky Bradwarden?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unerringly","secondary":"The monk fell back, nearly toppling, as the stone suddenly zipped away, flying unerringly for the armored chest of the giant closest behind Bradwarden.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tutor","secondary":"Over the next couple of weeks, as they marched along the trails, Avelyn showed Jill just how much he had come to trust her, for he began formally tutoring her in the ways of the stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"evergreens","secondary":"Elkenbrook was a village not unlike Dundalis or Weedy Meadow, except that, being on the western border of Alpinador, it was a colder place, with more hardy evergreens and fewer deciduous trees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whinny","secondary":"The stallion pawed the ground, then reared and whinnied.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"muscled","secondary":"Symphony had gone perfectly still, his head raised high, his magnificent, muscled chest presented openly to the two men.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"urgent","secondary":"The kiss became more urgent, and gradually Pony's fears melted away, swept up in the sudden torrent of passion that overcame her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reclusive","secondary":"It is likely that most of the giants, normally reclusive beasts, will turn back for their mountain homes, far from the villages of humans.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resonate","secondary":"Jill's deep breath resonated like a growl and she turned, pulling free of the monk, staring hard at the tavern, at its stone foundation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barricade","secondary":"Normally the goblins would have come in as a mob, a rushing horde, barreling past the trees and scrub, throwing themselves wildly against the pickets and barricades.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"maraud","secondary":"Often marauding goblins would send in a messenger before the attack to ask for surrender, to barter for a bribe, warning that battle would otherwise be joined.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nook","secondary":"More images came rushing to her as soon as she sat in the nook of those pines.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rowdy","secondary":"The dwarf was telling some rowdy story, the two goblins laughing riotously at every grotesque detail.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"contort","secondary":"Tol bowed his head, his face contorting as he struggled, pragmatism against conscience.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brawl","secondary":"The ranger elbowed through the brawl, blocking punches whenever necessary, felling with three shortened blows yet another villager who tried to pounce upon him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"adversary","secondary":"Hardly thinking of the motion, knowing only that he could not lose this advantage against so deadly an adversary, Elbryan popped the feathered tip onto his Weapon and bent it low, quickly setting the bowstring.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outcropping","secondary":"Elbryan scrambled to get to the spot, saw the monk land heavily atop one rocky outcropping and then tumble right over it, a fifteen-foot plummet to bard stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"moonlit","secondary":"Then he set off, riding hard through the moonlit woods.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"graze","secondary":"They went off together into the night, finding Symphony in a moonlit field, grazing calmly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jerkin","secondary":"Paulson didn't think too much of it, figuring that the jerkin was stolen anyway.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scare","secondary":"But a bloody cap tossed in their midst, proof that powries were in the region, might scare more than a few folk from their homes, might send them running down the road to the south.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"extended","secondary":"The glow went away instantly, but the arm remained, extended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"improvise","secondary":"Always ready to improvise, Elbryan eased his muscles and ran straight ahead into the dwarf, turning his staff to smash its tip into the dwarf's face once more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unearthly","secondary":"And given the unearthly strength of the dwarf, Elbryan wondered if the creature might actually do so!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pitchfork","secondary":"Pony grabbed a pitchfork from one of the men nearby and ran to the eastern gate, bravely throwing it open.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hoofbeats","secondary":"A moment later came the thunder of hoofbeats to the east, many hoofbeats accompanied by the screams of those unfortunate goblins caught in front of the wild horse stampede.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"avalanche","secondary":"Though she didn't understand its source, Tuntun watched the growing spectacle of the fiery avalanche with satisfaction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stomp","secondary":"The ranger found a giant coming hard his way, stomping across the village, outraged and already hurt by one of the monk's lightning blasts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shawno","secondary":"The boy from End-o'-the-World, Shawno, had been of little help, but Elbryan remained convinced that it was indeed the Touel'alfar who had rescued that fleeing group from the monstrous hordes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unblinking","secondary":"Paulson stared at him long and hard, finally relenting under the ranger's unblinking stare.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rustle","secondary":"Pony was honored, and she moved to kiss Elbryan again, but a rustle at the side caught her attention.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dome","secondary":"He moved slowly and carefully about the field, building domes of snow the size of his two cupped hands.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"extinguish","secondary":"The fire on that particular dwarf was indeed extinguished as a huge booted foot crushed the diminutive creature flat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sanctuary","secondary":"The three trappers were at a loss; Brother Avelyn could think of no sanctuary closer than St.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slush","secondary":"A drenching rain fell all about the region, turning the last of the snow to slush and softening the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"invading","secondary":"Tuntun and a couple of others had remained in the area, though, to continue their survey of the invading army.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"occupied","secondary":"It was as they had feared the monsters using the occupied towns as base and supply camps while they sent their dark tendrils further south, first in probes, but soon, so Paulson believed, in great numbers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"advancing","secondary":"The remaining band would cease its hit-and-hide warfare and concentrate on getting all the folk to safer points in the south, trying to parallel the advancing army without engaging it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wedge","secondary":"He was in a sitting position, wedged in tightly against the hard trunk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"focused","secondary":"It was not a difficult enchantment, actually; and one that powerful Avelyn could maintain with the focused sunstone for h very long time without severely taxing his energies for other magics.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unsteady","secondary":"Several humans had been injured, as had Bradwarden - though the tough centaur thought little of his cuts and bruises - and Avelyn returned to them shortly, on unsteady legs, carrying the worst headache the monk had ever known.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cracking","secondary":"Bestesbulzibar began a long, slow chant in a language the spirit did not understand, a guttural, cracking language of clicks and sounds that could only be equated with an old man clearing his phlegm-filled throat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"devour","secondary":"Not a sound came from about the beast as, clothing and all, the dactyl devoured the torn skin of Gothra.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scour","secondary":"Lower went the demon, and slower, turning tight circles, sharp eyes scouring the terrain, keen ears tuning to every sound.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"serenity","secondary":"It was a cruel lie: the quiet, the serenity, the spring breeze.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jutting","secondary":"Elbryan scanned in that direction, but had to move out from his rock even to spot the jutting stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crackling","secondary":"Pony's graphite defeated that maneuver, though, sent a crackling bolt of energy along the monster's inner thighs that left it swaying, legs widespread, as the woman worked her way out the back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deafen","secondary":"The ominous growling increased tenfold, a hundredfold, deafening Avelyn, blocking the sounds of the dactyl's shrieks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horn","secondary":"Neither did that hair hide the creature's horns, thumb sized and curling in toward each other at the top of the demon's brow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"devastate","secondary":"Every part of the demon was a weapon, devastating and deadly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rally","secondary":"It cursed aloud the name of Terranen Dinoniel, who had rallied the humans and the elves, chasing the dactyl's armies back to the base of this mountain, Aida.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"absence","secondary":"Let the younger boys and girls see him then, and afford him the respect he deserved, and let the older men see that the village, under his watchful eye, had fared well in their absence.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vibrant","secondary":"How much younger and more vibrant Annalisa had seemed!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fading","secondary":"Tuntun turned in accord with the punch, her head fading back across to Elbryan's right, her right hand catching the boy's wrist and pushing outward, her left hand coming back in and catching the outside of his elbow, driving in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"somber","secondary":"Squat towers anchored every turn in the wall; narrow windows showed that the place was built for somber reflection and defense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"denial","secondary":"Images assaulted them, mingling with imagined scenes even more horrifying, and amid all of it welled utter denial, the hope against obvious reality that this simply could not be happening.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intriguing","secondary":"Most intriguing of all was the giant purple amethyst, with so many different crystal shafts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accomplishment","secondary":"And, in the end, it is a sense of accomplishment, of purpose, and not the wealth attained by such accomplishment, that equates to fulfillment and happiness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"realm","secondary":"Even Elbryan, who would be entering the realm of adults that coming spring, had spent almost all the previous week with his head up a dirty chimney.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fatal","secondary":"In the hollow of the twin pines, he had lost sight of his enemy - the first, and often fatal, mistake.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lad","secondary":"The call brought the sprinting lad to a skidding halt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brutally","secondary":"Then suddenly, brutally, he leaped ahead, fell low in a spinning crouch, and kicked up hard at Jill's extended sword.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rotation","secondary":"Brother Avelyn turned hard on the crank, both wood and man groaning with each rotation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"declaration","secondary":"The smaller man, Burgis, shied away at the declaration.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"interior","secondary":"They were far below ground in one of the abbey's interior chambers, so there could be no window.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"offering","secondary":"Whatever the man's reasons for offering a different title were not important, Avelyn decided, and so he accepted the name without further question.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"somberly","secondary":"Bradwarden nodded somberly, and Elbryan scooped up Hawkwing and ran off into the night, behind the departing powrie, though the ranger held faith that Avelyn would know how to deal with the dwarf.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"partially","secondary":"Pettibwa left Fellowship Way to her, even partially, Grady would not be pleased.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"revenge","secondary":"Despite very real fears, Elbryan wanted revenge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rationally","secondary":"And now he was here, the best scenario he could rationally have hoped to find.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drain","secondary":"Gradually, though, his resolve drained away and so did his strength.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feat","secondary":"Brother Justice's first thought was that Avelyn had hired on with this obviously wealthy merchant, perhaps to perform some necessary feat with the stones, perhaps merely as a court jester.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"homeland","secondary":"He knew that he was nowhere near Dundalis; this mountain was nothing like the gentle, tree-covered hills of his homeland.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"utterly","secondary":"Then he realized that he was alone again, and utterly lost.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"raiding","secondary":"If this boy knew of the evil races, then why was his village so utterly ill equipped to deal with a simple raiding party?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resignation","secondary":"Elbryan shifted to one knee, fitted a heavy arrow, and, with a sigh of complete resignation, let fly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"widening","secondary":"The sharks would feed on the dead, and the frantic actions of those still alive combined with the widening blood spill would likely bring more in, he knew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"soaring","secondary":"He had to know, and then, when he did know, he couldn't help but imagine the wonder of soaring through the air.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"devilish","secondary":"He found Bradwarden, at work crafting some devilish arrows, and the centaur's face immediately brightened.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"layout","secondary":"Avelyn had described the general layout to them all, had told of the valley and of the lone mountain that maps named Aida.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"opt","secondary":"The fire burned low - it had never been truly high, for Juraviel opted for caution, though he was fairly certain there were no monsters in the area, no organized groups anyway.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"caution","secondary":"The fire burned low - it had never been truly high, for Juraviel opted for caution, though he was fairly certain there were no monsters in the area, no organized groups anyway.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overturn","secondary":"It struck the bowl of stew, overturning it and making a mess of the meal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distress","secondary":"Recognizing the boy's ultimate distress and embarrassment, Juraviel generously let the insult pass.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twisting","secondary":"Juraviel took full advantage, put Elbryan off balance and kept on twisting, angling the boy over the trough.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"charter","secondary":"Avelyn and Thagraine had been formally named as the Preparers, the two monks who would leave the chartered ship and go onto the island of Pimaninicuit to collect and prepare the stones, while Quintall and Pellimar would remain aboard, going onto the island only should one of the chosen pair falter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cease","secondary":"Even after the showers ceased, the pair would have to wait some time before handling the heated stones, and then the work would be too furious and desperate to pause and contemplate God.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"execute","secondary":"Adjonas watched it all anxiously, moving along the rail as his ship executed a turn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vanish","secondary":"Cat could hardly believe she had spoken the words, but her horror vanished when Connor laughed heartily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"virtue","secondary":"The man was obviously out of his mind, or at least he appeared so, but to Jill, who had spent a year and a half in the Coastpoint Guards, a cry for preparedness and virtue did not seem like such a bad thing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dispute","secondary":"This was Adjonas' ship, that Quintall did not dispute, but the abbey had paid well for this transport and the brothers had not been put aboard as slaves.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"raider","secondary":"\"But the southern kingdom has little control over its raiders,\" Adjonas explained.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wistful","secondary":"Of alb the places in the area, only Elbryan's private grove was more beautiful than the pine vale and the caribou moss, and none elicited more wistful memories from the young woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sanction","secondary":"Avelyn remembered the speech Master Jojonah had given him when first they had talked about the island, the stern warning that to utter even its name to any without sanction of Father Abbot Markwart was punishable by death, and he agreed with Quintall's logic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dumb","secondary":"His words, the sincerity of his tone, struck her dumb.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"occurrence","secondary":"Gradually, as he came to see the light in Jill's eyes every time he entered the Way - a more and more common occurrence - the proud young man began to understand and accept that her problem was within the mysteries of her past and not with him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carriage","secondary":"It was a ceremony that had all of Palmaris talking; the women swooning, the men standing tall, feigning importance, wishing they were in the carriage in Connor Bildeborough's place as it made its winding way, through the streets.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peasant","secondary":"Any reservations that the nobleman's family had held toward the peasant orphan girl had been washed away when they met Jill, truly beautiful both inside and out.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attendance","secondary":"It was bad enough that the carriage would roll through every part of the large city, bad enough that more than five hundred people would be in attendance at the church when she and Connor were wed, but the thought of what would come later, after the grand ball ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cargo","secondary":"He did not wake up until long after the dawn, his precious cargo intact in his pack.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"provision","secondary":"Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ensue","secondary":"A long moment of silence ensued, all five - the three humans, Juraviel, and Tuntun - feeling the weight of confirmation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plea","secondary":"\"We're too far out,\" he said to his captain, his plea sounding as a whine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accusation","secondary":"The accusation hit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seal","secondary":"To his relief, they did not, but rather they fell against the metal, using their bulk to seal off any chance of entry.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"supposedly","secondary":"He saw reflected in the mirror those images that had been peripheral to him at that time: a supposedly ill man standing at the side of the camp and, more important, the expression on that man's face, hardly noticed at the time, but clear now to Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suspicious","secondary":"Suspicious, but wise enough to keep his mouth shut, Avelyn bid farewell to Adjonas and the others - though not a man aboard the Windrunner regretted the departure of the three monks - and went ashore.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trepidation","secondary":"The ranger felt the hairs on the back of his neck standing up, felt a tingling of trepidation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spy","secondary":"He didn't really know what he would do, other than spy on the masters and confirm his fears of his approaching fate.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rod","secondary":"Then Avelyn and the remaining guard began selecting and collecting stones: the giant crystal amethyst, a rod of graphite, a small but potent ruby, and several others, including turquoise and amber, celestine and a tiger's paw, a chrysoberyl, or cat's eye, some gypsum and malachite, a sheet of chrysotile, and a piece of heavy magnetite.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sullen","secondary":"News that she would soon be transferred to Pireth Vanguard far to the north, did little to change Jill's sullen mood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disastrous","secondary":"Jill, whose only experience with a man had been so very disastrous, did not like the odds.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"irony","secondary":"Again, Elbryan sat back, smiling at the irony of it all.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"encompass","secondary":"The song came louder, faster, and Juraviel began to dance delicate, spinning circles wrapped in a larger circle that encompassed the plants.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inspection","secondary":"Elbryan continued his inspection of the stream to make sure that nothing ominous was swimming along its course, then hooked his pack on the stiff branch of a prickly shrub and gingerly removed his boots.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intent","secondary":"The first thing Jill noticed was a huge, fat man standing atop a table, waving an empty mug, sometimes in a threatening manner to keep at bay the closer patrons, all obviously intent on knocking him from his perch.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mill","secondary":"Across the wide meadow, past the flowers and the grass, he saw perfection of form, a huge stallion, milling about the shadows of the distant trees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"regain","secondary":"Over the next giant she went, trying to regain her footing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swinging","secondary":"Elbryan grabbed up Tempest in both hands and surged ahead, swinging an.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"landmark","secondary":"She didn't recognize any landmarks but figured she must be somewhere west of Pireth Tulme on the north coast of the Mantis Arm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thereafter","secondary":"Pony awakened shortly thereafter, the dulled dawn just beginning, but still the glow from atop the mountain was faintly visible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"glancing","secondary":"A deft twist by the woman turned the sword out of harm's way, allowing Brother Justice merely a glancing hit that forced Jill back a step.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scrutinize","secondary":"Avelyn scrutinized the broach carefully.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tempt","secondary":"Elbryan, too, was tempted, would have loved to see Andur'Blough Inninness again, especially now, to bolster his resolve before he completed this all-important, perilous journey.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"readily","secondary":"Pony looked at Avelyn, suddenly very appreciative of the training he had given her with the magical stones but somewhat surprised that she could call forth the magic of this cat's eye so readily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sorrow","secondary":"To untwist hearts from grasping sorrow,","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"repair","secondary":"That meant gathering wood and tending the fires, repairing the cabins-which always seemed to need repair!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"male","secondary":"One time Elbryan had made the mistake of catching Jilseponie without his male companions nearby, and of tugging too hard on her yellow mane to prove the point of his capture.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shapely","secondary":"She was in her mid-teens, but had the shapely body of a woman five years older.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"formal","secondary":"The four monks were on deck when Bunkus Smealy informed them that they would have no formal duties that day, that they might go about their business.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"illness","secondary":"The last few years had been hard on her, one illness after another.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"arrangement","secondary":"There were several complaints about this arrangement at first, mostly from the older boys who thought that they","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tomb","secondary":"Thus, Elbryan and Pony walked away from Avelyn's chosen grave, from Tuntun's last breath, from Bradwarden's tomb.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"everywhere","secondary":"Goblins swarmed everywhere, and Pony spotted at least two other giants, fifteen feet tall and perhaps a thousand pounds of chiseled muscle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vest","secondary":"He tore off his overcoat and pulled open his leather vest, quickly unbuttoning the sleeves of his white shirt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aching","secondary":"Avelyn sighed deeply and put his aching arms into motion.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"figuring","secondary":"So Elbryan stood back from it all, figuring it to be one of those dangers for the villagers to work out on their own.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"favorite","secondary":"Master Jojonah talked constantly, though he said nothing of interest - slight remarks about the weather, a storm that had hit twenty years before, the passing of his favorite baker in the town of St.-Mere-Abelle, a surprisingly off-color remark about the man's \"lusty\" wife.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brilliantly","secondary":"It filled every corner, every crack in every stone, and reflected brilliantly off the glass covers of the many cases set about the room, and off their contents, as well, hundreds and hundreds of polished stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unlock","secondary":"Jill had never even heard of the magic stones before, let alone used one, but now she felt as if she could handle them fairly well, as if their secrets had been unlocked to her in the blink of an eye.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"instructor","secondary":"For the first time since they had entered the room, there was no reverence in Master Jojonah's voice, just the dry lecturing tone of an instructor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thickly","secondary":"Pony only saw a couple from this angle, a goblin and an older woman, but the stench of death hung as thickly in the air as the smoke from the fires.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"circling","secondary":"Only the vultures, dozens and dozens, some circling overhead, most on the ground feasting, tearing at skin that had been warm to Pony's touch just the day before, pecking at eyes that had locked with her own, shared gaze and shared thought.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spoon","secondary":"In her hand she clutched her heavy wooden spoon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"variety","secondary":"They learned how to tie ropes in a variety of ways, knots necessary for the many uses aboard a sailing vessel.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"knot","secondary":"They learned how to tie ropes in a variety of ways, knots necessary for the many uses aboard a sailing vessel.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brightness","secondary":"Pony and Avelyn had underestimated the distance and camped outside Weedy Meadow that night, the monk reasoning that it would be better for them to go into town with such grim warnings during the brightness of day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sunrise","secondary":"He noted that the sky had turned a funny color, a purplish, rosy hue the likes of which Avelyn had only seen at sunrise or sunset, and then only on the appropriate horizon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pet","secondary":"He was to watch the night sky, to learn every twinkle of light, to become so familiar with the visible stars that he would not only know their given names but also might create pet names of his own for them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"factor","secondary":"Was their mission the overriding factor here, for if they attacked and were beaten back, killed, or captured, then who would go on to the smoking mountain to stand against the demon dactyl?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gleam","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart appeared wickedly intense, the gleam in his eyes seeming almost maniacal, and certainly frightening.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"destroying","secondary":"Elbryan nodded; he had heard of the fierce powries and their reputation for destroying human ships.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tidy","secondary":"There could be only one answer, for no living creature, not even one of the great dragons of the north, could so tear this amount of ground in such an even, tidy manner.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"character","secondary":"Tuntun was wrong, Juraviel knew without any doubt at all; this one had character.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"oak","secondary":"Juraviel found him at dawn, curled in a hollow at the base of a wide oak.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"symbol","secondary":"They are to me the shining symbol of all the unanswered questions of human existence, of our place in this vast sky, of our purpose, of death itself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impossible","secondary":"Here, high stones lined both sides of the trail, making passage off the path nearly impossible unless Elbryan took a circuitous route quite deep into the underbrush.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"joke","secondary":"Avelyn saw nothing at all humorous in the ridiculous joke, nor did the few crewmen close enough at hand to hear the insults.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lovely","secondary":"She went for the walk, and truly had a lovely time, for she found that Connor was as easy to talk to as he was to look, at.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ideal","secondary":"For in the Ring Stones, the young man found his ideals satisfied.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"identify","secondary":"He had learned to identify the various plants and their properties, often medicinal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chat","secondary":"Such were Juraviel's methods, his enchanting and engrossing conversation techniques, that Elbryan hardly realized this to be perhaps the most important part of his training, these daily chats, anecdotal and enjoyable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"worried","secondary":"Adjonas turned a worried glance at Quintall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"introduction","secondary":"He stopped as Elbryan came out from behind the tree, the ranger rightly sensing that this introduction could go on for some time.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attend","secondary":"She would dress in the finest gowns and attend the highest social events in Palmaris, even in Ursal!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fitful","secondary":"His sleep every night was fitful, tossing and turning even more than did the Windrunner on the rough swells.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dealing","secondary":"His actions now carried serious consequences concerning his future dealings with his three companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"safely","secondary":"Finally came the welcome sound of oars and the boat, all three safely aboard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weakened","secondary":"She couldn't even talk, and her dirk, like her sword before it, slipped uselessly from her weakened hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"considering","secondary":"The implications were clear, considering the man's lewd manner, and Grady and Connor shared a laugh.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"helplessness","secondary":"The centaur understood what the man was feeling, the sense of his own loss those years before and the helplessness now in the face of a repeat of that disaster.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"including","secondary":"Even if he beat these two, others were coming fast, including the one with the glowing spike!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crimson","secondary":"Soft blues and purples, vivid oranges and sometimes a deep crimson lined the night sky, lifting hearts and spirits.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mister","secondary":"\"Fill our sails, Mister Smealy,\" he instructed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"haze","secondary":"All the crew rushed to the forward rails, and soon enough the gray haze became more substantial, became the undeniable outline of an island, conical in shape.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"worthless","secondary":"Not even with me worthless husband - might that be why he threw me out!\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"review","secondary":"Avelyn knew that he could say nothing about that time until he had reviewed his words with the Father Abbot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pattern","secondary":"The young man continued for nearly an hour, his arms and weapon weaving ever more intricate patterns in the empty air.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unit","secondary":"One by one, her sparring partners had been dispatched, usually painfully, until clot a man or woman in the unit desired to go against her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uniform","secondary":"Soon, goblin scouts were about him, walking through the trees, talking in their whining voices, complaining about this or that, about the fit of their uniforms or some particularly nasty commander who talked more with his whip than his voice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"personality","secondary":"He had no idea what title he would give the bow; that would come to him as the weapon took on its own personality, its own nuances.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hawk","secondary":"\"They'll come down like a mass o' swooping hawks,\" Bradwarden protested.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shrub","secondary":"The land was relatively flat and brown, with sparse low shrubs poking here and there.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"purposeful","secondary":"This was no accident but a purposeful attack on the bear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"passenger","secondary":"The demon dactyl had been awake for several years, watching, feeling every slaughter of humans in the Wilderlands, tasting the blood of every corpse into which a powrie dipped its infamous cap, hearing the screams of sailors and passengers as each scuttled ship went under the swells of the merciless Mirianic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lair","secondary":"The passages forked many times, and they had to choose, without any guidance other than their own perceptions of where they might be and where the demon's lair was likely situated.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scoring","secondary":"Another shot came thundering in, this one scoring a hit on Pireth Tulme's front wall, taking down some stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deserting","secondary":"Soon Jill's hands were flapping inconsequentially at the powrie's barrel-like torso, her strength fast deserting her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"user","secondary":"With practice, and more joinings, she could quickly rival all but the most powerful stone users of St.-Mere-Abelle","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deserter","secondary":"All of that was, of course, tempered by her realization that she was, in effect, a deserter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lazy","secondary":"The sky brightened to a dull gray shortly before the dawn, another lazy snowstorm dropping scattered flakes that floated to and fro during their descent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"staggering","secondary":"The man fell away a couple of staggering steps, grabbed the back of a chair for support, and then fell over anyway, the chair tumbling down about him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"belonging","secondary":"They gathered together their arrows and their belongings and set off at once, the centaur leading Elbryan deep into the forest, past the pine and the caribou moss, down a deep valley, then up its other side.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"achieve","secondary":"The greatest gift of the elves was this harmony the man had achieved, this joining of two philosophies, of two ways of looking at the world, of two ways to do battle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"platform","secondary":"Mounted sidelong on a platform, the thing would have passed for a fair-sized ballista!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"killer","secondary":"She was sorry that Avelyn had been forced to act as thief and killer, sorry that this gentle man - and despite the barroom brawls, Pony knew Avelyn to be a gentle man - had been put into such an uncompromising position.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"arguing","secondary":"In mere hours, Bestesbulzibar covered the hundreds of miles to the base at Dundalis, where it found a rattled Gothra of the goblins and Maiyer Dek of the fomorian giants arguing fiercely.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"protecting","secondary":"Ye're smart enough to see that Pony needs little protecting.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vine","secondary":"Elbryan took the torch with him as he pushed aside the vines and entered the inner chamber.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"device","secondary":"Perhaps the stones served as a warning device to the masters back in St.-Mere-Abelle, a signal that Quintall was dead, that Quintall had failed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shaken","secondary":"His only lament was that Pony seemed truly shaken by her return to this area.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bearish","secondary":"Elbryan let the boy down to Paulson's waiting grasp, and the ranger was touched by how gently the bearish man handled the youngster.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"depend","secondary":"To the small group whose very lives depended on absolute secrecy, there could have been no more unsettling possibility than that of a traitor in their midst.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lucky","secondary":"Avelyn could do nothing except pray that Elbryan and his riders were swift enough and lucky enough to get away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"growling","secondary":"The ominous growling increased tenfold, a hundredfold, deafening Avelyn, blocking the sounds of the dactyl's shrieks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"electricity","secondary":"The demon's arms shot forward, fingers extended, and black tendrils of crackling electricity spouted from them, biting against the wall and running the length of the straight passage, nipping and snapping at Elbryan and Avelyn, at Pony and Bradwarden as they followed their friends around the bend.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shiny","secondary":"The texture of its skin was rough and thick, an armored hide, reddish in hue and shiny, as if lit by its own inner glow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"examine","secondary":"Just a week before, Avelyn had melted a leg of one table while examining a ruby sprinkled with carnallite!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"expedition","secondary":"This would be the last time he remained behind when the hunters went off on the season's last and most important expedition.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sighting","secondary":"The raid on Dundalis, the sightings of goblins and even giants, the evidence of many, earthquakes to the north of Andur'Blough Inninness - all pointed to the resurgence of the dactyl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"qualification","secondary":"Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mix","secondary":"Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tunic","secondary":"The shorter of the pair wore a light leather tunic and arm shields, metal sleeves hooked over the figure's thumbs and running from wrists to elbow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"primary","secondary":"On the ridge and in the vale beyond, the primary enemy became boredom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gentleness","secondary":"The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"falter","secondary":"Without hesitation, for if he paused, he knew his courage surely would falter, Elbryan slipped out from behind the protection of the tree: Half walking, half crawling, he moved closer to the goblin, quickly covering a third of the distance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ashen","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"previously","secondary":"Pony remembered the building of the place, only two years previously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"divide","secondary":"The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peacefully","secondary":"That is the vision that allowed Annalisa Desbris to pass on peacefully from this world.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"generous","secondary":"The bartender nodded, smiling, and gave his precious Cat - he still called her that - a generous and warm hug.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"humor","secondary":"He came to know aspects of Dansally that his companions would never think to look former witty sense of humor, tenderness, and her regrettable resignation for her station in life.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"soil","secondary":"The upheaval was recent, that much was perfectly clear, for the soil on the torn side of the ridge was loose and deep brown, pocked here and there by a root, but with no fresh, aboveground growth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"due","secondary":"Avelyn was outnumbered five to one - and those odds were only due to the fact that three other men were fighting on his side, or at least, against the mob that was moving against the monk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pretend","secondary":"Tuntun pretended not to notice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"defiant","secondary":"Soothing sounds, and that made defiant Elbryan panic even more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"candidate","secondary":"For the four chosen Preparers candidates, Avelyn and Quintall, Thagraine and Pellimar - two students from the class of God's Year 815 - life was even more difficult.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"supple","secondary":"This creature's limbs didn't look skinny, any more than did the supple branches of a bending willow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bending","secondary":"This creature's limbs didn't look skinny, any more than did the supple branches of a bending willow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"relative","secondary":"Juraviel had a response for that, a remark concerning the relative unpreparedness of Dundalis in the face of such knowledge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strode","secondary":"Before the startled young man could even ask how Belli'mar Juraviel might have come by his name, the creature turned and strode into the mist, disappearing from sight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impulse","secondary":"But the dactyl was not a stupid creature and could control its impulses, even those bent upon destruction, which the demon loved above all else.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unpleasant","secondary":"The ranger quickly removed his clothes, the grass feeling scratchy but not unpleasant to his feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gusting","secondary":"The weather was rough over the next few days - mercifully so, in Avelyn's estimation, because he and his companions were kept very busy, attending rigging, a dangerous yet thrilling exercise in the gusting winds, and crawling in the dark belowdecks, checking for leaks in the hull.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mess","secondary":"It struck the bowl of stew, overturning it and making a mess of the meal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"behavior","secondary":"For whatever had happened, today and in the days and weeks before, this stubborn behavior could only lead to disaster.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"atmosphere","secondary":"But she knew, too, the atmosphere of the Way, and the last thing in the world the young woman wanted was to make things difficult for Graevis and Pettibwa, her saviors.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"champion","secondary":"One in particular, handsomely dressed and well groomed, with light brown eyes that sparkled with intelligence and a calm demeanor that hinted at good breeding, nodded the young woman's way and smiled slightly, an invitation for Cat to name him as her champion.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"contrast","secondary":"His proper speech rang in sharp contrast to the street dialect of his parents.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reservation","secondary":"Even skeptical Master Siherton, whatever reservations he continued to hold about Avelyn as a fellow human being, had to admit that the man was the obvious choice, the God-given choice, for Pimaninicuit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bell","secondary":"The bells of the abbey pealed repeatedly, drawing curious onlookers from the nearby village of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clicking","secondary":"Elbryan uttered a soft clicking sound, and Symphony responded by lifting his ears and nickering.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"represent","secondary":"They represented another side of the girl, a womanly side, sensual, sexual - a part that Cat's free and girlish spirit was not yet ready to admit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vaguely","secondary":"Strange emotions swirled in Cat as he lightly touched her arm, vaguely familiar feelings but ones she had not felt in several years.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"happiness","secondary":"And so it was with a true jumble of emotions, a purely teenage churning of confusion, fear and warmth, happiness and the verge of terror, that the young woman, no longer Cat-the-Stray, drifted off to a sleep of the sweetest dreams and the starkest nightmares.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"define","secondary":"He was naked, at least from the belly up, with a powerful upper body, muscles clearly defined, and an arched back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cheat","secondary":"When the ways of merchants turn cheating,","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"awakening","secondary":"Then he turned his attention to the awakening world about him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"occur","secondary":"And so they fought, evenly matched, for a long while, poles sometimes slapping together so rapidly that it occurred to Elbryan that, if they had some kindling, they might light a fire from friction alone!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"growth","secondary":"With the elves, I felt a sense of personal growth, learning and training, perfecting my skills, always moving toward something better.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"earthquake","secondary":"The raid on Dundalis, the sightings of goblins and even giants, the evidence of many, earthquakes to the north of Andur'Blough Inninness - all pointed to the resurgence of the dactyl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feigning","secondary":"The monk leaped ahead, feigning a punch and kicking straight out for Elbryan's knee.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"kissing","secondary":"Elbryan sighed again, and Pony took his face in her hands, turned him to her, and pulled him close, kissing him gently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"romantic","secondary":"All romantic notions Avelyn had held concerning sea voyages were long gone, washed away by the slow, creaking, rolling reality.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trader","secondary":"\"Yach, trader, give her up!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"operation","secondary":"Adjonas motioned to Bunkus Smealy; this was Quintall's operation now, and the Windrunner captain, with no other apparent options, was more than willing to give the sturdy monk his chance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smoothly","secondary":"The barrelboat closed - fifty yards, forty, twenty - cutting the water smoothly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"luxury","secondary":"To keep them out now, with land so close and inviting - land likely covered with fruit trees and other luxuries they had not known on the open sea - was foolhardy indeed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mentally","secondary":"Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tumbling","secondary":"- a tiger's paw, it was called - from the tumbling box.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hire","secondary":"Brother Justice's first thought was that Avelyn had hired on with this obviously wealthy merchant, perhaps to perform some necessary feat with the stones, perhaps merely as a court jester.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brooding","secondary":"The brooding demon that forever haunted the race of man had come back to the world.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"basis","secondary":"In elven philosophy, the first truth, the basis of reality was that the entire material, physical world was no more than the collection of perceptions by the observer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"typically","secondary":"\"The Waylaid Traveler,\" Barmine added in his typically curt manner.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outpost","secondary":"A short while later one haggard-looking soldier - a man of forty years by the name of Gofflaw, who had spent more than half his wretched life in the Kingsmen, including a dozen years in the Coastpoint Guards shuffling from one lonely outpost to another came staggering out to the wall, making his way toward Jill.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drunken","secondary":"She wasn't particularly afraid; she didn't think the drunken slob would even get to her before he fell off the narrow walkway, dropping the eight feet to the fortress's small courtyard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"medium","secondary":"The tracks were surely those of a medium-sized bear, but Elbryan felt as if he were tracking a fomorian giant or some other evil, reasoning creature, some creature purposefully bent on destruction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"arrival","secondary":"On the very first night after her arrival, one of the men had tried to get too familiar with the fiery woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"waver","secondary":"Every time his concentration wavered even a bit, his arrow flew wide of the mark, disappearing into the forest scrub.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"taper","secondary":"A subtle shift, still too quick for the creature to dodge, and Elbryan stabbed the tapered end out straight, striking the goblin on its sloping forehead right above and between the eyes, laying it out straight in the stream.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hut","secondary":"Elbryan's voice trailed off as the image in the mirror shifted, as though the lens that was the mirror was drawing back from that single shielded candle, widening to include many others, little burning huts of snow, they seemed, set in a familiar field.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reject","secondary":"She collected ten of Pireth Tulme's Coastpoint Guards, using their hangovers as a tool for rejecting more of the others, then set out, double-timing the march down the dirt path.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"omen","secondary":"Jill sighed deeply every time she considered the man who had called himself the hound of ill omen.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"merciless","secondary":"The villages had been captured, that was true, but too few humans had been killed, and this mysterious Nightbird and his friends were wreaking havoc on every supply group that came down from the north, something the merciless dactyl had certainly noticed - the arrival of the spirit who called himself Brother Justice confirmed that fact.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"necessarily","secondary":"The folk of the Wilderlands frontier necessarily huddle together.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"piper","secondary":"\"Bradwarden the Piper,\" the man answered proudly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skirmish","secondary":"They ran all the morning, fighting often, but only quick skirmishes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"naturally","secondary":"Jill was naturally strong, but surely not as strong as he had been.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"silly","secondary":"\"If we missed them, I'll beat ye silly,\" the large man huffed at Chipmunk, who wisely shifted to the side, out of arm's reach.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"groaning","secondary":"It went down hard, groaning, trying to shake the dizziness, growling against the searing pain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dimly","secondary":"Elbryan waited for a long while in the dimly lit cave, the day outside gray and hinting again of snow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"powerfully","secondary":"Elbryan jammed one end of Hawkwing into the dirt and swept the staff powerfully across in front of him, left to right, deflecting the blow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"complex","secondary":"Elbryan gave a smile and shook his head, entertained, as usual by the complex man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pierce","secondary":"Elbryan's next shot pierced its heart and drove deep into the tree behind it, and the goblin slumped, quite dead, but standing, pegged to the tree.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ghostly","secondary":"Elbryan first noticed the ghostly figures moving through the mist as twilight descended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"admiring","secondary":"He put a hand on Elbryan's shoulder and gave the man a sincere, admiring look.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attach","secondary":"As if some wire were attached to its back, the zombie stood suddenly, moving straight up without use of its hands, without bending its legs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"galloping","secondary":"Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the galloping charge of Bradwarden, the centaur singing at the top of his considerable voice, waving a huge cudgel as easily as if it were a tiny baton.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"faintly","secondary":"Pony awakened shortly thereafter, the dulled dawn just beginning, but still the glow from atop the mountain was faintly visible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prophecy","secondary":"Pony looked at Avelyn, thinking of his prophecies of doom all those weeks together on the road, thinking of the weakness of the world the monk constantly berated and of the name he gave to it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sober","secondary":"But now the sobered monk remained silent and uncomplaining.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forcing","secondary":"Pursuit was close and fast, forcing the tired companions to stay at full speed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gradual","secondary":"It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twitching","secondary":"The dactyl could feel its blood, hot blood, coursing through its wings and mighty legs, could feel the twitching of its mighty muscles.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stasis","secondary":"It is settled, Uncle Mather, a new stasis, a level of play.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"encase","secondary":"The spirit had come back to Corona encased in obsidian!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"batlike","secondary":"Its torso resembled that of a tall, slender man, shaped and lined by corded strands of taut muscle and sporting a pair of tremendous batlike wings, twenty feet across when fully extended and with strength enough to lift a full-grown bull in swift flight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"orb","secondary":"Shining, too, were the demon's eyes, pools of liquid black at most times, but shifting to fiery red orbs, living flames, when the demon was agitated, a glow of absolute hatred.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"canine","secondary":"The demon extended its fingernails, transformed them into hooked claws, and grew its teeth-two pointed canines extending down over its bottom lip.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skewer","secondary":"Dinoniel himself had come into this cave after the beast, had skewered the dactyl...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"throe","secondary":"Yet even in its death throes, the dactyl had won the day, using its willpower to bring up the magma from the bowels of Aida.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bowel","secondary":"Yet even in its death throes, the dactyl had won the day, using its willpower to bring up the magma from the bowels of Aida.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resonating","secondary":"\"What man, what elf, will take Dinoniel's place?\" the demon asked aloud in its hollow, resonating voice, always seeming on the edge of a thunderous roar.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"greed","secondary":"The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"warlike","secondary":"And the powries, yes, the powries, the cunning, warlike dwarves of the Julianthes, the Weathered Isles, who hated the humans above all others.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drool","secondary":"But he was a letch, a drooling, grabby slob, who took it personally when Jill refused his advances.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twilight","secondary":"Elbryan first noticed the ghostly figures moving through the mist as twilight descended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"morrow","secondary":"To offer the promise of the morrow?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"waft","secondary":"Hot blood waft steam in night air cold.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eerily","secondary":"The small frontier village of Dundalis was quiet and eerily still about him, sleeping off the well-earned weariness that followed every day's hard labor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"teen","secondary":"She was in her mid-teens, but had the shapely body of a woman five years older.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"merry","secondary":"He felt as though he could say anything to her, and she wouldn't judge him or make merry of his feelings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outfight","secondary":"She stood straight but not stiff, and could outrun and outfight any of the boys in Dundalis, Elbryan included.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"involuntarily","secondary":"When Pony's eyes showed sadness, Elbryan felt it in his heart; when they soared with sparkling joy, Elbryan's feet moved involuntarily in dance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reflexively","secondary":"She reflexively cocked a fist, and Elbryan wisely jumped back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"excite","secondary":"Finally, Chipmunk caught up to his friend, but he was too excited to explain in words.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rainbow","secondary":"She remembered that long-ago morning on the tree-covered slope, looking at the sky, at the shining Halo, with its rainbow of colors, its heavenly allure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perceptible","secondary":"It floated through-the chill air, barely perceptible.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dell","secondary":"Juraviel let him lead often and corrected him whenever he went wrong - which was not often any longer - and soon the pair came into the low dell called Caer'alfar: Elvenhome.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exhilarating","secondary":"It was loud and rushing, exhilarating.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spirituality","secondary":"There is more to spirituality than piety, my friend.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"assessment","secondary":"Elbryan shook his head determinedly, somehow sure his companion's assessment was not correct.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"elk","secondary":"The hunters would return with carcasses - elk, caribou, or white-tailed deer - slung on shoulder poles, and it seemed to the watching pair as if this hunt had been successful indeed!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disintegrate","secondary":"It is likely that all the invasion will disintegrate into separate groups, fighting one another as much as the folk of the kingdom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stock","secondary":"Expressions ran from excitement to awkward fear to blank amazement as the villagers took stock of the kills, especially the last carcass on the shoulder poles, a smallish humanoid form.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flapping","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inward","secondary":"The woman shuddered when she considered the mouth, a tangle of greenish-yellow fangs, all crooked but each angled inward.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jowl","secondary":"The chin was narrow, but the jowls wide with muscle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wrinkled","secondary":"The dwarf's expression did not change, its pale, wrinkled face staring openmouthed as Pellimar hit it with a solid right cross.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"myth","secondary":"Goblins were little seen creatures; many considered them more myth than truth.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"supper","secondary":"That discipline lasted only until the four took their supper, a bowl of lumpy, lukewarm porridge in the tight quarters of their small room, when Quintall talked of taking \"first watch.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disperse","secondary":"0lwan nodded and the crowd gradually dispersed, one person taking a last, long look at the goblin, which was indeed fast turning gray.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"goblinkind","secondary":"Next came a discussion, led by Brody Gentle, of goblinkind in general, from the numerous small goblins to the rare and dangerous disfigured fomorian giants.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"doubtfully","secondary":"\"How do you know that?\" Elbryan asked doubtfully, and his tone seemed to hurt the girl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intone","secondary":"He prayed with all his heart, wrapping the words around images of his mother, often intoning her name between lines of verse.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intertwine","secondary":"The horse angled near a second elm, its branches intertwined with the one near the giant, and Elbryan leaped away, running, surefooted, along one rain-slicked limb.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"majority","secondary":"The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conquest","secondary":"Images of conquest flooded Quintall's every thought.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"certainty","secondary":"Avelyn knew with near certainty that this would be the last time he saw her, and likely the last time he'd see his father, as well.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sibling","secondary":"His next youngest sibling was seven years his senior, and so he wasn't really close to any of them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"senior","secondary":"There were several monks, men a few years Avelyn's senior, in the chamber above.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"selfish","secondary":"The folk of Elkenbrook had never known such a huge gathering of goblins, could not conceive of the notion that the hateful, selfish creatures could ever band together in such numbers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unified","secondary":"Now the creature saw the time to organize its forces fully; to begin its unified attacks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unintentional","secondary":"Avelyn heard the slaps of wood, the unintentional groans, even an occasional cry from the younger students near the front.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frail","secondary":"Now he knew how the elvish bows, so small and frail, could launch an arrow a hundred yards on a straight line.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rack","secondary":"But his words hardly seemed to calm Thagraine; quite the opposite, the man, obviously racked with guilt paced all the more furiously, slapping his hands together repeatedly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overlapping","secondary":"At first he thought them the borders of the known spheres, for he had heard theories of the universe as a series of overlapping, interlocking heavenly spheres, the invisible bubbles that held the layers of stars in place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"interlock","secondary":"Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brotherhood","secondary":"I knew the purest contemplation, the release of physical boundaries, the brotherhood with all the universe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"idealistic","secondary":"All that the gentle and idealistic young man wanted was to serve God, to foster peace, to heal, and to comfort.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hoard","secondary":"To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outweigh","secondary":"To Avelyn Desbris, nothing in all the world, not the treasures of a dragon's hoard, nor the powers of a king, could outweigh that accomplishment.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"troublesome","secondary":"For the adults, the specter of the goblins brought a sobering wariness and then a troublesome distraction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lively","secondary":"The moment ended all too soon, Cat-the-Stray tuning back to the bustle of the lively room about her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rust","secondary":"Pony left Avelyn's side then, rusting to join with Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"retaliation","secondary":"Elbryan was over him in an instant, more to protect him from the angry crowd than in any fear of retaliation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scenario","secondary":"Pony sympathized with the young man, but logically, this was the best scenario they could have hoped for.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"salvage","secondary":"Elbryan walked a crooked path to the food and stubbornly salvaged what he could.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disgustedly","secondary":"Jojonah looked to Siherton, who was shaking his head disgustedly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vain","secondary":"If he won now, then his friends, all of them, would not have died in vain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"curve","secondary":"He dared to put his arms around Pony's back, dared to pull her closer, feeling the strangely interesting curves and bumps of her body against his own as they came together.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"genuine","secondary":"Again, the fears passed, lost in a swirl of warmth as he looked at Pony's shining blue eyes, at her smile, as genuine and joyful as anything Elbryan had ever seen.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"joyful","secondary":"Again, the fears passed, lost in a swirl of warmth as he looked at Pony's shining blue eyes, at her smile, as genuine and joyful as anything Elbryan had ever seen.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ruffle","secondary":"Elbryan growled softly and brought both his hands up to ruffle his light brown hair.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"horrified","secondary":"And then suddenly, it was gone, destroyed by a horrified, and horrifying, scream.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swarming","secondary":"The couple jumped apart and to their feet, staring wide-eyed down the long slope to the village, at the swarming forms, at the large plume of smoke -","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"initiative","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"formation","secondary":"He would gather together his scouts, perhaps even call in the older scouts from the vale, and charge down into Dundalis in tight formation, anchoring the defense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bedsheets","secondary":"That logical, adult part of Pony - the part that knew that the time of fending off nightmares with bedsheets was long past - told her without doubt that Dundalis could not survive.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"catastrophe","secondary":"I may die soon following this course before me, but out here, at one with my spirit and my nature, on the edges of catastrophe, I have lived many times more than most will ever know.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clobber","secondary":"The man's mind whirled through the possibilities, all jumbled with the horror that he had erred, that he was about to get clobbered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"valiant","secondary":"And then Olwan came flying back into sight, falling in a broken heap on the road right in the midst of the valiant fighters.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"getting","secondary":"Paulson drew out his large sword and motioned for Cric to go in at his side, while Chipmunk was to go to the higher ground around to the right, getting an angle for his dagger throws.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mockery","secondary":"As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skidding","secondary":"The call brought the sprinting lad to a skidding halt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jut","secondary":"Elbryan grimaced, and Carley whimpered and nearly vomited, when Elbryan's hand brushed against the broken tip of a spear jutting from Carley's side.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overcoat","secondary":"He tore off his overcoat and pulled open his leather vest, quickly unbuttoning the sleeves of his white shirt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flop","secondary":"The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"temperament","secondary":"Physically, by all accounts, he was the image of his father in Graevis' younger days, but by Cat's estimation, Grady could not have been more different than Graevis in temperament.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"firework","secondary":"They were opposites in temperament, as well: Avelyn calm and reverent, always in control, and Quintall a \"firework,\" as Master Siherton, the class overseer, often appropriately referred to him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disgust","secondary":"Elbryan shook his head in disgust, but he reminded himself to keep a measure of respect.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gauge","secondary":"Dosey interrupted, his tales only for an occasional belch; so lost was he in his own sense of importance that he hardly bothered to gauge the monk's reaction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"noncommittally","secondary":"The man with the broken arm shrugged noncommittally, then turned to the bartender, who likewise had no answers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overt","secondary":"It was no secret that Siherton favored Quintall among this most important class, but the man's overt insult of Avelyn, the choice of every other master - and reportedly of Father Abbot Markwart as well - surprised him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"amiss","secondary":"Jojonah looked back at the courtyard, to Avelyn at work as always as though nothing was amiss.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"macabre","secondary":"He tried to keep a mental note of his macabre collection, tried to match it against the people of Dundalis by sorting their names house by house.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"despise","secondary":"\"I despise his inhumanity,\" replied Siherton.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inhumanity","secondary":"Was it, as Siherton insisted, the young man's apparent inhumanity?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smug","secondary":"That smug look by the ranger spurred the proud Quintall into a charge.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stairwell","secondary":"Jill looked straight ahead as she made for the door to the stairwell that would get her down to her room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"guarantee","secondary":"His reentry would be guaranteed, but his position as a Preparer - though he had no idea that he would be offered such a position or even that there was such a thing - would be lost.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"syllable","secondary":"The syllables came clear to him, though they joined into words he could not understand, distant melodic sounds he somehow recognized as part of the earth itself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"offense","secondary":"Elbryan smiled wryly at Bradwarden before the fearsome centaur could take offense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"testament","secondary":"Was Avelyn, perhaps, a higher standard, a shadowy mirror, held up before all the monks of St.-Mere-Abelle, a testament of true faith that seemed so rare in these times, even in the holy abbey?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cushiony","secondary":"When the tittering pair finally left, Jill was sitting on the edge of the great cushiony bed, wearing only a simple silk nightgown that was too low cut, both front and back, and didn't go nearly far enough down her legs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trinket","secondary":"The sailors cared nothing for this all-important mission, Avelyn realized, beyond their payment of gold - and whatever other trinkets Father Abbot Markwart had included in the bargain.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"adorn","secondary":"Jojonah glanced around the room again, reminding himself that most of the other masters, even some of the tenth-year immaculates, had chambers more richly adorned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pragmatism","secondary":"Tol bowed his head, his face contorting as he struggled, pragmatism against conscience.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"altogether","secondary":"Elbryan dismissed the notion altogether; he was on the eastern edge of the Moorlands by now, not so far from human settlements.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stool","secondary":"chamber, a five-foot-square cubicle with a single stool, which doubled as a table for Avelyn's candle, and a cot - little more than a flat board and a blanket - that folded down from one wall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"farewell","secondary":"Suspicious, but wise enough to keep his mouth shut, Avelyn bid farewell to Adjonas and the others - though not a man aboard the Windrunner regretted the departure of the three monks - and went ashore.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deserving","secondary":"The Abellican Church, the ancient scriptures, promised heaven to those deserving, and who could be more deserving than gentle and generous Annalisa Desbris?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sniffle","secondary":"Still the tears came; every so often his even tone was broken by a sniffle or a sob.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"compose","secondary":"Finally, after more than an hour, Avelyn composed himself and sat back on the cot, taking several deep breaths to fight away the last of the sobs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"splendor","secondary":"Avelyn tried to keep his head bowed, his eyes to the floor, as befitted his lowly station, but he couldn't help notice some of the splendors that surrounded him as he followed Master Jojonah through the winding corridors of the Abbot's Maze, the most private and revered place in all of St.-Mere-Abelle, and one that a first-year novice would certainly not expect to visit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"enwrap","secondary":"Scenes of the Halo, the heavenly gift, enwrapping all the others, an oval because of the angle at which it was portrayed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unfold","secondary":"Elbryan's brow furrowed as he considered the words, as their implications began to unfold before him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blasphemous","secondary":"For Avelyn, this was a most sacred mission, the most important duty of the Abellican Church, and to profane it so by indulging in a shipboard orgy, was surely blasphemous.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"odor","secondary":"The room inside was well lit, though Avelyn saw no torches and didn't smell the usual odor of burning wood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pretense","secondary":"It was the end, the end of hope, of any pretense of godliness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ecstasy","secondary":"There was something most sacred, yet particularly unmysterious, and thus unholy, in all of this, a tingling of ecstasy combined with a slightly foul taste that Avelyn Desbris could not ignore.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"arcing","secondary":"Elbryan let fly a wide-arcing left hook as he spun back toward the elf.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tile","secondary":"Elbryan tried hard to get past his monk friend, then, to take up the lead and close tile distance to the monster.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"alien","secondary":"He talked of the humours of the body joining together with the alien humours of the stones to create the seemingly magical reaction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carrion","secondary":"She heard the cawing of the birds - carrion birds, she knew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lumber","secondary":"The monsters' take of lumber would not have been useful; the spruce and pines were too short for catapults, too wet and sappy for wood fires, and too pliable for any construction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"survivor","secondary":"Into the night, the four survivors went, stumbling blindly, separated, two and two, with a third of their party dead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"guttural","secondary":"But nothing else came to her - not the whimper of a survivor, not the whining, grating voice of a goblin, not the guttural grunts of the fomorian giants.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"decidedly","secondary":"The beam lifted an inch and shifted to the side, but Pony could not maintain its weight and it came down heavily, with a decidedly final thud.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sunlight","secondary":"He found that he believed her, and he walked back out into the sunlight truly relieved, but not in the way that the others, particularly Quintall, could ever have guessed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"preferable","secondary":"For the boy who had just witnessed such carnage and loss, the semiconscious state was preferable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tearing","secondary":"Elbryan jerked fiercely, once and then again, the tearing jolts straightening the agonized fomorian.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crushed","secondary":"Goblins and powries scattered or were crushed beneath the charge, a hundred wild horses stampeding along the ravine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vulture","secondary":"Surely all the world had fallen to ruin; surely all the people were dead, were being pecked and torn by vultures.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feast","secondary":"Only the vultures, dozens and dozens, some circling overhead, most on the ground feasting, tearing at skin that had been warm to Pony's touch just the day before, pecking at eyes that had locked with her own, shared gaze and shared thought.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peck","secondary":"Surely all the world had fallen to ruin; surely all the people were dead, were being pecked and torn by vultures.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bedraggle","secondary":"Jill was too bedraggled to blush or even to care.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unbelievable","secondary":"In the span of a few unbelievable minutes, Elbryan's entire world had been thrown down.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"northernmost","secondary":"Finally they got behind the back wall of the northernmost house in the village, just beneath the forested slope.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slack","secondary":"- but offering no energy to arms that hung slack at his side or to legs that seemed suddenly as if they each weighed a hundred pounds - the young man, feeling very much a little lost boy, walked home.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carralee","secondary":"Carralee Ault, Pony's cousin, Elbryan realized, for she was the only baby in town.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fondness","secondary":"Tuntun had little fondness for the big, bumbling humans.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bumbling","secondary":"Tuntun had little fondness for the big, bumbling humans.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spade","secondary":"He put his sword in his belt, found a spade; and began to dig.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suffice","secondary":"That would have to suffice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"underneath","secondary":"So he ran on, hauling bodies, peeking under rubble, kicking aside piles of dead goblins to see who might be underneath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stamen","secondary":"Even Tuntun was impressed by his stamina.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"adept","secondary":"He remembered Mather at the start of the legendary ranger's career, a bumbling boy no more adept and probably not even as resourceful as this Elbryan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nag","secondary":"Then another thought nagged at the young man, a notion that he had heard this song before, though he could not place it..","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fairy","secondary":"The teasing fairy song, remaining at the very edge of his consciousness, led Elbryan on for many minutes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"circular","secondary":"It was fairly circular, perhaps eight feet in diameter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distaste","secondary":"Avelyn scrunched his face with distaste and disbelief.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"coarse","secondary":"The coarse image burned in Avelyn's mind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seamanship","secondary":"Avelyn could not keep up with his three companions in the matters of fighting or seamanship; and in the religious training, the young brother grew more and more frustrated.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"latitude","secondary":"Elbryan didn't know exactly where Andur'Blough Inninness was located, but he suspected they were somewhere in the northern latitudes of Corona, beyond the Wilderlands border of Honce-the-Bear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reputed","secondary":"He knew its reputed properties, of course, but he had never attempted to use them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"protege","secondary":"For Juraviel's anxiety was clearly etched on his fine features - how could it have been otherwise when he had been speaking to his protégé Elbryan about this very subject not a week's time past?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"core","secondary":"To see such human frailty in the masters of St.-Mere-Abelle touched the very core of Avelyn's faith.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"retrieval","secondary":"All that should have mattered was the retrieval of the stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"daytime","secondary":"The daytime training was not as easy or as inspiring for Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frigid","secondary":"In addition, all four were taught the ways of the sea, spending many hours on a small boat rocking in the waves on the rough, frigid waters of All Saints Bay.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barehanded","secondary":"For the first year, they would study barehanded techniques, punching and grappling.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"superiority","secondary":"He could not beat Avelyn at the Ring Stone studies, but he gained a measure of superiority during the day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"serpent","secondary":"In most of the maneuvers, the monks were supposed to pull their punches, but Quintall often blasted the breath from Avelyn; there was no striking above the shoulders allowed, but more than once, Quintall knifed a \"serpent hand\" across Avelyn's throat, dropping him to his knees, gasping for breath.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eliminate","secondary":"The slips had become too common; Avelyn honestly believed Quintall meant to eliminate the competition.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"goose","secondary":"Quintall's grin was certainly as far from Godlike as anything Avelyn had ever seen, and the fact that their training with weapons, where wounds could easily become more severe, was not far away, brought goose bumps to the scholarly young man.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"removed","secondary":"Perhaps this training was not so far removed from the nighttime training, which Avelyn considered more important.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cocky","secondary":"Who might this leader of the herd be to inspire such uncharacteristic respect from cocky Bradwarden?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twinkle","secondary":"Soon the sky was clear above him, the first stars twinkling into view.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"awe","secondary":"Half an hour passed uneventfully, Elbryan walking and looking about, constantly awed by the beauty and the.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ascension","secondary":"There were in the abbey no more than four other monks, three of them masters and one Father Abbot Markwart himself, who could so distinguish magical intensity, and that fact had been the determining factor in Dalebert Markwart's ascension to the highest rank, for his chief rival could not determine magical intensity in individual stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dreary","secondary":"He set out from the abbey one dark and dreary morning, riding an ash-gray mare, not swift of hoof but long in heart.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"staircase","secondary":"\"Finished already?\" Grady called as he descended the wide, sweeping staircase of House Battlebrow, the most renowned brothel in all of Palmaris.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eavesdrop","secondary":"Avelyn tried hard not to eavesdrop, but he did catch snatches of the conversation, mostly Siherton complaining vigorously that this was against strict procedure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unintentionally","secondary":"She dropped the sword - unintentionally, Elbryan knew, for it fell harmlessly to the side - so the young man graciously pulled the pole out straight so Tuntun wouldn't fall off balance to either side.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"upraise","secondary":"Finally, Father Abbot Markwart halted the conversation with an upraised hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"awestruck","secondary":"From the trees behind Elbryan, Pony and Avelyn watched awestruck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chrysotile","secondary":"He held out his left hand and opened it to show Avelyn three stones: malachite, ringed with various shades of green; shining, polished amber; and a silvery piece of chrysotile, the largest of the three resembling a sheet of straight bars, long and narrow lying side by side.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disparate","secondary":"Avelyn considered the sight from two widely disparate viewpoints.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thrum","secondary":"The ruby was thrumming in his hand, its magic intense and straining for release.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"heartfelt","secondary":"Father Abbot Markwart burst out into the most heartfelt laughter Avelyn had ever heard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ridgeline","secondary":"Elbryan's instincts - something about the air, perhaps, the aroma told him this was not the slope leading out of Dundalis up to the ridgeline, the slope where he had met the ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"internal","secondary":"He swung about, some score of yards from the tavern entrance, and launched into a diatribe on the coming dark days, about a world unprepared to face the forces of evil, about a darkness being fed by the internal rot of the land.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"buffet","secondary":"At the same moment that the air grew clear about him, strong winds buffeted him - not gusts but a continual blow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unmoving","secondary":"Elbryan looked down the slope curiously, just the few feet to the unmoving mist.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"chime","secondary":"Somehow he knew the speaker was not human, that no human voice could chime so sweetly, so perfectly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plainly","secondary":"The way the words were spoken, however plainly and without any apparent deception allowed Elbryan to relax somewhat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deception","secondary":"The way the words were spoken, however plainly and without any apparent deception allowed Elbryan to relax somewhat.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shimmer","secondary":"It was as if the being shone of its own accord, an inner light making the flowing hair glow and shimmer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"equip","secondary":"Thus was Brother Justice equipped to find and destroy Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"croak","secondary":"Elbryan knew that, could hear it in the shriek of every bird, in the movements of squirrels, agitated by the presence of such numbers, by the thunder of a giant's step or the rolling war machines, by the croaks of powrie generals, the eager whines of bloodthirsty goblins.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shallow","secondary":"The creature wasn't following a trail, Elbryan believed, but was making one, walking as easily and openly through the underbrush as a man might wade through a shallow pond.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"arrogance","secondary":"Elbryan realized the arrogance of that notion, an almost sinful pride,.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exaggerated","secondary":"Might be the animals, might be the plants.\" Bradwarden stopped and offered an exaggerated wink that Elbryan, still a fair distance down the hill, saw clearly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peril","secondary":"The journey was too treacherous, and if the crew had been well paid, as promised, they would have had no reason to dare the perils of the South Mirianic again.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bloodline","secondary":"But after speaking with the boy, Juraviel was even more convinced that this was indeed the true bloodline of Mather, and an appropriate ranger-in-training.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"going","secondary":"Elbryan had stopped at the top of the hillock, but he felt as if he were still going up, still ascending to those brilliant, twinkling dots.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ascend","secondary":"Elbryan had stopped at the top of the hillock, but he felt as if he were still going up, still ascending to those brilliant, twinkling dots.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unanswered","secondary":"They are to me the shining symbol of all the unanswered questions of human existence, of our place in this vast sky, of our purpose, of death itself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"temporary","secondary":"I had ascended from this temporary existence, from a place of constant change to a place of eternity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"breech","secondary":"Elbryan rolled his breeches up over his knees - not that the worn and ragged pants would stay that way for long!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reckon","secondary":"By his reckoning, the winter solstice had passed, and he knew Dundalis, or what was left of the village, was likely under several feel of snow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reed","secondary":"Parting one patch of reeds, the boy found his first stone of the day, bobbing low in the water.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flavored","secondary":"When he squeezed them, extracting the now-flavored liquid, the elves would inevitably complain about how little he had collected.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sticky","secondary":"those silken elven strands, which, Elbryan found out soon enough, could be made as sticky and clingy as a spiderweb.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"loaded","secondary":"He got his reward for his morning's toils when he returned to the bog to collect the tenth loaded basket.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"circuitous","secondary":"Here, high stones lined both sides of the trail, making passage off the path nearly impossible unless Elbryan took a circuitous route quite deep into the underbrush.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trellis","secondary":"- and had cleverly covered it with a layer of dirt and fallen leaves, supported by a trellis of woven sticks.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"woven","secondary":"Into the spike, the beast sent its vision, the telltale tracings of human-woven magic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"phony","secondary":"He would have leaped clear of the phony, only to drop heavily into the real one.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fletchings","secondary":"A long arrow protruded from its back, an arrow with fletchings familiar to the woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clothe","secondary":"Not a sound came from about the beast as, clothing and all, the dactyl devoured the torn skin of Gothra.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cowards","secondary":"Are you cowards, then?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"miserably","secondary":"Surely Tuntun would have to come to him, if for no other reason than to tell him how miserably he had failed in protecting the three towns!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"veritable","secondary":"He wheeled, but Tuntun turned with him, staying behind him and punching out a veritable drum roll on his upper back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"porous","secondary":"His spirit walked free of his body, passed through the porous wood of the door and past the pair of oblivious guards.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bard","secondary":"Elbryan scrambled to get to the spot, saw the monk land heavily atop one rocky outcropping and then tumble right over it, a fifteen-foot plummet to bard stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"defiance","secondary":"The monk snarled in defiance and kicked at the heavy door.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"finality","secondary":"of holding it over the trough, hurled it into the brush nearby, an act of defiance and of finality.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"angling","secondary":"Juraviel took full advantage, put Elbryan off balance and kept on twisting, angling the boy over the trough.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"illogic","secondary":"Elbryan's thoughts shifted to the illogic of it all.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inhuman","secondary":"Jojonah closed his eyes and remembered all the times Siherton had warned him about Avelyn's almost inhuman dedication.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"astounding","secondary":"Juraviel, lighter and smaller, had put him down with astounding ease, a simple movement for which Elbryan had no counter.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gangly","secondary":"As the weeks became months, and they became a year, and then two, Elbryan was hardly recognizable as the short gangly boy that Jilseponie had once beat up.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proprietor","secondary":"of the tavern's proprietor, a jolly-looking man, and without a word - I suppose that was the moment the folk of the village began to suspect that l was a bit unusual - headed back the way I had come.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reputedly","secondary":"Palmaris was second in size in all the Kingdom of Honce-the-Bear only to Ursal, the throne seat, further upriver, though neither were reputedly as populous as the great, crowded cities of the southern kingdom of Behren.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"commonly","secondary":"The attack was fairly strongthough he would have expected more from powerful Brother Avelyn - but the sunstone was among the most potent of all the stones of St.-Mere-Abelle, its defenses even more complete than the chrysoberyl more commonly used, and its power was more tightly focused than any other, a simple shield against magic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ample","secondary":"They were about the same height, but Tol, with his barrel-like torso and ample belly, was heavier.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suitor","secondary":"And it was all done in such good fun that neither Graevis nor any suitor of her unsuspecting dance partner ever seemed to care.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unrivaled","secondary":"Pettibwa just had an unrivaled love of life and of other people.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accent","secondary":"Elbryan couldn't make out every word; the goblins were using the language spoken by the common folk of Corona, but the creatures' accents were so thick, their slang so heavy, that the ranger could only get a general impression of their conversation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sarcasm","secondary":"Connor glared at him, hardly appreciating the sarcasm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"meek","secondary":"She offered a meek smile and a nod to Pettibwa, who returned them with a wink.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"savior","secondary":"But she knew, too, the atmosphere of the Way, and the last thing in the world the young woman wanted was to make things difficult for Graevis and Pettibwa, her saviors.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barmaid","secondary":"Suddenly he was off balance, and then he was sitting on the floor, the pretty barmaid gliding out of reach.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"precisely","secondary":"their goal through honor, Cat knew; was precisely the same as the drunk had attempted through offered gold.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"graciously","secondary":"She worked for another hour, and when her smile did not return, Graevis graciously bade her to take an early night.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"toast","secondary":"Cat looked back appreciatively, and over Pettibwa's large round shoulder, she saw again the handsome well-dressed young man, watching her go, lifting his glass of wine in apparent toast to her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"solitude","secondary":"Her rage bubbled away, and she turned from the alley, walking back into the solitude of the darkened rooftop.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inheritance","secondary":"Stiff even, and as the young woman had grown wiser to the ways of the world, she came to understand that Grady saw her as a threat to what he considered his rightful inheritance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"apron","secondary":"Sometime later, Pettibwa came out of the inn, rubbing her hands on her apron, wiping the sweat from her brow, smiling, always smiling, as she went about the business of her life.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brine","secondary":"Even now, after nearly four years in Palmaris, when she knew every street, where to go, where to avoid, and when the dark image of the great Masur Delaval and the smell of brine and the wind filled with crisp wetness had become very familiar to her, she could not consider the place her home.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"affectionately","secondary":"It had been given to her affectionately, she knew, and with all sympathy for her pitiful predicament, and so she had not argued.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"soot","secondary":"There lay Avelyn, motionless and soot covered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tag","secondary":"Then came the long journey, tagging along with a merchant caravan that had swapped crafted items to the people of the small frontier village in exchange for pelts and great trees that would be used as masts for the sailing ships built in Palmaris.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"phenomenon","secondary":"Perhaps, but Juraviel knew, too, that such events might accompany a larger and darker phenomenon, that earthquakes that could tear the earth as here, that goblin raids upon villages, like the one that had orphaned Elbryan not five years before, might signal something evil indeed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"metallic","secondary":"She considered going back into the Way and inquiring about this Halo right then, but her concentration was broken by a sharp, metallic sound.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"namesake","secondary":"Quick as her namesake, the young woman leaped across and put her knee heavily into the drunk's chest, knocking him flat to the roof.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nibble","secondary":"But the young monk could not pull his mind far from the horrors he had witnessed, the encroaching evil that nibbled at the very heart of all that young Avelyn Desbris had held dear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"squirming","secondary":"He pushed down hard to secure the squirming youngster and swung about, Hawkwing in his free hand, ready to fend off an attack.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ashamed","secondary":"And she was not ashamed, not embarrassed, and no black wings of horrors past swept up about her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bosom","secondary":"The woman desperately wanted to seek out Graevis and Pettibwa, to tell them she was all right, to hug them and fall comfortably onto Pettibwa's soft bosom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ingrained","secondary":"It seemed that as every ceremony became ingrained within him, it lost a bit of its mystery, and thus, its holiness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"considered","secondary":"Even the children of the Alpinadoran frontier - and most of the still - wild kingdom was considered frontier!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mediator","secondary":"By the third year, Master Siherton also became invaluable as a mediator between the two rivals from the class of God's Year 816, coaxing Quintall into easing up on his jealousy of Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"watery","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pinnacle","secondary":"To his thinking, this was the pinnacle of his existence, the greatest joy that a monk of St.-Mere-Abelle might know, the closest, before death, that he could ever get to his God.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mustache","secondary":"By all appearances, the man was impressive - tall and straight, mustache and goatee neatly trimmed, his red-trimmed blue overcoat tailored straight and proper, black leather baldric crossing right shoulder to left hip and sporting an impressive sword, a family heirloom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ornamental","secondary":"That garment held Avelyn's attention acutely, for he sensed that at least one of those jewels, a small ruby, was more than ornamental.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trimmed","secondary":"He was dirty and gray, his hair cropped short and badly trimmed, and his beard untended.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"untended","secondary":"Except for that hardened face with its wild, untended beard, this man could have passed as a brother of Tol Yuganick, Elbryan noted distastefully.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seamen","secondary":"He had heard the term before, and he knew Quintall and the others used it for the common seamen, but he had no idea what it meant.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proximity","secondary":"- and yet, fighting in such proximity had him on the defensive for her sake.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"commanding","secondary":"The four young monks exchanged glances; Avelyn was sympathetic to the captain's wishes and actually took some comfort in the man's commanding, if cold, demeanor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pecking","secondary":"The pecking order for the voyage had indeed been determined in just that manner.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peal","secondary":"The bells of the abbey pealed repeatedly, drawing curious onlookers from the nearby village of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"noisily","secondary":"The four crewmen of the Windrunner's boat, which was bouncing noisily against the wooden dock, sat through it all with smirking faces, thoroughly amused and certainly not impressed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crusty","secondary":"Elbryan froze as he heard the crusty snow crunch under his feet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jealous","secondary":"Avelyn watched that stare, and the return look Quintall offered to the master, and he understood that, while Quintall hated him and was jealous of him, the man would indeed protect him at all costs on the journey to and from the island.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"joyous","secondary":"The ceremony went off perfectly solemn yet joyous, ladies crying, men standing tall and handsome.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"extent","secondary":"The young man paused then to consider the extent of his progress.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"misstep","secondary":"Only the previous autumn, he would not even have noticed his last slight misstep.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clumsy","secondary":"Elbryan had learned to walk nearly silently - though he still thought himself clumsy when measured against the graceful elves!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"moot","secondary":"The point was moot, anyway, for Elbryan never got close to touching the elusive deer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fumbling","secondary":"Even the pursuit seemed left behind, the fumbling giants not keeping pace.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"session","secondary":"Not that Juraviel and the others weren't strong; it constantly amazed Elbryan how much power an elf packed into its tiny frame, power he felt all too often in the sting of a practice sword's strike during his sparring sessions!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dice","secondary":"But perhaps he'd have time for a few drinks and a dice game before.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lodging","secondary":"Elbryan moved grudgingly to his lodging, a low, wide house on the bottom boughs of a thick-limbed elm.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sneakily","secondary":"Elbryan smiled sneakily and went into a crouch.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shave","secondary":"Even his head was bare, for his superiors had shaved it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feint","secondary":"He was too fast for most humans, dizzying them with winding, sweeping feints before the lightning strike killed them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"counterclockwise","secondary":"As soon as he started around, then, Elbryan turned his right foot out and went around counterclockwise, pulling in his hip to avoid a swipe of that axe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"twirling","secondary":"He hardly saw the elf's attacks, but he took comfort in the clicking sounds as the twirling pole picked off each one.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accusingly","secondary":"\"The dactyl grows strong,\" she said, not accusingly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gaily","secondary":"The man left early, tipping his floppy beret to Cat as he exited, his light brown eyes sparkling gaily, and the young woman was both relieved and upset that this second meeting had ended so abruptly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"memories","secondary":"Cat-the-Stray shook her head violently, as if trying to launch the disturbing half memories right out of her ear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conniving","secondary":"Grady silently applauded his conniving little sister, though his perception of her actions almost scared him; he had never thought her capable of such a beautifully treacherous play.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"acquaint","secondary":"Belli'mar Juraviel, easily the friendliest of the elven band, and the one most acquainted with humans, had even refused to be seen among the encampments, explaining that his presence would probably only frighten those too foolish to know friend from foe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proportion","secondary":"Everything about her seemed to fit perfectly - her nose, eyes, and mouth in perfect proportion, her legs and arms long and slender but certainly not skinny.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gait","secondary":"Her gait enhanced that perception as well, for she walked with ease and fluidity, always balanced.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"enhance","secondary":"Her gait enhanced that perception as well, for she walked with ease and fluidity, always balanced.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impressed","secondary":"The centaur, for the very first time, seemed honestly impressed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reflex","secondary":"She was no novice to battle, this one, with finely honed reflexes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sarcastic","secondary":"\"Am I to swoon, then?\" Cat asked, growing bolder and more sarcastic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spirited","secondary":"The man got his answer as grim-faced Pony, sitting tall atop Symphony, came out of the trees across the way, flanked on each side by a score of angry villagers and their spirited mounts.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"toothy","secondary":"The older woman clapped her pudgy hands before her, her toothy smile nearly taking in her ears.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"enthusiasm","secondary":"So Grady's enthusiasm for this alliance held little weight with Cat, but Pettibwa's exuberance was a bit harder to dismiss.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reserve","secondary":"The monk did get in close enough to one wounded goblin to finish it with a flurry of deadly punches, but he kept his magical energy in reserve.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crewman","secondary":"Ships had been found, so the stories went, intact and seaworthy, but with not a crewman aboard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slave","secondary":"This was Adjonas' ship, that Quintall did not dispute, but the abbey had paid well for this transport and the brothers had not been put aboard as slaves.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unknowing","secondary":"Only unknowing blackness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rejoin","secondary":"Avelyn wasn't sure the man had ever rejoined them the previous night, and indeed he looked haggard but certainly not displeased.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"approval","secondary":"Quintall nodded his approval and Thagraine led the eager Pellimar away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"expense","secondary":"The other three townsfolk joined in the laughter, more than willing to do so at Elbryan's expense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diversion","secondary":"All his adult life had been devoted to his studies; there had been no time for such diversions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bien","secondary":"Those wicked stories of Bien deLouisa flitted through his memory.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"delouisa","secondary":"Those wicked stories of Bien deLouisa flitted through his memory.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stateroom","secondary":"Every time he passed that cabin door, a small stateroom just behind the quarters of Captain Adjonas, he trembled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"meld","secondary":"All his dreams melded into that singular, mounting fear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"caricature","secondary":"The cave seemed a gigantic caricature of a king's throne room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"amble","secondary":"The old man ambled away on bowed legs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aft","secondary":"He rubbed his hands together and started aft.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shipboard","secondary":"For Avelyn, this was a most sacred mission, the most important duty of the Abellican Church, and to profane it so by indulging in a shipboard orgy, was surely blasphemous.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"orgy","secondary":"For Avelyn, this was a most sacred mission, the most important duty of the Abellican Church, and to profane it so by indulging in a shipboard orgy, was surely blasphemous.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"framed","secondary":"Her face seemed tiny, framed by the voluminous hair, but cute, if not beautiful, and her frame, too, was small and thin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cute","secondary":"Her face seemed tiny, framed by the voluminous hair, but cute, if not beautiful, and her frame, too, was small and thin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hem","secondary":"\"Well, are ye ready then, Avelyn Desbris?\" Dansally asked, pulling up the hem a bit more and striking a teasing pose.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mankind","secondary":"The weakness of mankind, the impiety of.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"undertow","secondary":"So she shed her red Coastpoint jacket and her heavy boots and went over the side, fighting the undertow every inch of the way through the icy water.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uncharacteristic","secondary":"Who might this leader of the herd be to inspire such uncharacteristic respect from cocky Bradwarden?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"landscape","secondary":"The wind rushed past his ears, the landscape flying along beneath, such a thrill of the run, such a smoothness of stride, that Elbryan would have sworn he was flying across a cushion of air.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bulging","secondary":"One of the goblins brought out a bulging waterskin, and as soon as the creature poured some of the foaming liquid into a mug, Elbryan knew that it held some potent drink indeed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stance","secondary":"The attack flurry played itself out, Elbryan coming to a crouched stance, Hawkwing horizontal in front of him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tragic","secondary":"All the world, save Avelyn and the perpetrators, would think this a tragic accident.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trench","secondary":"There are reports of a trench, a great upheaval, not twenty miles beyond our valley.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"upheaval","secondary":"There are reports of a trench, a great upheaval, not twenty miles beyond our valley.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stickler","secondary":"At first, Jill thought the new warder more her style, a stickler for detail and duty.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"attune","secondary":"The glade was strangely quiet this night, with no elves in the area - or at least none showing themselves, for Elbryan had been around the Touel'alfar long enough to realize that a host of sprites could be within a dozen paces and even he, now so attuned to the forest, would not suspect it unless they chose to make their presence known.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uncanny","secondary":"Around and around the weapons went, reminding Elbryan of her uncanny dexterity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"underhand","secondary":"Perfect height for an underhand swing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vertical","secondary":"The elf squealed and threw her sword out to the side, blade vertical, its tip nearly touching the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"err","secondary":"I feared that I had erred in my course, that I had returned home by memory, not by vision.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unpredictable","secondary":"He thought himself foolish as he neared the unpredictable Tuntun, expecting that she would find the strength to drive her dirk into his face, thus claiming a draw.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"altered","secondary":"What, then, had so altered this one?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"earthquakes","secondary":"Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thunderstorm","secondary":"Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"volcano","secondary":"Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"brothel","secondary":"His other needs could be taken care of in the many brothels that openly offered their wares in the city, but of course he didn't need to tell Jill, his Jilly, about that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ware","secondary":"His other needs could be taken care of in the many brothels that openly offered their wares in the city, but of course he didn't need to tell Jill, his Jilly, about that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"proposal","secondary":"Her first instinct told her to refuse the proposal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hopping","secondary":"Pettibwa was distinctly more animated, hopping up and down, breasts and belly bouncing wildly, and clapping her hands together, her cheeks fast streaking with an outburst of tears.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plush","secondary":"Connor, sitting back on one of the plush chairs in the lobby, turned an absent gaze his companion's way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"royalty","secondary":"Now, seeing her adorned in a white gown of satin and lace, her long, thick blond mane pinned up on one side and hanging loose on the other, she seemed made for royalty.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inhibition","secondary":"He was trying to loosen up her inhibitions, and she was, too.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mansion","secondary":"When the guests were excused, Connor took Jill across the town to the mansion of his uncle, the Baron Bildeborough.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"obscene","secondary":"For Jill, who had spent her life so simply, it seemed somehow obscene; a dozen people could sleep comfortably on that bed, and she needed a stepping stool to even get onto it!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"approve","secondary":"Now there was no mistaking the somber, accusing tone of the normally jovial centaur; Bradwarden did not approve of the monk's little flask.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hesitance","secondary":"Her hesitance incited his rage once more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"incite","secondary":"Her hesitance incited his rage once more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pleadingly","secondary":"He looked pleadingly at the boughs, at the rarely seen guide who had led him and his companions through a trackless region, heading south and with towering mountains now in sight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blister","secondary":"He burned and blistered, then browned, darker and darker, taking on the leathery appearance of those seasoned sailors around him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leathery","secondary":"He burned and blistered, then browned, darker and darker, taking on the leathery appearance of those seasoned sailors around him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scraggly","secondary":"That fear came to fruition when Elbryan and Pony entered one long narrow pass, a jumble of boulders and scraggly trees sheltered from the strong winds, but, the pair both silently noted, without any obvious escape routes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forbid","secondary":"Even to utter the, name of the island without Father Abbot's permission was forbidden.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unrelenting","secondary":"Adjonas' voice was grim and unrelenting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"waylay","secondary":"\"If they waylay ships, what goods do they extract and where, then, do they drop off their newfound cargo?\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"newfound","secondary":"A light snow had begun to fall all across the forest, but it seemed to shy from the ranger's camp, from the heat of the ranger's fire, from the warmth of Brother Avelyn's newfound home.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pillage","secondary":"They attack only to pillage enough stores to get them to the next ship and for the simple thrill of the hunt and torture.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diagonal","secondary":"Elbryan rested back against the diagonal tree root in this impromptu room of Oracle, digesting his own words.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ladder","secondary":"The dwarf caught the gem securely, but surrendered his hold on the ladder.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hatchway","secondary":"The barrelboat, rolling from the contact with the Windrunner, with water rushing in the open hatchway, soon disappeared under the waves.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"evilly","secondary":"The dwarf lifted its sword, grinning evilly, and let out a wail that shook Avelyn to the marrow of his bones :as he lay prone not far away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spindly","secondary":"With their heavy bodies and spindly limbs, powries were not strong swimmers, and Quintall easily overtook the dazed creature, pushing it under the water and gaining a seat atop its shoulders.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"temporarily","secondary":"The barrelboat was disabled temporarily, but the fight was hardly over.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"untangle","secondary":"No powrie would dare go into the water to try and untangle the netted fan with frenzied sharks so close.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"roundhouse","secondary":"Quintall nodded, then suddenly exploded into action, his roundhouse punch catching Avelyn square on the jaw, dropping the man in a heap to the deck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spittle","secondary":"\"We had no choice in the matter,\" Quintall retorted, so angry that his spittle sprayed forth with every word.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"arise","secondary":"A dispute had arisen between one or more of the prisoners and their goblin captors, and now the humans were being punished once more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conical","secondary":"And beyond the masses loomed a single dark silhouette, a conical mountain tipped by a steady stream of dark smoke.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vegetation","secondary":"Gray became green as they closed, lush vegetation thick on the slopes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unbearable","secondary":"All the world was blackness, was searing heat and unbearable agony, and Quintall knew no more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"agitation","secondary":"The stallion showed no sign of pain or even agitation other than a sudden elation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"splashing","secondary":"Everything seemed to stop, all movement, all splashing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deluge","secondary":"And through the deluge, Avelyn heard his name.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foliage","secondary":"He peered out, stunned, as a torn and battered Thagraine came into view beyond the thinned foliage, the man bleeding in so many places that he seemed one great wound.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pitifully","secondary":"He stumbled forward pitifully, holding out his arms toward the cave.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"befall","secondary":"How many times had the ranger told himself that he would not allow such a tragedy to befall Dundalis again?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pulp","secondary":"Where trees and thick brush had grown was now only battered pulp and blasted stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strew","secondary":"On another note, Avelyn could not help but laugh at the absurd, useless treasure that lay strewn all about him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"permanently","secondary":"Others had to be treated with oils for many days, that their magic be locked permanently within them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"acceptable","secondary":"Lady Dasslerond turned to Juraviel, her expression showing that his answer was not acceptable.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"appendage","secondary":"The surprised, confused creature stumbled backward, its other, normal appendage grabbing at its torn face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"putting","secondary":"Anticipating the following moves, Elbryan snapped his left hand down, taking the power from a right cross, then stepped in closer, putting his right leg inside the monk's left, defeating an attempted kick.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inexperienced","secondary":"Though he was completely inexperienced in physical lovemaking, he understood what she was saying.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cinnamon","secondary":"The last bite, of a cinnamon roll turned over in Avelyn's stomach, a sinking feeling.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"festivity","secondary":"With the tides, the ship could not put out Until after midnight, so why hadn't the thirty, or at least the captain, been included in the much deserved festivities?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suspected","secondary":"He didn't know the hour but suspected that midnight was near or that it had come and gone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reef","secondary":"Soon the Windrunner was adrift, the strong currents of All Saints Bay taking her toward a dangerous reef.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"freely","secondary":"Tears ran freely down his cheeks; he mumbled the name \"Dansally,\" over and over.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bombardment","secondary":"Those folk who had survived the bombardment soon envied their dead companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"assign","secondary":"Return now to the room that Master Siherton assigned to you.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"idealism","secondary":"He did not believe that Avelyn, so full of idealism and ridiculous faith, could be corralled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fond","secondary":"He would try, though, for he was fond of young Brother Avelyn and he knew the alternative.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"completion","secondary":"The horse could go for many hours, and Brother Justice, so focused on the completion of his vital task, pushed her to her limits.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"damaged","secondary":"Elbryan hopped down from the centaur and pulled the sword blade near his face, sighing with relief when he noted it was not damaged, not even nicked.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"theft","secondary":"How does one justify murder and theft, after all?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cell","secondary":"Back in his cell, Avelyn fell into the powers of the stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"purchase","secondary":"The next morning, they purchased some supplies, including a short sword, boots, and a warm cloak for Jill, and then they walked out of Macomber together, down the road to the west, ignoring the stares and whispers, feeling somehow as if they shared a secret and a wisdom the rest of the world, fools all, could never comprehend.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sinister","secondary":"The thought of unbelieving merchants plying the gift of the stones, to amuse guests, perhaps, or even for sinister purposes, wounded Avelyn deeply.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lurch","secondary":"The dais lurched; a great crack opened in the floor and a gout of steam hissed through.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"carnallite","secondary":"Just a week before, Avelyn had melted a leg of one table while examining a ruby sprinkled with carnallite!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wagon","secondary":"At the first town he entered, he happened upon a caravan of several merchant wagons, and there he sold the common emerald, giving him all the funds he would need for a long, long time.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"encroach","secondary":"But the young monk could not pull his mind far from the horrors he had witnessed, the encroaching evil that nibbled at the very heart of all that young Avelyn Desbris had held dear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cancer","secondary":"All of it: the cancer that had grown in his world, the unpreparedness, the ungodliness of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"prelude","secondary":"Finally, convinced that this was but a prelude to his lesson, and nothing dramatic, the young man looked up and did a quick count of the stars, noting four.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"furrow","secondary":"Elbryan's brow furrowed as he considered the words, as their implications began to unfold before him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"meditative","secondary":"Even Elbryan's sleeping habits changed, shifting to a more controlled, meditative process than a lumped time of uncontrollable unconsciousness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unconsciousness","secondary":"The heat of battle had left her body and unconsciousness had descended over her like some great hunting bird, wings out wide to block the light of day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fanciful","secondary":"\"And the memories of fanciful musing,\" Juraviel added.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tickle","secondary":"He was naked, every hair, every nerve feeling the tickle of the chill breeze.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swordsmen","secondary":"Both swordsmen came in fast; the goblin swished the spear back and forth, the weapon's sharp tip scratching Cries arm and holding him at bay.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"counterattack","secondary":"On those occasions when he did spar, he not only understood how to defeat any attack, deflect, dodge, or block, but also knew which tactic would offer appropriate counterattacks or would keep his defensive posture strong against subsequent attacks from that foe, or even from others.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"purposefully","secondary":"The three left Caer'alfar, moving purposefully into the deep woods.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"drape","secondary":"Then he went about draping the blanket over the cave entrance, darkening the room so that he could barely make out his hand if he held it in front of his face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"invade","secondary":"He lost all sense of the passing of time; soon nothing invaded his focus.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gulp","secondary":"The image nodded; Elbryan fought for a gulp of air.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"indenture","secondary":"Short of that, there was the very real possibility that Abbot Dobrinion would bind Jill into indenture to Connor, perhaps for the remainder of her life.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sympathetically","secondary":"Elbryan groaned sympathetically, running to get in view of the man once more.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"welfare","secondary":"To Jill, their mission seemed paramount, a stoic existence protecting the welfare of all the kingdom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slob","secondary":"But he was a letch, a drooling, grabby slob, who took it personally when Jill refused his advances.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"walkway","secondary":"She wasn't particularly afraid; she didn't think the drunken slob would even get to her before he fell off the narrow walkway, dropping the eight feet to the fortress's small courtyard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outwardly","secondary":"If she accepted his outwardly gracious offer and went inside, Gofflaw would soon follow, leaving the walls empty.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conspiracy","secondary":"Even worse, for him to be out here fetching her, there was likely a conspiracy inside.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grabby","secondary":"But he was a letch, a drooling, grabby slob, who took it personally when Jill refused his advances.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lass","secondary":"\"Calm, lass,\" Presso said, patting his hand in the air.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"motto","secondary":"she finished, the motto of the once proud Coastpoint Guards.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"decent","secondary":"Also, it had surprised Jill how much she missed Constantine Presso, a decent man - by Pireth Tulme's standards, at least.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swollen","secondary":"He had limped for a week, one foot swollen, one ankle and both his knees bruised, one eye closed and a lip too fat for him to drink anything without it dribbling down the front of his shirt.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"solitary","secondary":"There were even reports of a smoke cloud rising lazily over the Barbacan, streaming from a solitary mountain known as Aida.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crisscross","secondary":"One had many daggers within easy grasp, hanging on a bandolier that crisscrossed his chest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"neat","secondary":"Elbryan understood immediately that this was their destination, that there was something unusual about these plants; they were growing in neat rows, evenly spaced, and the ground around them was bare.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gracefully","secondary":"Silvery lines wove gracefully about the dark green stem; they seemed to Elbryan consistent with the fishing lines and the bowstrings the elves used.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cure","secondary":"So the monk, exhausted from fighting and then curing the stranger's magical poisoning, his mind heavy with drink, plopped down on his bed and was soon snoring loudly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resilient","secondary":"Elbryan knew how strong find resilient his bow was, and so he figured that if the softening gel would work on darkfern, it might even defeat the metal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"berry","secondary":"But fruits and berries are naught but ticklings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slit","secondary":"The old elf took up a curious-looking knife, bent upward on both sides and with its cutting edge on one side of a slit running down its middle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peel","secondary":"A tiny strip peeled away, so thin as to be nearly translucent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crafting","secondary":"The name would have to be correct, for this bow would be the epitome of his crafting, Joycenevial determined, the highest achievement in a career so often marked by perfection.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hone","secondary":"She was no novice to battle, this one, with finely honed reflexes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"notch","secondary":"He would spend the better part of half a year on this one, he knew, scraping and treating, notching and weaving spells of strength.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"callus","secondary":"The fingers of the young man's right hand were soon laced with calluses, and the leather on the inside of his black arm guard had been worn down to half its original thickness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"upside","secondary":"He looked up to see that last giant upside down, flailing wildly, futilely, floating even farther away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"exploit","secondary":"Y4 how can they know of me, more than the name of Nightbird, which I have not hidden, and of my exploits against them?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"broadsword","secondary":"Of the six, only one was still accounted for, a huge broadsword named Icebreaker, wielded by a rarely seen ranger, Andacanavar, in the far northland of Alpinador.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"northland","secondary":"Of the six, only one was still accounted for, a huge broadsword named Icebreaker, wielded by a rarely seen ranger, Andacanavar, in the far northland of Alpinador.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perceive","secondary":"And it went deeper than that; the ranger came to perceive the world about Symphony through the eyes of the magnificent horse.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"modesty","secondary":"Modesty caused Elbryan to hesitate, but Tuntun wasn't in the mood for a debate.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dump","secondary":"The ranger went around to the back and dumped out the cauldron of poison.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trusting","secondary":"Elbryan's first instinct was to ask where, but he held the thought private, trusting that the elves would tell him if he needed to know.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"settler","secondary":"There were the Moorlands - the Soupy Bogs, they had been affectionately called by the settlers on the edge of the Wilderlands.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"guardian","secondary":"Except that now, he ran through the Moorlands, and recalling those tales of howling beasts and horrid guardians wasn't very comforting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"basin","secondary":"Rivulets of runoff had been crystalline all through the Moorlands, except in those low basins where the water collected and remained, where the ground and water seemed to blend, to melt together into a thick muddy stew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"upstream","secondary":"He noted a splash, not so far in the distance upstream.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"eeyan","secondary":"\"Eeyan kos?\" one of them called.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whoop","secondary":"With a whoop of delight, the other goblins, predictably, came on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"flanking","secondary":"Elbryan caught the staff firmly in his left hand and extended that arm out in similar fashion so that the other flanking goblin was poked away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hitting","secondary":"Seeing that creature in full flight, Elbryan stabbed the staff back out hard to his left, hitting the dazed and battered goblin right in the face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"backtracking","secondary":"Now I wonder if it wasn't merely a memory returned, a backtracking of the same course the elves.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"resident","secondary":"I have no new friends among the current residents of Dundalis, and in truth, I expect none.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"outskirt","secondary":"Jill considered the offer for a long moment, then moved away with the man to a room he had rented in a small inn on the outskirts of Macomber.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deceptive","secondary":"His face' was clean shaven, seeming almost babyish, but anyone looking at powerful Tol knew that to be a deceptive façade.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stooping","secondary":"Tol moved closer to the stooping ranger as he spoke.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"farmhouse","secondary":"A black bear had attacked a farmhouse and that alone was enough of a mystery to force the ranger to investigate.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vent","secondary":"The beast had run off from the farmhouse, creating a swath of devastation through the brush, even knocking over small trees, venting a rage that the ranger had never before witnessed in an animal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foamy","secondary":"Three men lay about on piled skins, black bear mostly, drinking foamy beer from old mugs.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"raccoon","secondary":"If that was the case, then Elbryan would have his work cut out from him indeed, hunting almost day and night for other infected animals, everything from raccoons and weasels to bats.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foam","secondary":"No foam; the ranger breathed a sigh of relief.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sappy","secondary":"Elbryan recognized the black, sappy poison, a pain - inducing product of a rare black birch tree.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"camouflage","secondary":"Slowly Brother Justice closed, using bodies as camouflage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stealthily","secondary":"Then, fearful that they would be too late, the pair split, left and right, and moved quickly and stealthily right up to the edge of the cavern entrance.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vat","secondary":"In a vat not far from the back wall of the shack, the ranger found a thick concoction of black liquid, and quickly surmised it to be the same irritant poison that had been used on the bear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"concoction","secondary":"In a vat not far from the back wall of the shack, the ranger found a thick concoction of black liquid, and quickly surmised it to be the same irritant poison that had been used on the bear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"restrain","secondary":"Again the monk restrained his feeling of outrage that this man - this simple, pitiful, wretched merchant could speak of Father Abbot Markwart as if he were the man's equal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stout","secondary":"Jill regarded the short, stout man curiously.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"letch","secondary":"But he was a letch, a drooling, grabby slob, who took it personally when Jill refused his advances.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"revert","secondary":"Even his strict rules for duty had relaxed within the week, Pireth Tulme reverting to its typical partying ways.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hangover","secondary":"She collected ten of Pireth Tulme's Coastpoint Guards, using their hangovers as a tool for rejecting more of the others, then set out, double-timing the march down the dirt path.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foothold","secondary":"He ran hard to the side, then leaped up atop a rounded boulder, gaining a foothold and turning back in a quick charge to meet the rushing monster.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"barter","secondary":"Often marauding goblins would send in a messenger before the attack to ask for surrender, to barter for a bribe, warning that battle would otherwise be joined.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hah","secondary":"\"Hah!\" the huge man bellowed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foolhardiness","secondary":"But sheer terror, sheer instinct, and an unselfishness that bordered on foolhardiness, allowed for nothing less.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fete","secondary":"Jill watched him for a fete moments, honestly intrigued.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"encroachment","secondary":"But then, in perhaps the worst torture of all' to the valiant Touel'alfar, Juraviel felt the encroachment, felt the dark and cold presence of Bestesbulzibar creeping into his thoughts, scouring his mind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sheath","secondary":"He slid Tempest into its sheath, looped Hawkwing over his back, then climbed up, offering his hand to Pony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hound","secondary":"Jill sighed deeply every time she considered the man who had called himself the hound of ill omen.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"weep","secondary":"She moved to the door to see the friar shuffling down the muddy lane, weeping and crying out for the \"sins of men\" and the woeful state of preparation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diatribe","secondary":"Jill did go out one night, while Avelyn went down into the common room of the inn they had chosen, spouting his diatribes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inconspicuous","secondary":"Master Jojonah looked down from an inconspicuous balcony at the large chamber, bare of any furnishing but for a few practice riggings sitting against the far wall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"occasionally","secondary":"He uttered a chant repeatedly, using it to bolster his failing strength, and De'Unnero, the new master who had taken Siherton's place, stalked about him, occasionally stinging him with a riding crop.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"immaculate","secondary":"Behind Quintall stood a tenth-year immaculate.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plat","secondary":"Bradwarden's heavy bow, swung as a club, rang off the plated armor, splintering as it hit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"underling","secondary":"Among the three evil races, none had earned any reputation of loyalty or honor, but now, with the bracers, the dactyl could hold faith that its four chosen generals would survive the not unexpected treachery of their underlings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rightfully","secondary":"\"One whose title as Brother Justice is fair and true, and who carries the punishment rightfully earned by the outlaw monk you name as your companion?\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"renegade","secondary":"And he did not desire to leave behind any legacy of failure=including the existence of the renegade Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"isolate","secondary":"Their fear isolates them, and they often cannot distinguish friend from foe.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"equate","secondary":"And, in the end, it is a sense of accomplishment, of purpose, and not the wealth attained by such accomplishment, that equates to fulfillment and happiness.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seeking","secondary":"He used all his training, all his tools, focusing his senses one at a time in each direction, on every plant and every animal, seeking some hint of the source.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dumbfoundedly","secondary":"The demon stared dumbfoundedly at the dusty cloud, at Avelyn, as if to ask what the man had done, and again, Avelyn had no answers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ears","secondary":"\"Two more ears!\" Cric laughed, but Paulson wasn't thinking along those lines just then.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disarming","secondary":"\"Ah, me little human laddie,\" Bradwarden said with that disarming smile, though it surely seemed condescending coming from so far on high, \"Ye'd not be wanting me to give up me secrets, now would ye?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rousing","secondary":"On they charged, Bradwarden singing a rousing song and Chipmunk forcing away his tears, locking them behind a wall of sheer anger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"naught","secondary":"But fruits and berries are naught but ticklings.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"droppings","secondary":"A hoofprint or me droppings?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bearded","secondary":"Bradwarden laughed riotously, then hoisted a huge skin and poured an amber-colored liquid - Elbryan recognized it as boggle - into his mouth, a considerable amount splashing over his bearded face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sly","secondary":"And,\" he paused and offered a sly wink, \"don't ye fear, for I'm not overly fond o' human flesh.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"differ","secondary":"In Pireth Tulme, even the winter was one long gray sheet of clouds and cold rain, differing from the summer only in terms of temperature.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"kinship","secondary":"Pony went to him, loving him all the more, feeling a true kinship with the man, feeling a great deal of pity, as well.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"parapet","secondary":"Jill dodged easily, then kicked out behind the flying weapon, just nicking the powrie on the back but solidly enough so the overbalanced dwarf fell from the parapet eight feet to the ground below.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crotch","secondary":"Gothra stared down at the line of blood running from forehead to crotch, then looked back at the demon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sheathed","secondary":"Jill sheathed her sword instead, pulled her belt off, and leaped out from the wall, beyond the climbing dwarf.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"havoc","secondary":"If she could get across the deck to the stern catapult or more particularly, to the cauldrons of pitch and the firepit near the catapult, then she might be able to cause more than a little havoc.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jabbing","secondary":"With a howl, it finally let go, scrambling about to evade the jabbing dagger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mischief","secondary":"She turned to the catapult, its arm low and ready to fire, then looked at the vats of burning pitch, wondering what mischief she might cause.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"capstan","secondary":"She kicked over the pitch barrels, spilling one onto the capstan that held the anchor line and knocking another down the stairs to the lower main deck.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conspicuous","secondary":"She tried to straighten her still-damp clothes, but realized that she would be conspicuous indeed to any, walking as she was without boots, and without the dirtied, calloused feet of a peasant woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stories","secondary":"The man rambled on and on, telling mostly stories of his dealings with the various monasteries of Honce-the-Bear, even with St.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"precede","secondary":"Perhaps word of the disaster had preceded her.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foaming","secondary":"One of the goblins brought out a bulging waterskin, and as soon as the creature poured some of the foaming liquid into a mug, Elbryan knew that it held some potent drink indeed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"estimate","secondary":"Estimates of the enemy force ranged from a thousand warriors to a thousand ships full of warriors.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swig","secondary":"He reached into a pocket of his robe and produced a small flask, popping the top and sucking a huge swig.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"confide","secondary":"He told Jill much - more than he would have ever believed he could confide - holding back only the specifics of the Ring Stones, the secret island, the method and fatal result of his escape, and the fact that he carried with him a stolen cache of powerful magic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"oppose","secondary":"In these general rows, as opposed to the occasions when all in the bar teamed up against the monk, Avelyn more than held his ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"holler","secondary":"The huge bear of a man tossed his attackers with ease, punched and twisted deftly, hollering \"Ho, ho, what!\" every time he felled another.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wheeze","secondary":"The giant was indeed closing for the kill, lifting its deadly weapon, when an arrow thudded hard into its back, turning its evil laughter into a sudden wheeze.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sheepishly","secondary":"He was sitting upright now, smiling sheepishly, the cloud of pain and death gone from his plump features.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"complicate","secondary":"Up here, Jill was Cat-the-Stray again, a younger girl in a world less complicated, with feelings less confusing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"garnet","secondary":"They gave him but two stones: a smooth yellow-hued sunstone and a cabochon garnet, a carbuncle, the deepest shade of red.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mare","secondary":"Pony came riding in then on a roan mare, one of several wild horses that would allow themselves to be ridden.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"efficiently","secondary":"Paulson stepped inside the range and caught the spear by the shaft and rushed up its length, quickly and efficiently embedding his sword deep in the creature's chest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pitfall","secondary":"Brother Justice knew the pitfalls, though.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gwendolyn","secondary":"Gwendolyn of the Sea since the fight,\" the bartender of the tavern added.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"assortment","secondary":"If the demon sets its army to block us, then so we shall be blocked, and not my sword, nor Avelyn's magic, not Bradwarden's strength, nor your own assortment of weapons, will possibly get us through so many swarming monsters.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jester","secondary":"Brother Justice's first thought was that Avelyn had hired on with this obviously wealthy merchant, perhaps to perform some necessary feat with the stones, perhaps merely as a court jester.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"yelp","secondary":"The dog's legs splayed wide; it gave one yelp, then lay still, its back broken, its lungs collapsing.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foyer","secondary":"The man pointed toward a door across the foyer.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"corn","secondary":"He had crossed the Moorlands, corning from the west.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jamb","secondary":"He kicked again and again, repeatedly slamming the lock, until finally, the wood of the jamb gave way, the door flying wide to reveal a portly man, richly dressed, standing behind a large oaken desk, a loaded crossbow in hand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fugitive","secondary":"Likely, the man was in no way connected to Avelyn, but still the fugitive monk remained concerned.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"familiarity","secondary":"That air alone brought to the young woman familiarity, a crispness that she had not known in the city of Palmaris nor in Pireth Tulme, where the dull and damp fog seemed eternal.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"garner","secondary":"Obviously he had dealt with Markwart - where else would he have garnered so powerful a stone?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"accomplish","secondary":"Many things could be accomplished with such a stone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"infinite","secondary":"It seemed as if an hour went by, but then as if only a second had passed; what appeared as an infinite plain was crossed by a single step.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"collide","secondary":"So many times he thought he would collide with jags of stone only to watch them rush under him at the last possible second.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ant","secondary":"Below him, massed like ants, were the campsites of armies.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"monstrosity","secondary":"But that spectacle couldn't hold Brother Justice's attention for any length of time, not with this huge monstrosity leering at him from on high.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"redemption","secondary":"The man had passed the point of redemption and had perhaps awakened a dangerous curiosity in the demon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"feeble","secondary":"The monk drove the feeble merchant to his knees and held fast long after the struggling stopped, long after the merchant's arms fell slack at his sides.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grant","secondary":"Normally in a test of archery, each contestant would be granted a specified number of shots, with the best total score serving as the measure.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"victorious","secondary":"Elbryan clenched a fist, thinking himself victorious as he marked the flight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"roam","secondary":"His eyes betrayed his idea, roaming to the centaur's strong back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"arse","secondary":"Ye should be more to looking past yer arse, though yer target's past yer nose.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"converge","secondary":"Elbryan glanced both ways, then, figuring that the paths converged just the other side of the boulder, went right.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"homage","secondary":"Elbryan went right to the heart of the grove, paying homage to whoever was buried there, then came back to the edge, wanting to feel the breeze in his face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"downwind","secondary":"It was taking his measure, Elbryan knew, though he was not downwind and too far for most horses even to notice him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"steed","secondary":"Or, when either of them was too close for such weapons, they merely spurred their powerful steeds on, running down the helpless powries or goblins that ventured into their path.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swear","secondary":"The wind rushed past his ears, the landscape flying along beneath, such a thrill of the run, such a smoothness of stride, that Elbryan would have sworn he was flying across a cushion of air.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"aimlessly","secondary":"had, in fact, lost ground, wandering aimlessly about the large city.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deter","secondary":"The brave woman was not easily deterred.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nip","secondary":"The demon's arms shot forward, fingers extended, and black tendrils of crackling electricity spouted from them, biting against the wall and running the length of the straight passage, nipping and snapping at Elbryan and Avelyn, at Pony and Bradwarden as they followed their friends around the bend.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bet","secondary":"\"We would climb up to the top rail and bet on how long we could walk it.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"suffocate","secondary":"Though she was outside, she felt as if she were suffocating, closed within a space that was too tight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"astride","secondary":"Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disciplined","secondary":"And working in concert,\" he added, sweeping his arm across the panorama of the encampment, indicating the disciplined manner in which the creatures were organizing their camp.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"masse","secondary":"And beyond the masses loomed a single dark silhouette, a conical mountain tipped by a steady stream of dark smoke.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"misshapen","secondary":"On the ground beside the body lay the ruined broach, its hematite core melted and misshapen, an elongated black egg.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unwanted","secondary":"Might the mad friar's increasing reputation have brought unwanted recognition from the strict order?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"deft","secondary":"A deft twist by the woman turned the sword out of harm's way, allowing Brother Justice merely a glancing hit that forced Jill back a step.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ruse","secondary":"Elbryan put his staff up high to block the expected punch, but even though he seemed to fall for the ruse, the ranger was not caught.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"enthusiastically","secondary":"Avelyn nodded enthusiastically, but the ranger's words only heightened his fear that this was indeed no coincidental attack, that the fighting monks of the Abellican Church were after him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lately","secondary":"Lately, though, Belster had begun changing that.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lord","secondary":"He studied the man in the distant corner, the one Tol had referred to sarcastically as \"our lord protector,\" with new interest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vertically","secondary":"Elbryan casually put Hawkwing out vertically in front of him, picking off the punch with the hard wood.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skilled","secondary":"Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hustle","secondary":"The ranger shrugged it away and hustled to the side of the fat monk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"herb","secondary":"This man had been-poisoned, no doubt about it, but the poison was not based in any substance, in any herb or plant or any animal venom.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swerved","secondary":"Elbryan watched him go, taking some comfort in the fact that the man swerved for the inn's side door and was apparently going to his room, not back to the common room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"affair","secondary":"Elbryan didn't know exactly where he might fit in to such a private affair, but he expected that he and the fat monk - and likely the deadly stranger, as well - had not seen the last of one another.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forewarn","secondary":"Now Avelyn was indeed growing fearful; it wasn't like Jill to disappear for so long without forewarning him or without finding some way to contact him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"defined","secondary":"To Avelyn, who had lived all of his life in the more populous and defined central region of Honce-the-Bear, and who had lately.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"uncompromising","secondary":"She was sorry that Avelyn had been forced to act as thief and killer, sorry that this gentle man - and despite the barroom brawls, Pony knew Avelyn to be a gentle man - had been put into such an uncompromising position.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wearily","secondary":"Elbryan sighed wearily.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foolishly","secondary":"And then they were buried beneath the subsequent memories: the death of Thagraine, of the boy who had foolishly gone onto Pimaninicuit, of all the crew of the Windrunner, of Dansally, of Siherton.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"illusion","secondary":"I hold no comforting illusions; that group is in danger as great as my own.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wraith","secondary":"Quintall, Brother Justice, fell to his wraith knees before the dactyl, bowed his head, and spoke.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"magnificence","secondary":"- in all its horrible beauty, in all its magnificence.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"observation","secondary":"I cannot know, can only guess, and I fear that any guess I make will be tainted by the observations of my current life.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mournful","secondary":"Bradwarden took up his pipes then, following the meal with a mournful, soulful tune that conjured in Avelyn images of the rolling hills, the wheatfields, and grapevines of Youmaneff.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"beneficial","secondary":"\"Beneficial,\" Avelyn said with all confidence and without hesitation.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"jostle","secondary":"Symphony snorted again and jostled about, but gradually came to accept the woman.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"culmination","secondary":"For Elbryan, it was the culmination of his youth, where every waking thought had led him to this point with this woman, his soulmate, his Pony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"insignia","secondary":"Thankfully, there were no giants or even powries to be seen, but there were at least fifty goblins down there, with several, Elbryan noted, wearing the black-and-gray insignia of the dactyl's army.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reconcile","secondary":"The large man's knowledge of goblins simply didn't reconcile with this sight before him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wooded","secondary":"Tall Cric was by far the fastest of the three and he forged ahead, gaining steadily on the goblin as it scrambled down the back side of the hill, then over the wooded floor of the next valley.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"corkscrew","secondary":"Even more surprising to the three men were the war engines, a dozen at least, great catapults and spear-throwing ballistae, and huge corkscrew devices, obviously for burrowing through fortified walls.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"concoct","secondary":"One of the giants continued to stammer on about bad luck and other such nonsense, trying hard to concoct some excuse that might keep its skin attached to its body.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"crest","secondary":"True to her word, Pony was riding hard to the south as the sun crested the eastern horizon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thievery","secondary":"Stealthy thievery seemed the order of the day.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diving","secondary":"Hawkwing's bowstring hummed, the arrow flying true, diving into the back of the peeing goblin's head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hatchet","secondary":"The ranger dropped Hawkwing, reached behind him to his pack, and tore free his hatchet.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ineffective","secondary":"Elbryan looked at his weapons, so ineffective against the sturdy powrie.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"peg","secondary":"Chipmunk popped out the last fastening peg, and, with the strength of a giant, the centaur lifted free the huge beam.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"strung","secondary":"A second puzzle faced the ranger when he noticed a cord, thin but strong, strung to his left, along the wall, going past him and past Quintall.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"undetected","secondary":"He left Symphony in the forest and moved tree to tree, crossing past goblin sentries undetected, at last finding a good vantage point on the edge of the village.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"threateningly","secondary":"Elbryan didn't flinch nor did he look back threateningly when a mug shattered against the wall beside the exit, a missile obviously aimed at the back of his head.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unleash","secondary":"The stone; as if it were something sentient, had called to the monk on that day when he had presented it to Elbryan and Symphony, and Avelyn, who had floated down the face of a cliff, who had walked on water and unleashed tremendous fireballs, who had held the power of a thunderstorm in his puny, mortal hands, would not discount any possibilities of its God-given power.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"abandoned","secondary":"Pony and Elbryan spent a long and quiet moment together, ending it wordlessly with a kiss that passed as a promise from Elbryan to the woman that she would not be abandoned, and as a promise from Pony that she and those who would leave would be ready when the moment of opportunity was upon them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fro","secondary":"The sky brightened to a dull gray shortly before the dawn, another lazy snowstorm dropping scattered flakes that floated to and fro during their descent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"smother","secondary":"It slammed into a young tree, snapping branches and stumbling, but held its balance - stupidly, for the ground offered its only chance of smothering the flames - and ran on.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"southwestern","secondary":"Every so often a cloud would rush overhead, pushed by southwestern breezes, but for the most part the stars shone crisp and clear, and die smell of spring was everywhere, the smell of new life.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spotted","secondary":"Pony looked back and spotted Elbryan sitting on a low branch of a tree on the northern side of the ravine.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bittersweet","secondary":"The encampment that night, closer to Dundalis than to Weedy Meadow, was filled with a bittersweet atmosphere.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disagreeable","secondary":"And they were indeed a ragtag band; the best among them, other than Pony, Bradwarden, and Avelyn, was probably unreliable Paulson or the always irritating, disagreeable Tol Yuganick.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"circlet","secondary":"He took the circlet back from her and set it about her forehead.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"droplet","secondary":"Elbryan knew not how long the candles would last, how long it would take their heat to melt the snow domes above them, the droplets falling to extinguish the flames.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"undead","secondary":"But then the undead thing was there, right before him, propelled by something other than its legs - was there, barely a foot away, its bony fingers clasped about the ranger's throat!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rotted","secondary":"Now his hit did indeed sting the zombie, the sword tearing a deep gash in the rotted flesh, smacking hard against a rib.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shear","secondary":"Mighty Tempest sheared right through the crystal, and the whole of it blew into dust, shattered a thousand times.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pommel","secondary":"He held it up before his admiring gaze, studying the craftsmanship, the gleaming silverel, the magnificent gemstone pommel, the blue, the storm clouds.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tendril","secondary":"It was as they had feared the monsters using the occupied towns as base and supply camps while they sent their dark tendrils further south, first in probes, but soon, so Paulson believed, in great numbers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"perk","secondary":"Elbryan perked his ears up considerably at that bit of news.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"firewood","secondary":"Elbryan, Bradwarden, and Avelyn came upon a group of a dozen goblins chopping firewood, and summarily destroyed them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"playfully","secondary":"\"Ho, ho, what?\" Pony said to him playfully, drawing a smile from the monk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wryly","secondary":"Elbryan smiled wryly at Bradwarden before the fearsome centaur could take offense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"endanger","secondary":"The monk understood the situation up front, understood that Elbryan could not buy him very much more time without endangering many lives.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"blindly","secondary":"The burning giant continued on with hardly a thought for the dwarf, running blindly, swatting futilely at the flames.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bedside","secondary":"Pony, who hadn't been involved in the previous discussion at Avelyn's bedside, seemed not to understand.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cohesive","secondary":"That realization struck the big man profoundly; for the first time in many years; he felt like a part of something larger, than himself, a cohesive circle of comrades, of friends.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whining","secondary":"The powrie had little love of goblins and found Gothra a pitiful whining creature.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"readied","secondary":"He wished that he had Hawkwing readied, that he could lead the way with a stinging arrow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inexorably","secondary":"Yet another caravan of monsters, laden with engines of war and moving inexorably south, washed those peaceful thoughts from Avelyn's mind.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"amusement","secondary":"Avelyn sensed the spirit's amusement.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"victor","secondary":"break of dawn, south along the wild trails, the weary and grieving victors, the new protectors of the holy stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inconvenience","secondary":"The dactyl howled, more in rage than pain, for' Elbryan's arrows were but a minor inconvenience to the mighty creature.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"slamming","secondary":"The monster's other arm shot out hard, slamming the wall in front of Elbryan, preventing him from running past.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dissuade","secondary":"The question was not meant to dissuade any attack, Elbryan knew in looking at his determined companion, but to logically guide the group in the best possible direction.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"riderless","secondary":"The ranger noted, too, that Paulson's riderless mount was close behind them, and while he was glad that the horse had escaped, he was not pleased by the sight.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"receding","secondary":"But those shouts were fast receding, Symphony's great strides outdistancing the pursuit, and sheer luck saw the ranger through the shower of giant-thrown stones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spurt","secondary":"The left-hand wall of the throne room crumbled; the twin lava flows intensified, spurting molten stone across the room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overbalance","secondary":"Reaching, reaching, the giant overbalanced and fell to the ground.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"traitor","secondary":"At that moment, the ranger had more immediate problems than some mythical monster hundreds of miles away, for if there was indeed a traitor in their midst, then the threat would increase.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impiety","secondary":"The weakness of mankind, the impiety of.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cowardice","secondary":"Elbryan knew well that the man had not been ill, and he considered the sudden cowardice truly out of character.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"precaution","secondary":"And now that we are known, our enemies take precautions, moving about in larger, better-prepared bands.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thump","secondary":"Less than ten steps into the woods, he heard a single thump, a centaur's kick against a head propped by a tree trunk, and he knew that it was finished.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unarmored","secondary":"Why hadn't he just put Hawkwing to use, shooting arrow after arrow at the spike wielder's unarmored head until the thing fell over dead?","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"significant","secondary":"But neither will we deliver any significant blows.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unasked","secondary":"It is the life that fate has thrust upon us, and I am proud indeed that few, so very few, have shrunk before their sudden, unasked for responsibilities.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"budding","secondary":"Just out of sight of the encampment, the small group came upon a party of elves - there might have been five - or there might have been twenty, so fleeting were their glimpses of the ever-elusive sprites - dancing amid the budding branches of several trees.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"unhindered","secondary":"The goblins did indeed send out another pair of scouts, and these two moved unhindered through the woods, then went back to the main group reporting no sign of their missing eight companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"plod","secondary":"Satisfied as End-o'-the-World was left behind, the beast turned northward, thinking to swoop low over the newest caravan plodding south, to encourage its minions and to strike fear in their hearts all at once.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"idly","secondary":"Elbryan could not watch idly, of course, and as soon as Hawkwing came up, the others realized that the time for action was upon them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"clump","secondary":"He settled for a clump of birch trees, throwing his body into their midst as he threw his mind into the hematite he tightly clutched.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stooge","secondary":"\"You will grow accustomed to your new body, my stooge, my general,\" the dactyl teased, \"my assassin.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stony","secondary":"The closest two columns stretched out their stony arms, broke through the inanimate stone holding fast their legs, and started the monk's way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"foolishness","secondary":"The giant stumbled and went down, the centaur in fast pursuit, cursing his foolishness in using the bow and reaching for his cudgel.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diminished","secondary":"For Tuntun, the sting of being left out of that all-important journey had not diminished, and no logical arguments could change the way the elf felt about it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"illumination","secondary":"Now the fire was no more than embers, their orange glow casting faint illumination over the resting forms of the humans, the light seeming appropriate for the rhythmic breathing of the sleeping folk.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"afterlife","secondary":"There is no afterlife for a miserable wretch such as thee!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overmatched","secondary":"Juraviel fought valiantly, but he was overmatched.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impromptu","secondary":"Elbryan rested back against the diagonal tree root in this impromptu room of Oracle, digesting his own words.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"otherworldly","secondary":"What he did know was that the, demon dactyl was searching for him; for them, sending its otherworldly vision out far and wide.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"diabolical","secondary":"He ordered her to the left, toward the giant without the glowing spike, for he sensed that the spike held some diabolical power.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trudge","secondary":"Toward it they went, trudging on, plowing through the heavy ash.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"charged","secondary":"Elbryan scrambled to untangle himself from Pony, and charged off behind the monk, the woman coming next, and bulky Bradwarden bringing up the rear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dent","secondary":"The arrow hit solidly, denting the armor plate and driving through, but not so deep as to cause any serious wound.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ramming","secondary":"Three quick strides later, the centaur was upon the giant, ramming hard into the behemoth's back.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gully","secondary":"Halfway along the trail through the gully, an ominous and familiar orange glow appeared","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"menacingly","secondary":"The rockman looked at Pony, then turned back fully upon Elbryan, red-striped fingers clenching the air menacingly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"teem","secondary":"The dactyl hesitated at the sight, at the stone aglow with teeming magic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"wrath","secondary":"The rockman moved closer and Bestesbulzibar lifted from the ground, hooking its powerful legs about Quintall, and then speeding the instrument of its wrath across the valley, above the heads of the cowering minions, and back to Aida.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sulfuric","secondary":"Even from this great height, Elbryan and Pony could feel the intense heat, and the sulfuric stench was nearly overwhelming.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"armband","secondary":"He took the green armband from his right arm, the one the elves said would defeat any poison, and tore it in two, handing one strip to Pony.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dripping","secondary":"Tuntun flew away, back up toward the combatants, her slender daggers in hand, both dripping magma from Quintall's eyes.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"whack","secondary":"Avelyn tried to whack with Tempest, but the demon understood the power of the ranger sword and would not allow the monk to bring it to bear.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grate","secondary":"The others followed without delay, and their hopes mounted when they came to a heavy grate, bars set floor to ceiling, blocking the passage.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"swishing","secondary":"Then, even worse for the fomorian, it got a swishing torch across the face as its partner tried to catch up to the scrambling ranger.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"spew","secondary":"It came up fast through the hole in the floor at the side of the dais, rushed past the flowing lava quickly, spewing the red stone all about.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"repertoire","secondary":"Avelyn desperately searched his magical repertoire, but it was Pony who struck next, thrusting forth the graphite rod and letting loose a bolt of streaking lightning, bouncing it off the, wall, angled perfectly to skip around the bend and bear down on the demon.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"archway","secondary":"Up ahead, the corridor widened, like the top half of an hourglass, and then ended in a wall, broken only by a large archway, through which the demon dactyl scrambled.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"budge","secondary":"He did see Bradwarden, slamming repeatedly, stubbornly, at the doors, not budging them in the least.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stalagmite","secondary":"- a hundred feet, at least, two hundred-toward a floor of jagged stalagmites.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conduit","secondary":"Avelyn growled low and called to God, begging for more energy, channeling it, as pure a conduit of godly might as ever had stood upon Corona.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rotate","secondary":"With a sickening crackle of bone, the creature's head rotated completely around and bowed, examining the second imperfection of its form, a scarred lump under its lower left shoulder blade.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"starkness","secondary":"The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"buck","secondary":"Elbryan hardly heard the sharp scolding his father offered, the boy's eyes basking in the sight, moving from the carcass of a caribou buck, to a deer, to a line of coneys, to ...","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"impetuous","secondary":"Their fathers, who had come forward to meet the impetuous children, to scold them again for being so far away from Dundalis, let the opportunity pass.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"contradiction","secondary":"That seeming contradiction had left Elbryan in a quandary.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intervene","secondary":"When she wouldn't - couldn't - tell him anything about the staff-wielding stranger who had intervened in the inn, the ferocious monk had beaten her again, and now one of her eyes was swollen closed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sustain","secondary":"Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"simultaneously","secondary":"The staff connected simultaneously on the sword and the goblin's hand, knocking the weapon from the creature's grasp and launching it a dozen feet away.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"grinding","secondary":"A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ranking","secondary":"Precious and thus the third ranking priest in the entire Abellican Church, had performed the ceremony himself!","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"cautious","secondary":"But even the great wound in the monster's belly fast closed, while Quintall's movements became more cautious, more dangerous.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"counterpart","secondary":"Each of this group nodded respectfully at his younger counterparts as he passed them on the rim; some mentioned that Elbryan's patrols would serve as their vital liaison with the village proper.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overseer","secondary":"Siherton's features befit his rank of class overseer, the disciplinarian of the newest brothers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dedication","secondary":"It was true enough; Avelyn's incredible dedication was fast becoming the talk of St.-Mere-Abelle.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"leak","secondary":"He felt the first tears leaking from his eyes and tried to deny them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"divert","secondary":"None of it diverted Avelyn's attention from the wonders of the place, though he did listen somewhat, fearing to miss any questions directed his way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"distinction","secondary":"Smealy as he had drowned the powrie, without distinction of the fact that the victim this time was not an evil dwarf but a human being.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"explicit","secondary":"But his orders concerning Pimaninicuit had been explicit and unyielding: only those stones treated to retain their magic could be brought from the island.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sphere","secondary":"At first he thought them the borders of the known spheres, for he had heard theories of the universe as a series of overlapping, interlocking heavenly spheres, the invisible bubbles that held the layers of stars in place.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dense","secondary":"It was heavier than Avelyn had expected, quite solid and dense.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"seemingly","secondary":"Pony and Chipmunk continued their wild ride, weaving about the pines, cutting sharp corners, Pony's sword flashing, Chipmurk's seemingly endless stream of daggers spinning out.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"induce","secondary":"Elbryan recognized the black, sappy poison, a pain - inducing product of a rare black birch tree.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"span","secondary":"In the span of a few unbelievable minutes, Elbryan's entire world had been thrown down.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"threshold","secondary":"On the charred threshold of one ruin, he saw a tiny corpse, a blackened ball.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"empathy","secondary":"But Elbryan felt that soft feeling - that sympathy, that empathy - and he knew then that he was not alone.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"timber","secondary":"He pushed aside a timber gingerly, when he heard the remaining roof groan in protest and went down to his knees, peering in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"scope","secondary":"He found Thomas Ault and several other men next, and only then did the already weary youngster realize the scope of his task.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"revelation","secondary":"He found the many prayer rituals boring, even trite, in light of the revelations he was finding every night.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"noon","secondary":"The boy believed the sun to be in the west, halfway from noon to sunset.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"mutual","secondary":"There was supposed to be no anger toward an opponent, only respect and mutual learning, but Quintall growled whenever the masters paired him against Avelyn.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vague","secondary":"Master Jojonah's instructions were vague at best, but Avelyn came to understand them in his heart.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nonetheless","secondary":"Nonetheless, Jojonah began to protest again, but Markwart cut him short.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"remainder","secondary":"He spent the remainder of the afternoon caught up in the sights and smells.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ironically","secondary":"The monk had found peace within himself, ironically, in the midst of a war, a battle that Avelyn knew justified the actions that had weighed so heavily on him these last years.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"dimension","secondary":"Now it was Elbryan's turn to laugh, as he discerned the dimensions of the true trap, then easily leaped it, leaving the last few feet of the path, the last expanse to the food, open to him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"indignantly","secondary":"\"He fights like a human,\" Tuntun answered indignantly.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"substitute","secondary":"Yet measured against the speed and agility of the elves, the fluidity of their movements, substituting perfect balance for lack of weight and strength, Elbryan truly felt a novice.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"devil","secondary":"She sensed that her hair had been much shorter then, back when she was young and all the world seemed a great adventure, back when the devils were just fireside stories to make, your skin tingle or imagined demons upon whom children could wage war.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thrive","secondary":"Brothers Avelyn, Quintall, Pellimar, and Thagraine learned to survive, even thrive, on no more than four hours of sleep.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ironic","secondary":"The thought was more than a little unsettling to gentle Avelyn Desbris, and he thought it ironic that Quintall's anger was no more than proof that he, and not the stocky, ferocious man, was the better choice for Pimaninicuit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"skeptical","secondary":"Elbryan's expression was skeptical.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"lobby","secondary":"Connor, sitting back on one of the plush chairs in the lobby, turned an absent gaze his companion's way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"acutely","secondary":"That garment held Avelyn's attention acutely, for he sensed that at least one of those jewels, a small ruby, was more than ornamental.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"bouncing","secondary":"The four crewmen of the Windrunner's boat, which was bouncing noisily against the wooden dock, sat through it all with smirking faces, thoroughly amused and certainly not impressed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"despondently","secondary":"\"I lost control,\" Elbryan said despondently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"yelling","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"kidney","secondary":"Elbryan was already into his responding turn but not far enough; and the elf's blades poked him hard in the kidneys.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"frustrated","secondary":"To frustrated Jill's thinking, Gofflaw could use a throw or two across a room.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"endure","secondary":"But the old sea dog couldn't fathom the level of physical training these four men had endured.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"pirate","secondary":"\"To be in sight of land would mean to be in sight of pirates.\" He snorted and walked away, but paused, looked back, and motioned to them.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tossing","secondary":"His sleep every night was fitful, tossing and turning even more than did the Windrunner on the rough swells.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"gravely","secondary":"Avelyn nodded gravely, not liking where this was going.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"elevate","secondary":"This fifth target, some hundred yards away, was the first for which Elbryan had to elevate his shot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"precision","secondary":"But that quickness and precision would not be enough, Elbryan told himself.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"magnetic","secondary":"Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"refuge","secondary":"She couldn't look at the man but kept her eyes locked on the stars, as if seeking refuge high above.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"absent","secondary":"Connor, sitting back on one of the plush chairs in the lobby, turned an absent gaze his companion's way.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"discard","secondary":"Grady knew too much about Connor's nighttime pursuits for the nobleman to discard him, and though Grady had never even hinted at blackmail, Connor understood him well enough to fear him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"applaud","secondary":"Grady silently applauded his conniving little sister, though his perception of her actions almost scared him; he had never thought her capable of such a beautifully treacherous play.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"nonsense","secondary":"It was all nonsense, all pretension, but in Honce-the-Bear in God's Year 821, that was the way things were done.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"tenderness","secondary":"Even worse, there was no love, no tenderness in his face as he stalked back to her, just heated desire, an almost angry passion.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"magistrate","secondary":"\"We shall let the magistrate, Abbot Dobrinion, determine her fate in the morning.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"vow","secondary":"His solace came in duty, in his vow that this Dundalis and the two neighboring villages would not share the fate that had befallen his own village.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hostile","secondary":"Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"rational","secondary":"Gothra, no fool - at least by goblin standards - wanted to argue his point in logical, rational terms, but all that came from the goblin's mouth was an agonized scream as Bestesbulzibar reached out with one hand, clamping the goblin's held and pulling Gothra in.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"privilege","secondary":"Even the extra privileges did little to improve the mood of the increasingly surly crew.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"hail","secondary":"The rocky hail was light for some time, gradually increasing to the point where it punished the very ground of Pimaninicuit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"callous","secondary":"The cool and callous, way Quintall had dispatched the man, had murdered a human being, shook gentle Avelyn to his very bones.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"efficiency","secondary":"This was not the way of the Abellican Church, at least not in Avelyn's mind, and yet the efficiency of the executions of Taddy Sway and now of Bunkus Smealy made Avelyn suspect that Quintall was acting as he had been instructed by the masters before they had left port.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"catalogue","secondary":"And so he worked, as he was instructed, penning the tale of his adventures in great detail, studying and cataloguing the newest stones, their type, their magic, their strength.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"justification","secondary":"There had to be a better way, he believed, and despite the potential for disaster, there could be no justification for murder.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"precedent","secondary":"Avelyn understood then - all of it - for it was not without precedent.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"elevation","secondary":"It was a difficult concept for Elbryan, because he had been brought up with the idea of community, and within that concept, such elevation of self was considered the worst of sins: pride.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"varied","secondary":"Elbryan smiled wickedly as he considered those steep hillsides, all of varied angles and deep with virgin snow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"acceptance","secondary":"Despite his acceptance of the behavior within Pireth Tulme, Jill recognized that he was a man of some honor.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"fluidly","secondary":"It had come so fluidly, so fast, that Elbryan was still staring at the elf when he heard the third arrow hit.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"embed","secondary":"Paulson stepped inside the range and caught the spear by the shaft and rushed up its length, quickly and efficiently embedding his sword deep in the creature's chest.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"absently","secondary":"\"I hear the birds,\" he answered absently.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"consistency","secondary":"The noise increased - by the volume and consistency of the splashing, Elbryan figured there must be about a half dozen bipedal creatures approaching.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"thankfully","secondary":"The others held clubs and crude swords, but thankfully, no bows.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"inflict","secondary":"He had to find some way to hurt this thing, and though his sword might inflict some sting, it seemed that the wound could only be so deep.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"insulting","secondary":"Bradwarden snorted as if the very question were insulting.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"infamous","secondary":"The demon dactyl had been awake for several years, watching, feeling every slaughter of humans in the Wilderlands, tasting the blood of every corpse into which a powrie dipped its infamous cap, hearing the screams of sailors and passengers as each scuttled ship went under the swells of the merciless Mirianic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"relinquish","secondary":"This man was tough, admirably so, and Jojonah feared he would die from the beatings before he would relinquish his identity.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"executioner","secondary":"He was judge, jury, and executioner, assigned by the Father Abbot.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"conceal","secondary":"There were no signs to be found - Brother Justice had made certain of that - and oblivious Avelyn passed by within thirty feet of the concealed entrance to the cave that now served as Jill's prison.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"overly","secondary":"Brother Avelyn was not overly concerned when he returned to his room to find that Jill was not about.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"raging","secondary":"It wasn't until they had exited the tavern, the fight raging still, that Avelyn suddenly stopped and looked at his beautiful companion a most curious expression on his face.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"intimate","secondary":"Juraviel's tone intimated something more profound to the ranger, that not only was there a mere place for shelter, but a very special place indeed.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"integrity","secondary":"Juicy lamb and thick cuts of venison buried in brown sauces and mushrooms, oranges that exploded in a shower of juice as soon as the integrity of their peels was breached, and large, round, yellow melons that the monk had never before seen but that were sweeter than anything he had ever tasted.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"sheerest","secondary":"The elf sensed the presence of the demon dactyl as surely as the dactyl sensed him, felt the awfulness, the sheerest of evil, the coldest of deathly chill.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"philosophical","secondary":"That was the way it always happened, the needs of the day dispatching the spirit soon before the dawn, turning Elbryan's thoughts from philosophical to pragmatic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"shrink","secondary":"It is the life that fate has thrust upon us, and I am proud indeed that few, so very few, have shrunk before their sudden, unasked for responsibilities.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"toll","secondary":"The folk recognized the dramatic movement as a signal and braced for the charge, determined to take their toll, whatever the final outcome.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"massacre","secondary":"So fast and complete was the massacre that Avelyn never used his magic.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"abuse","secondary":"You stole the stones because you rightly judged that they were being abused.\"","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"interference","secondary":"The horse knew things simply, without the interference of reason that was the domain of men, elves, and the higher races.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"forthcoming","secondary":"\"Ye did!\" Bradwarden roared, ending any forthcoming lies from the man and his two companions.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"compassion","secondary":"Whatever complaints Cric and Chipmunk might offer, they had remained in the area because of the refugees, out of simple compassion.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"reassure","secondary":"Elbryan kept them down, tried to reassure them all by patting the other two children softly, by showing them his weapons and that he was ready should they be discovered.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"ignorance","secondary":"ignorance saved the creatures' lives that night, for death was barely an arm's length away; more important, the goblins' ignorance also saved Elbryan's plan.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"probe","secondary":"It was as they had feared the monsters using the occupied towns as base and supply camps while they sent their dark tendrils further south, first in probes, but soon, so Paulson believed, in great numbers.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"disposal","secondary":"Indeed, more than two thirds of the human group had gone further to the east, leaving less than forty warriors at Elbryan's disposal, not counting the secretive elves, whose number even the ranger didn't know.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"violate","secondary":"When Pony met Elbryan more than an hour later, she had to work hard to hide her feelings of guilt, her feelings that she had somehow violated him.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"trio","secondary":"By the ranger's calculations, the trailing trio would soon be well within the goblin's view.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"compromise","secondary":"The goblins came at them in a semicircular formation, but the integrity of the monstrous line was compromised quickly, for Belli'mar Juraviel, perched on a branch some distance away, plucked at them with his tiny but deadly bow.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"decisive","secondary":"So we will survive for the time, I believe, but we will do nothing decisive, not here, halfway between the fighting front and the source of the invasion.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"warfare","secondary":"The remaining band would cease its hit-and-hide warfare and concentrate on getting all the folk to safer points in the south, trying to parallel the advancing army without engaging it.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"stoicism","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"},{"primary":"insidious","secondary":"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.","answer":"（尚未填入定義）"}],"cloze":[],"character":[],"plot":[]};
|
|
const COLORS = {"vocab":"#3498db","cloze":"#27ae60","character":"#9b59b6","plot":"#e67e22"};
|
|
let tab = "vocab", idx = 0, flipped = false;
|
|
|
|
function esc(s) {
|
|
return String(s).replace(/&/g,'&').replace(/</g,'<').replace(/>/g,'>');
|
|
}
|
|
function rend(s) { return esc(s).replace(/\n/g,'<br>'); }
|
|
|
|
function render() {
|
|
const cards = DATA[tab] || [];
|
|
if (!cards.length) return;
|
|
const c = cards[idx];
|
|
document.getElementById('fc-primary').innerHTML = rend(c.primary);
|
|
document.getElementById('fc-secondary').innerHTML = rend(c.secondary);
|
|
document.getElementById('fc-answer').innerHTML = rend(c.answer);
|
|
document.getElementById('prog').textContent = (idx + 1) + ' / ' + cards.length;
|
|
document.getElementById('fc').classList.toggle('flipped', flipped);
|
|
const color = COLORS[tab] || '#3498db';
|
|
document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--accent', color);
|
|
document.getElementById('btn-prev').disabled = idx === 0;
|
|
document.getElementById('btn-next').disabled = idx === cards.length - 1;
|
|
document.querySelectorAll('.tab').forEach(t => {
|
|
t.classList.toggle('active', t.dataset.tab === tab);
|
|
});
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
function flip() { flipped = !flipped; render(); }
|
|
function prev() { if (idx > 0) { idx--; flipped = false; render(); } }
|
|
function next() { if (idx < (DATA[tab]||[]).length - 1) { idx++; flipped = false; render(); } }
|
|
function switchTab(t) {
|
|
if (!DATA[t] || !DATA[t].length) return;
|
|
tab = t; idx = 0; flipped = false; render();
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
document.getElementById('fc').addEventListener('click', flip);
|
|
document.getElementById('btn-prev').addEventListener('click', prev);
|
|
document.getElementById('btn-flip').addEventListener('click', flip);
|
|
document.getElementById('btn-next').addEventListener('click', next);
|
|
document.querySelectorAll('.tab').forEach(btn => {
|
|
btn.addEventListener('click', () => switchTab(btn.dataset.tab));
|
|
});
|
|
document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
|
|
if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft') prev();
|
|
else if (e.key === 'ArrowRight') next();
|
|
else if (e.key === ' ' || e.key === 'Enter') { e.preventDefault(); flip(); }
|
|
});
|
|
|
|
render();
|
|
</script>
|
|
</body>
|
|
</html> |