booking/the-demon-awakens/beginner/raws/the-demon-awakens-beginner-words.csv

1	lemma	pos	cefr_level	coverage_rank	global_frequency	context_sentence	context_sentence_zh	definition_zh
2	monk	Noun	C1	1	485	Again the young monk could only shrug helplessly, wanting to know but afraid to know.
3	stone	Noun	A2	2	444	Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.
4	goblin	Noun	A2	3	412	The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.
5	elf	Noun	A2	4	336	Juraviel didn't have to look Tuntun's way to know her pose, for the obstinate elf struck it often.
6	giant	Noun	B1	5	265	Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.
7	side	Noun	A2	6	248	Immediately a pair of mugs came up into the air from the side of the room.
8	against	Adjective	A2	7	226	Pony squeezed in tight between two buildings and put her head against a wall.
9	sword	Noun	C1	8	212	Even as the goblin began to turn, Elbryan's sword came down hard on its head.
10	such	Adverb	A2	9	211	It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.
11	reply	Verb	A2	10	207	The look the stocky man gave him in reply did little to allay the monk's mounting suspicions.
12	centaur	Noun	UNKNOWN	11	201	Elbryan turned a wry gaze on the centaur.
13	realize	Verb	A2	12	200	The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.
14	master	Noun	B2	13	199	Without a word, the tall master stalked from the room.
15	ground	Noun	A2	14	184	Elbryan prodded the ground with the tip of his sword.
16	perhaps	Adverb	A2	15	184	It wouldn't matter, she quickly reminded herself, and perhaps this way, defenseless, the end would come more quickly.
17	indeed	Adverb	B1	16	184	Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!
18	creature	Noun	B2	17	182	For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.
19	dactyl	Noun	UNKNOWN	18	181	By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.
20	human	Noun	A2	19	180	Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.
21	fight	Verb	A2	20	163	To where his parents were fighting, to where Pony had run.
22	fear	Noun	A2	21	160	That notion brought fear and Elbryan tried to pull away - and did break the hold long enough to catch his breath.
23	nod	Verb	C1	22	159	Elbryan shrugged and nodded down the road to the north, then led the girl off at a swift pace.
24	low	Adjective	A2	23	156	A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.
25	magic	Noun	B1	24	148	Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world.
26	voice	Noun	A2	25	144	Pony recognized the frustration in his voice, though he did well to hide it.
27	wide	Adjective	A2	26	141	The snicker was soon gone, but the smile remained, all the wider for the sight.
28	suddenly	Adverb	A2	27	140	Elbryan felt suddenly closer to the girl, as if they two had shared something very special and very private.
29	smile	Verb	A2	28	138	Elbryan moved up to the comer of the next house, smiling for his cleverness, and peered around.
30	consider	Verb	A2	29	133	A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.
31	shoulder	Noun	A2	30	132	The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.
32	hit	Noun	A2	31	132	Realizing she hadn't been hit by anything, she put her feet back under her and ran on.
33	along	Verb	A2	32	130	From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.
34	step	Verb	A2	33	126	Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.
35	deep	Adjective	A2	34	125	It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.
36	bear	Verb	A2	35	125	As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.
37	powrie	Noun	UNKNOWN	36	122	It was a powrie mannikin, Avelyn realized.
38	powries	Noun	UNKNOWN	37	117	It wasn't lost on Juraviel, though, for the elf had battled the fierce, evil powries many times over the centuries.
39	alone	Adjective	A2	38	113	Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.
40	cry	Verb	A2	39	111	Pony let out a cry, hurled one of her stones at the creature, and ran off.
41	bow	Verb	C1	40	111	The weight of his first kill descended upon him, bowing his shoulders, nearly driving him to his knees.
42	dead	Adjective	A2	41	110	Finally he stopped, realizing it was dead, that it could no longer hurt him.
43	sight	Noun	B1	42	110	In the hollow of the twin pines, he had lost sight of his enemy - the first, and often fatal, mistake.
44	hardly	Adverb	B1	43	109	For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.
45	edge	Noun	B1	44	109	Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.
46	force	Verb	B1	45	109	Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely.
47	remark	Verb	B2	46	109	Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face.
48	arrow	Noun	B2	47	108	Scores and scores of small arrows, filling the air all about him!
49	forest	Noun	A2	48	107	Not so far down, they moved beneath the misty canopy, and the forested valley came clear to Elbryan.
50	surprise	Verb	A2	49	107	Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face.
51	monster	Noun	B2	50	107	Elbryan tried to stab the monster again, but the giant squeezed even tighter, and all the young man could do was groan.
52	weapon	Noun	B1	51	106	Every part of the demon was a weapon, devastating and deadly.
53	nearly	Adverb	A2	52	104	The weight of his first kill descended upon him, bowing his shoulders, nearly driving him to his knees.
54	spirit	Noun	B1	53	103	The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.
55	rush	Verb	B2	54	103	Jojonah launched into a rushed explanation, more the regurgitation of a prepared speech than anything spontaneous.
56	sense	Verb	A2	55	102	Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.
57	spot	Noun	B1	56	102	There were the bodies; she saw Olwan, crumpled and broken in the same spot where she had seen him fall.
58	power	Noun	A2	57	100	The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.
59	roll	Verb	B1	58	100	The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun.
60	breath	Noun	B1	59	99	Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.
61	thick	Adjective	A2	60	97	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.
62	shake	Verb	A2	61	97	Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.
63	least	Adverb	A2	62	97	It appeared to him as if the mist were somehow blocking, or at least escaping, the winds, but how could that be?
64	ahead	Adjective	B1	63	97	The girl was not looking ahead, though, but at the ridge to the south behind them.
65	straight	Adjective	A2	64	96	Elbryan cocked his head and ran a hand through his thick layers of straight, light brown hair.
66	strength	Noun	B1	65	94	By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.
67	enemy	Noun	B1	66	94	Its thoughts turned from its enemies to those it would summon as minions.
68	companion	Noun	C1	67	94	It had tried to flee with its companions but fell short of the brush for lack of breath and died soon after.
69	attack	Noun	A2	68	91	At this point, Tallareyish was playing white, pressing the attack, but Elbryan meant to reverse that.
70	folk	Noun	B1	69	91	The village was not even walled, as earlier settlements near the Wilderlands had been, and the folk were not well armed.
71	dwarf	Noun	A2	70	90	Powries were skinny dwarfs, barely four feet in height.
72	clear	Adjective	A2	71	90	Again it was the smell of his burning village that cleared his head.
73	image	Noun	A2	72	88	Elbryan liked the image; every day that passed, he found that he enjoyed looking at Pony more and more.
74	finally	Adverb	A2	73	88	Stronger than its little body would indicate, the goblin finally pushed her aside and turned its spear.
75	battle	Noun	B1	74	88	Elbryan savored every word, envisioning the battle clearly.
76	heart	Noun	A2	75	86	The reward for such a life, for such a good heart, was a better existence in a better place.
77	lift	Verb	A2	76	85	Carved into the roof were four arms, two sets, hands lifted high, palms open and holding stones.
78	mind	Noun	A2	77	84	And the name, all the names, were gone from her mind - that was the worst thing' of all!
79	bit	Noun	A2	78	83	Avelyn retracted his hand a few inches, wondering if he was being a bit foolish here.
80	drop	Verb	A2	79	83	The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees.
81	valley	Noun	A2	80	82	And of the other patrol, who had battled in the wide pine valley among the caribou moss?
82	grab	Verb	B2	81	82	Adjonas grabbed Quintall by the shoulder.
83	huge	Adjective	A2	82	81	Avelyn had never seen a place so huge, could not comprehend the effort that had been expended to put this hall together.
84	wonder	Verb	B1	83	81	Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard.
85	whisper	Noun	B2	84	80	All the world seemed still, not a bird calling, not a whisper of wind.
86	heavy	Adjective	A2	85	78	In her hand she clutched her heavy wooden spoon.
87	beyond	Adjective	B2	86	76	On the ridge and in the vale beyond, the primary enemy became boredom.
88	push	Verb	A2	87	75	Pony couldn't sustain her smile as she watched him go, wondering if she had pushed him a little too hard.
89	doubt	Noun	B1	88	74	Tuntun was wrong, Juraviel knew without any doubt at all; this one had character.
90	tear	Noun	B2	89	74	The black-winged demon looked down at a darker red tear marring its otherwise smooth hide.
91	dozen	Noun	B2	90	74	But the giant had seen the move dozens of times in its battles with little folk.
92	trail	Verb	C1	91	74	More arrows whistled past, each trailing a strand, each tightening the web about Elbryan, holding him from his meal.
93	surely	Adverb	B1	92	73	Avelyn calmed quickly; surely they did recognize the jewel, and apparently, it did not bother them.
94	staff	Noun	B1	93	73	Elbryan clutched his staff and set his heels.
95	beside	Adjective	B2	94	73	And when he slipped back beside the tenth and last basket, he saw steam still rising from his tea.
96	pain	Noun	A2	95	72	It wasn't difficult to imagine the power of the creature's bite or the pain of getting free from those nasty teeth.
97	scream	Verb	B2	96	72	Everything was confusion, screams and cries of pain.
98	strike	Verb	B2	97	71	Juraviel didn't have to look Tuntun's way to know her pose, for the obstinate elf struck it often.
99	scramble	Gerund	A2	98	70	Desperately, the young man scrambled to the side, trying to ready a defense.
100	wind	Noun	A2	99	70	From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.
101	almost	Adverb	A2	100	69	The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.
102	simply	Adverb	B1	101	69	Either Avelyn had a direct line to God or the young man simply had no idea of what it was to be human.
103	slip	Verb	B2	102	68	All advantage was lost as the young man stumbled, the loose earth slipping out from under his foot.
104	expression	Plural	A2	103	67	When Juraviel turned back this time, his expression was more stern.
105	hop	Verb	A2	104	66	Pony grinned warmly, hoping he was right.
106	pause	Verb	B2	105	66	The master paused and lamented his own weakness.
107	glance	Noun	C1	106	66	With great effort, Elbryan tore his gaze from the dreadful spectacle below and glanced all around.
108	ship	Noun	A2	107	65	Father Abbot Markwart had pointedly mentioned that there were no ships in; Avelyn knew where he was supposed to go.
109	wound	Noun	B2	108	65	Dinoniel was gone, a distant memory, but the demon spirit had returned and the physical wounds had healed.
110	spin	Verb	C1	109	65	The door to the common house opened with a crash, and both Pony and Elbryan immediately spun away from each other.
111	recognize	Verb	A2	110	64	Avelyn, who had often spent hours at a time gazing at the wondrous night sky, recognized some of the points.
112	easily	Adverb	A2	111	64	Seven goblins came into sight, trotting easily down the slope.
113	branch	Noun	B1	112	64	It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.
114	movement	Noun	A2	113	63	Juraviel shrugged, a flitting little movement of his slender shoulders.
115	charge	Verb	B1	114	63	The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.
116	blade	Noun	C1	115	63	Elbryan was already into his responding turn but not far enough; and the elf's blades poked him hard in the kidneys.
117	blood	Noun	A2	116	62	Elbryan pulled back his trembling hand, staring wide-eyed at the bright blood that now covered it.
118	cover	Verb	A2	117	62	Then he wanted to turn back, to run into the hollow and cover his face.
119	brush	Verb	A2	118	62	It had tried to flee with its companions but fell short of the brush for lack of breath and died soon after.
120	forward	Verb	A2	119	62	Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.
121	finger	Noun	A2	120	62	To his rubbing fingers, the hematite felt truly liquid then, and inviting.
122	powerful	Adjective	B1	121	62	The powrie struggled desperately, but the powerful man locked his legs tight and fought to keep his balance.
123	lip	Noun	B1	122	62	And she was coming closer, Elbryan realized, her head slowly drifting toward his, her lips, so soft, in line with his!
124	sky	Noun	A2	123	61	Avelyn, who had often spent hours at a time gazing at the wondrous night sky, recognized some of the points.
125	somehow	Adverb	B2	124	61	Jayson only hoped that he could somehow get her home, into her own bed, before she died.
126	physical	Adjective	A2	125	60	The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.
127	hide	Verb	A2	126	60	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.
128	knee	Noun	A2	127	60	Elbryan fell to his knees, reaching for the wound, gingerly touching the spear and wondering if he should pull it free.
129	rest	Noun	A2	128	60	Its chin came to rest on its chest, and it held the kneeling pose, quite dead.
130	slowly	Adverb	A2	129	60	And she was coming closer, Elbryan realized, her head slowly drifting toward his, her lips, so soft, in line with his!
131	shift	Verb	B1	130	60	The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.
132	truly	Adverb	B2	131	60	To his rubbing fingers, the hematite felt truly liquid then, and inviting.
133	hematite	Verb	C1	132	60	To his rubbing fingers, the hematite felt truly liquid then, and inviting.
134	blow	Verb	A2	133	59	Tuntun was tiring, too, Elbryan knew, and if he could land but one solid blow, the fight might be at its end.
135	memory	Noun	A2	134	59	Dinoniel was gone, a distant memory, but the demon spirit had returned and the physical wounds had healed.
136	shadow	Noun	B2	135	59	Elbryan went left, shadowing a group of three.
137	yer	Noun	UNKNOWN	136	59	Too many of yer folk would've forced the girl by their side, to protect her.
138	likely	Adjective	A2	137	58	If Quintall tried to sneak in and push that crank, it would likely cost them both their meal.
139	perfectly	Adverb	B1	138	58	Elbryan and Jilseponie stood perfectly still, stricken.
140	slope	Noun	B2	139	58	Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing.
141	guard	Noun	B1	140	57	It pleased her greatly to help out Elbryan, to guard his emotions.
142	magical	Adjective	C1	141	57	Whenever he was allowed to handle a magical stone, Master Siherton was at his side, a potent and lethal gem in hand.
143	leap	Verb	C1	142	57	When the giant was within one huge stride, Elbryan leaped out, trying to confuse it with sheer savagery.
144	tip	Noun	A2	143	56	Elbryan prodded the ground with the tip of his sword.
145	immediately	Adverb	A2	144	56	The door to the common house opened with a crash, and both Pony and Elbryan immediately spun away from each other.
146	truth	Noun	B1	145	56	Siherton knew the truth of Jojonah's words, and seemed now caught within that truth, helpless in the face of reality.
147	chest	Noun	B1	146	56	Its chin came to rest on its chest, and it held the kneeling pose, quite dead.
148	army	Noun	A2	147	55	Dinoniel and much of his army had been consumed and destroyed, but the dactyl...
149	gaze	Noun	C1	148	55	Elbryan turned to follow her gaze, and he, too, could not suppress a grin.
150	simple	Adjective	A2	149	54	There were times, such as this, when he hated simple elven logic.
151	direction	Plural	A2	150	54	All they could see in any direction was the flat bluish-gray line of the horizon.
152	quietly	Adverb	A2	151	54	Two men walked quietly away from Brother Avelyn's closed door.
153	path	Noun	B1	152	54	Despite the addition of the pit, the path appeared almost exactly the same as it had on all of his previous returns.
154	single	Adjective	A2	153	53	Jilseponie moved first, a single, tiny step, her arm reaching out helplessly.
155	notice	Verb	A2	154	53	Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.
156	sudden	Adjective	B1	155	53	Elbryan resisted the sudden and inexplicable urge to run over and kiss Pony.
157	captain	Noun	B1	156	53	Every time he passed that cabin door, a small stateroom just behind the quarters of Captain Adjonas, he trembled.
158	clearly	Adverb	A2	157	52	Elbryan and Jilseponie had seen it on a few occasions, but never so clearly as this, never so vibrant.
159	burn	Verb	A2	158	52	Again it was the smell of his burning village that cleared his head.
160	cross	Verb	A2	159	52	It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.
161	score	Noun	A2	160	52	The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis.
162	corner	Noun	A2	161	52	As if in a grotesque mockery of that hope, a goblin marched around that corner, bearing down on the girl.
163	none	Noun	A2	162	51	There were many powries on that deck, though none had, as yet, spotted her.
164	dagger	Noun	B1	163	51	Or he didn't even need the dagger but could stiffen his fingers that he might drive them right through any obstacle.
165	duty	Noun	B1	164	51	What of her duty to the couple who had taken her in and given her a home?
166	angle	Noun	B2	165	51	Pony knew that she could not move it again from this new angle, and so she didn't even try.
167	spear	Noun	A2	166	50	After a moment of shock, the goblins had thrown their spears, injuring one man.
168	care	Verb	A2	167	50	Tuntun held up a hand to her elvish companion, silently bidding Juraviel to let her take care of this situation.
169	enter	Verb	A2	168	50	Piety, dignity, poverty, that was the pledge offered upon entering the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle.
170	kick	Verb	B1	169	50	Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.
171	measure	Noun	B1	170	50	Laughter trailed him as he sped away, and Elbryan sensed that there was some measure of admiration in it.
172	cave	Verb	B2	171	50	It didn't seem such a momentous thing, just a gradual stirring in a deep cave in a far, empty mountain.
173	approach	Verb	B2	172	50	Five running strides brought him to the goblin, who didn't hear his approach until the last second.
174	wood	Noun	A2	173	49	That meant gathering wood and tending the fires, repairing the cabins-which always seemed to need repair!
175	distance	Noun	A2	174	49	With a grimace of determination, Elbryan halved the distance to his foe.
176	field	Noun	A2	175	49	Then the horse thundered away out of the field, out of sight.
177	wing	Noun	B1	176	49	Elbryan wondered, having no explanation of who or what those delicate winged creatures might be.
178	kiss	Verb	B1	177	49	That was it, the young man decided as the gentle kiss, their closed mouths barely touching, lingered on and on.
179	admit	Verb	B1	178	49	For a moment, I admit, I even held fast a fantasy that my memory of the destruction, of the carnage, was in error.
180	tight	Adjective	B1	179	49	The noose was getting tighter, Pony knew.
181	barely	Adverb	B2	180	49	It floated through-the chill air, barely perceptible.
182	deck	Noun	B2	181	49	Adjonas pushed him aside and walked in from the rail so that all on deck could see him.
183	swing	Verb	C1	182	49	Elbryan immediately swung about, realizing he was vulnerable.
184	accept	Verb	A2	183	48	So went the widely accepted argument that allowed for relaxing some aspects of the holy pledge.
185	gray	Adjective	A2	184	48	The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun.
186	growl	Verb	A2	185	48	With a growl, Avelyn pushed on, finally reaching the tiring Quintall.
187	protest	Verb	B1	186	48	Nonetheless, Jojonah began to protest again, but Markwart cut him short.
188	howl	Verb	B1	187	48	The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.
189	fomorian	Singular	UNKNOWN	188	48	Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.
190	shrug	Verb	C1	189	48	Olwan snorted and shrugged his muscular shoulders.
191	narrow	Adjective	A2	190	47	Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.
192	glow	Noun	A2	191	47	Father Abbot Markwart, his eyes glowing fiercely in the diamond light, waved a hand to silence the master.
193	ridge	Noun	A2	192	47	The girl was not looking ahead, though, but at the ridge to the south behind them.
194	pace	Noun	B2	193	47	Work in the village was at full pace, readying for winter.
195	darkness	Noun	B2	194	47	It had awakened, darkness rising, and already its influence was spreading throughout Corona.
196	motion	Verb	B2	195	47	Elbryan looked at Pony, who seemed to be growing quite bored by it all, and motioned to the door.
197	forth	Noun	C1	196	47	Jojonah nearly laughed aloud at the spectacle, and held forth the hematite.
198	certainly	Adverb	A2	197	46	The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.
199	view	Verb	A2	198	46	Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.
200	position	Noun	A2	199	46	After only five weeks of a four-year training program, the first position of Preparer was nearly secured.
201	less	Noun	A2	200	46	Instinctively, the ranger's hand went to his waterskin, and he found it less than half full.
202	energy	Noun	A2	201	46	If Avelyn had concentrated so much of his energy into the ruby, then likely he had let the serpentine shield slip.
203	muscle	Noun	B1	202	46	The knuckles on both of Elbryan's hands were white by this point, and the muscles along his jaw strained taut.
204	obviously	Adverb	B1	203	46	Indeed, the two seemed obviously mismatched.
205	wave	Verb	A2	204	45	Jojonah waved his hand and shook his head, uninterested.
206	snap	Verb	C1	205	45	And then, in the snap of fingers, in the space of a single kiss, it was all gone, all taken away.
207	chance	Verb	A2	206	44	Elbryan and his friends, some as young as six or seven, saw their chance unfolding.
208	pine	Noun	A2	207	44	Something else watched the young man from a perch in one of the thicker pines on the ridge.
209	rock	Noun	A2	208	44	Elbryan rocked back on his heels, fumbling with his thoughts.
210	ring	Noun	A2	209	44	Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world.
211	crew	Noun	B2	210	44	If the man, like his crew, was so obviously nonreligious, then he should not possess such a gem, not for any reason.
212	beast	Noun	C1	211	44	Dinoniel himself had come into this cave after the beast, had skewered the dactyl...
213	attention	Singular	A2	212	43	Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.
214	abbey	Noun	B1	213	43	If he couldn't survive in the courtyard of the abbey, after all, what chance did he have on the high and wild seas?
215	shoot	Verb	B1	214	43	Only a coward would shoot from the boughs.
216	friar	Noun	B1	215	43	The sheer power of the friar astounded Jill.
217	tone	Noun	B2	216	43	Still the tears came; every so often his even tone was broken by a sniffle or a sob.
218	stumble	Verb	C1	217	43	Pony ran off, stumbled and fell, then scrambled on all fours - anything to get away.
219	merchant	Noun	C1	218	43	Brother Justice played along, and, indeed, the merchant Dosey was not exaggerating.
220	steal	Verb	A2	219	42	Bluish-white light trailed the length of its path, stealing the green hue, and the zombie fell back and growled.
221	choice	Noun	A2	220	42	The young monk was a good choice, a God-given choice indeed, to go to Pimaninicuit.
222	grove	Noun	A2	221	42	Soon Elbryan was at the edge of the grove, standing before the candled field.
223	gentle	Adjective	B1	222	42	Elbryan conceded the point, though he still thought Brody Gentle more bluster than truth.
224	command	Noun	B2	223	42	And he had control of the body; it moved to the commands of his spirit!
225	touch	Verb	A2	224	41	That was it, the young man decided as the gentle kiss, their closed mouths barely touching, lingered on and on.
226	soft	Adjective	A2	225	41	Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody.
227	wild	Adjective	A2	226	41	Juraviel looked to the north, to the wild lands beyond his elven home and far beyond the settlements of any humans.
228	soldier	Noun	A2	227	41	The group of soldiers entered the tavern openly through the front door, doubling the number of patrons.
229	figure	Noun	A2	228	41	Quite a bit of juice might be ruined, but Juraviel figured the loss was worth it.
230	bolt	Noun	A2	229	41	A short distance away, Elbryan sat bolt upright, confused.
231	target	Noun	A2	230	41	The very next day, Elbryan hit the target two out of every three shots.
232	solid	Adjective	B1	231	41	Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.
233	chapter	Noun	B1	232	41	CHAPTER 13 Running Fast Down a Long, Long Road
234	knowing	Adjective	B1	233	41	Avelyn swallowed his next retort, knowing that it would be a useless argument.
235	throat	Noun	B1	234	41	Elbryan fell back behind the twin pines, catching the shout in his throat, gasping for breath.
236	rope	Noun	B1	235	41	A final hack from Jill sent the rope flying free, half a dozen powries splashing down hard into the cold waters.
237	gain	Verb	B2	236	41	Elbryan still could not navigate this area, but he was gaining some understanding.
238	demand	Verb	B2	237	41	By right, Connor could have demanded her execution.
239	notion	Singular	B2	238	41	Elbryan realized the arrogance of that notion, an almost sinful pride,.
240	launch	Verb	B2	239	41	Furious, Elbryan finally launched himself sideways, putting some ground between him and his elusive opponent.
241	death	Noun	A2	240	40	The object of Thagraine's death, a huge purple amethyst, held Avelyn's attention.
242	rise	Verb	A2	241	40	It had awakened, darkness rising, and already its influence was spreading throughout Corona.
243	insist	Verb	B2	242	40	Was it, as Siherton insisted, the young man's apparent inhumanity?
244	sweep	Verb	B2	243	40	Avelyn then let go and dropped into a leg sweep that left Thagraine lying flat on the deck.
245	mirror	Noun	A2	244	39	There was something in the mirror, just beyond his vision!
246	camp	Noun	A2	245	39	When they arrived at Elbryan's camp, when the ranger and Pony settled beside a fire, Avelyn did as promised.
247	respect	Noun	B1	246	39	The elves watched every move, some with respect, some with a hugely superior attitude.
248	prove	Verb	B1	247	39	If they proved the better, he believed, then that was obviously God's will.
249	snort	Noun	B2	248	39	Olwan snorted and shrugged his muscular shoulders.
250	stallion	Noun	B2	249	39	Then the great stallion leaped away, thundering back into the shadows, into the brush.
251	sheer	Adjective	C1	250	39	That excitement turned to sheer joy when they passed out of the town and began their ascent of the ridge.
252	top	Noun	A2	251	38	From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.
253	argue	Verb	A2	252	38	Theologians of Corona argued over whether the demon dactyl was the source or the result of evil.
254	destroy	Verb	A2	253	38	Dinoniel and much of his army had been consumed and destroyed, but the dactyl...
255	promise	Noun	A2	254	38	For Avelyn, the night lessons were the promise of his greatest aspirations.
256	gift	Noun	A2	255	38	Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world.
257	glad	Adjective	B1	256	38	Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.
258	block	Verb	B1	257	38	It appeared to him as if the mist were somehow blocking, or at least escaping, the winds, but how could that be?
259	stride	Noun	B1	258	38	Five running strides brought him to the goblin, who didn't hear his approach until the last second.
260	escape	Verb	B1	259	38	But there was no escape, no way to get beyond Dundalis without being seen.
261	desire	Noun	B2	260	38	Elbryan felt no desire to tease when looking at Pony's lips now.
262	faith	Noun	B2	261	38	But the young man held faith and passed his hopes down the line.
263	apparently	Adverb	B2	262	38	Avelyn calmed quickly; surely they did recognize the jewel, and apparently, it did not bother them.
264	sigh	Verb	C1	263	38	Elbryan sighed deeply and turned to Pony.
265	slap	Noun	C1	264	38	If he had slapped her, she would not have looked more wounded.
266	softly	Adverb	A2	265	37	Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl.
267	focus	Verb	A2	266	37	What Avelyn focused on, therefore, was the destination, the isle itself.
268	hole	Noun	A2	267	37	Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab.
269	task	Noun	A2	268	37	If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.
270	training	Noun	A2	269	37	Now she remembered her training, forced herself to think clearly and concisely.
271	circle	Noun	A2	270	37	Holding hands, the elves formed a wide circle about him.
272	base	Noun	B1	271	37	Pony fell to her knees and began to scrape the ground at the base of Olwan's house.
273	calm	Verb	B1	272	37	Olwan started away, and McMichael calmed and moved to follow.
274	tumble	Verb	B1	273	37	Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing.
275	thus	Adverb	B2	274	37	Inevitably, though, that led Elbryan to thoughts of mortality and thus to the recent fate of his family and friends.
276	concern	Verb	B2	275	37	Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves.
277	suspect	Verb	B2	276	37	Olwan had used large slabs for the base, and, as Pony suspected, the house hadn't completely settled.
278	firmly	Adverb	B2	277	37	Elbryan said firmly, and even as he spoke the words, he understood Bradwarden's cunning verbal maneuver.
279	tale	Noun	B2	278	37	Every villager was in the common house that night, though most had already heard the tale of the goblin fight by then.
280	yell	Noun	C1	279	37	She wanted to yell out for someone to help doomed Olwan, wanted to scream simply for the sake of screaming.
281	matter	Verb	A2	280	36	The dactyl could not take direct credit, but that mattered little.
282	lock	Verb	A2	281	36	Thus she kept her cabin door securely locked.
283	stick	Verb	B1	282	36	Elbryan stuck a blade of grass between his teeth and considered the viewpoint.
284	tiny	Adjective	B1	283	36	The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls.
285	desperately	Adverb	B2	284	36	Pony ran on desperately, blinded by tears.
286	trap	Noun	B2	285	36	These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure.
287	catapult	Noun	B2	286	36	Stay back from the catapults, I warn you.
288	dawn	Noun	C1	287	36	Juraviel found him at dawn, curled in a hollow at the base of a wide oak.
289	source	Noun	A2	288	35	Theologians of Corona argued over whether the demon dactyl was the source or the result of evil.
290	danger	Noun	A2	289	35	So Elbryan stood back from it all, figuring it to be one of those dangers for the villagers to work out on their own.
291	couple	Noun	A2	290	35	Elbryan tried to calculate the duration of his rest, knew it had been no more than a couple of hours.
292	bright	Adjective	A2	291	35	The place was not bright, having only a handful of tiny windows set high up on the tall walls.
293	inside	Adjective	A2	292	35	But there was indeed light inside that room, such a light as to make Avelyn think of a cloudless midsummer day.
294	save	Verb	A2	293	34	If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.
295	skin	Noun	A2	294	34	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.
296	roar	Noun	A2	295	34	Quintall's roar, truly the roar of a tiger, sent the crew scrambling.
297	weight	Noun	A2	296	34	Shane McMichael did not argue the point, though the weight of it grew steadily on his shoulders.
298	neck	Noun	A2	297	34	The night was dark about him; his neck ached from holding the position for so long.
299	manage	Verb	A2	298	34	The powrie came across with a backhand slash, but Avelyn managed to duck beneath it.
300	gather	Verb	B1	299	34	What creatures could the dactyl gather this time to wage its war?
301	diamond	Noun	B1	300	34	Siherton held a small diamond, and from it came enough light for Avelyn to discern the man's features clearly.
302	mad	Adjective	B1	301	34	Then the ranger went back to watching, thinking that the mad monk would soon tire.
303	moving	Adjective	B2	302	34	And it was quite obvious that this' force was moving southward.
304	punch	Noun	C1	303	34	Over and over they rolled, tumbling down the slope, punching and thrashing.
305	pole	Noun	C1	304	34	The object on the fourth shoulder pole, each man realized, would be enough to get the lesson across.
306	merely	Adverb	C1	305	34	Soon enough the young man had realized that it was for no particular act but merely because he was not elvish.
307	control	Verb	A2	306	33	For Avelyn to control the magic enough to get behind Jojonah's back and see the finger sequence was incredible.
308	thrust	Noun	B1	307	33	Then he sent it straight out a second time, cutting short the thrust as the elf predictably ducked.
309	vale	Noun	B1	308	33	The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis.
310	particularly	Adverb	B1	309	33	These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure.
311	clutch	PastTense	B1	310	33	Avelyn felt something touch his hand - not his spiritual hand, but the physical one, the one clutching the stone.
312	balance	Verb	B1	311	33	Juraviel took full advantage, put Elbryan off balance and kept on twisting, angling the boy over the trough.
313	grimly	Adverb	B1	312	33	Quintall nodded grimly and turned to his three brothers.
314	evil	Adjective	B2	313	33	It told him these creatures were not of the evil goblin race; these were friends to be trusted.
315	nearby	Adjective	B2	314	33	It moved nimbly from branch to branch, crossing over to nearby trees with barely a whisper.
316	dive	Verb	B2	315	33	Exhausted, the two men dove under for the last expanse, swimming so the craft would pass right over them.
317	appear	Verb	A2	316	32	From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.
318	cloud	Noun	A2	317	32	The day was late, and gray clouds were rolling in to hide the afternoon sun.
319	secret	Adjective	A2	318	32	This was her secret place, her place of contemplation.
320	further	Adverb	A2	319	32	The monk, convinced that the animal could not cry out any further warnings, walked on toward the house.
321	certain	Adjective	A2	320	32	The simple fact that they could not be absolutely certain offered Elbryan all the encouragement he needed.
322	gently	Adverb	A2	321	32	It was warm; Elbryan felt that first, felt a soft, moist sensation gently touching all his skin.
323	connect	Infinitive	A2	322	32	Likely, the man was in no way connected to Avelyn, but still the fugitive monk remained concerned.
324	wish	Verb	A2	323	32	How Avelyn wished that Dansally were there!
325	hill	Noun	A2	324	32	It sat on the gentle slope of a wide hill, surrounded on all sides by a meadow of tall grass and wildflowers.
326	remind	Verb	B1	325	32	It wouldn't matter, she quickly reminded herself, and perhaps this way, defenseless, the end would come more quickly.
327	familiar	Adjective	B1	326	32	Elbryan didn't answer, but that familiar sparkle fit up his eyes.
328	aim	Verb	B1	327	32	Elbryan looked at him curiously; of course he was aiming at the target!
329	warn	Verb	B1	328	32	Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.
330	defeat	Verb	B2	329	32	By mid-afternoon, Elbryan knew he was defeated, knew he could not hope to properly bury all the corpses.
331	settle	Verb	B2	330	32	Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly.
332	slam	Verb	C1	331	32	The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.
333	empty	Adjective	A2	332	31	Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.
334	war	Noun	A2	333	31	Powries were not often seen, except in times of war when they were dealt with all too often.
335	jump	Verb	A2	334	31	Then she turned and skipped off, and was startled a moment later when Elbryan jumped out in front of her.
336	search	Verb	A2	335	31	Still his eyes searched the corners of the shadowy room for his mother's spirit.
337	sail	Noun	A2	336	31	Resupplied, the Windrunner put out the next day, sails full of wind with a favorable tide, sailing fast to the south.
338	hang	Verb	B1	337	31	One had many daggers within easy grasp, hanging on a bandolier that crisscrossed his chest.
339	sharp	Adjective	B1	338	31	Jill scraped her forearm on the sharp edge of the stone hearth.
340	lay	Verb	B1	339	31	The whole village had buzzed about the house because Olwan Wyndon was laying a stone foundation.
341	inch	Noun	B2	340	31	Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.
342	vision	Noun	B2	341	31	Every dip and sudden rise blurred his vision, scrambled his thoughts.
343	corridor	Noun	B2	342	31	Avelyn stepped out of the room, into the stone corridor, and vomited all over the floor.
344	grin	Noun	C1	343	31	Pony grinned warmly, hoping he was right.
345	sign	Noun	A2	344	30	Thus, when the scouts of Elkenbrook reported goblin sign, the hardy folk were not too concerned.
346	instead	Adverb	A2	345	30	Elbryan tugged more fiercely with his other hand instead, increasing the pace of the roll.
347	roof	Noun	A2	346	30	Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.
348	lightning	Noun	A2	347	30	A sheet of conjured lightning silenced the screams forever.
349	previous	Adjective	B1	348	30	Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.
350	crack	Noun	B2	349	30	A thin crack ran down the center of the obsidian sarcophagus.
351	assure	Verb	B2	350	30	Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.
352	aside	Adverb	B2	351	30	All jealousy aside, Elbryan found the taller Pony quite a pleasing sight.
353	utter	Adjective	B2	352	30	Now, the young man did utter an unintended sound, a gasp of disbelief and delight.
354	fool	Noun	B2	353	30	Perhaps the monastery should reconsider its practice of selling stones to fools like Dosey.
355	curiously	Adverb	B2	354	30	Pony blinked curiously, for Olwan's arm did not come down, seemed to be going up, up, up.
356	blanket	Noun	B2	355	30	Avelyn undressed and wrapped a blanket about himself, then sat alone with his thoughts in front of a blazing fire.
357	elvish	Adjective	UNKNOWN	356	30	No horrible memories could come to him while he was listening to that elvish song, no fears could gain hold.
358	mere	Adjective	C1	357	30	Did such a thing as the Halo even exist, or was her memory a mere fantasy?
359	flee	Verb	C1	358	30	It had tried to flee with its companions but fell short of the brush for lack of breath and died soon after.
360	warrior	Noun	C1	359	30	Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.
361	stab	Verb	C1	360	30	Elbryan tried to stab the monster again, but the giant squeezed even tighter, and all the young man could do was groan.
362	instruct	Verb	C1	361	30	The guard, as instructed, placed the body at the base of the low wall and stepped back.
363	completely	Adverb	A2	362	29	Olwan had used large slabs for the base, and, as Pony suspected, the house hadn't completely settled.
364	race	Verb	A2	363	29	It told him these creatures were not of the evil goblin race; these were friends to be trusted.
365	mark	Noun	A2	364	29	Yet, we've not yet marked the end of our second month out of St.-Mere-Abelle.
366	respond	Verb	A2	365	29	Juraviel responded with a nod of his own, but his admiration was sincere.
367	bar	Verb	A2	366	29	Not in a lewd way, like the drunk in the bar, or even in a teasing way, like the handsome young man.
368	tower	Noun	A2	367	29	The three older men moved to the edge of the tower and talked among themselves.
369	smoke	Noun	A2	368	29	A slanting ray cut in through the smoke, a single shaft of light that beckoned the girl back to the land of the living.
370	flow	Verb	B1	369	29	Jojonah held the diamond close to Avelyn, and the young monk felt its warmth flowing into his aching, frozen form.
371	apart	Adverb	B1	370	29	Elbryan pulled the bowstring back with all his strength; Hawkwing's three feathers were as wide apart as they could go.
372	private	Adjective	B1	371	29	Connor left her at the door of the private quarters behind Fellowship Way.
373	bend	Verb	B1	372	29	The first of the giants came into sight, bending low, pulling hard, a heavy harness strapped across its torso.
374	throne	Noun	B1	373	29	Entel was the third largest city in Corona, behind Ursal, the throne seat, and Palmaris.
375	desperate	Adjective	B2	374	29	Something daring, even desperate, like the shadow dive Tallareyish had used to defeat him.
376	precious	Adjective	B2	375	29	The moment, this most precious moment in all of Elbryan's young life ...
377	mount	Noun	B2	376	29	The look the stocky man gave him in reply did little to allay the monk's mounting suspicions.
378	twist	Noun	C1	377	29	Brother Justice used a fantasy of twisting the fool's head off to force a smile.
379	rage	Noun	C1	378	29	Wisdom overruled his rage, though, and he stayed hidden and let them pass.
380	leader	Noun	A2	379	28	It shadowed Elbryan's every move, studying the young leader intently.
381	running	Noun	A2	380	28	It seemed to Avelyn as if he had fallen into the middle of a running rivalry between the two older men.
382	alive	Adjective	A2	381	28	The air came alive with a strange humming sound.
383	cause	Verb	A2	382	28	Hopefully we will be able to keep our pace swift enough so that the powries' initial ram causes little damage.
384	level	Noun	A2	383	28	By the beginning of the third year, the level of jealousy among the four began to rise noticeably.
385	storm	Noun	A2	384	28	There she stayed for the, rest of the night, watching the stars return as the storm cloud raced away into the gulf.
386	manner	Noun	A2	385	28	Put in that manner, this was indeed a day of celebration.
387	gasp	Noun	B1	386	28	Now, the young man did utter an unintended sound, a gasp of disbelief and delight.
388	flame	Noun	B2	387	28	There came a bright flash and then the monk lay still, low flames licking his lifeless body.
389	anger	Noun	B2	388	28	The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.
390	slight	Adjective	B2	389	28	Gradually a smile found its way back onto her face, her dimples showing the slightest blush of red.
391	candle	Noun	B2	390	28	At night, they huddled together around oil lamps and candles, trying to ward off the chill.
392	spike	Noun	B2	391	28	Into the spike, the beast sent its vision, the telltale tracings of human-woven magic.
393	beneath	Adjective	C1	392	28	Not so far down, they moved beneath the misty canopy, and the forested valley came clear to Elbryan.
394	shape	Verb	A2	393	27	Yet I refuse to dismiss or diminish my years with the Touel'alfar; those elven friends helped to shape the man Elbryan.
395	track	Noun	A2	394	27	The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.
396	speed	Noun	A2	395	27	The ranger was amazed at the sheer speed of the thing.
397	laughter	Noun	A2	396	27	Father Abbot Markwart burst out into the most heartfelt laughter Avelyn had ever heard.
398	calmly	Adverb	A2	397	27	The elf looked up at him calmly, smiling, perfectly relaxed.
399	region	Noun	A2	398	27	The one advantage on the ranger's side was his knowledge of the region surrounding Weedy Meadow.
400	lava	Noun	B1	399	27	Bestesbulzibar looked from Quintall to one of the lava rivers.
401	northern	Noun	B1	400	27	I had not even considered this until my northern trek led me back to these lands familiar.
402	tug	Gerund	B1	401	27	But now something else tugged at him and put him on edge.
403	effort	Noun	B1	402	27	Avelyn had never seen a place so huge, could not comprehend the effort that had been expended to put this hall together.
404	bury	Verb	B1	403	27	Dundalis had been home to more than a hundred folk; how long would it take to bury them all?
405	silently	Adverb	B1	404	27	Not until this day, he silently added, looking at the slain goblin.
406	mutter	Verb	B1	405	27	Thagraine was most ill at ease, pacing, stalking, and muttering to himself.
407	gradually	Adverb	B2	406	27	Symphony snorted again and jostled about, but gradually came to accept the woman.
408	regard	Verb	B2	407	27	Instead of sizing up the diminutive creature as a potential enemy now, he regarded it in a different light.
409	loose	Adjective	B2	408	27	All advantage was lost as the young man stumbled, the loose earth slipping out from under his foot.
410	defense	Noun	B2	409	27	There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.
411	widen	Verb	C1	410	27	Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab.
412	grasp	Verb	C1	411	27	Something about the comparison, something she could not grasp, tugged hard at her, begging for release.
413	drift	Verb	C1	412	27	And she was coming closer, Elbryan realized, her head slowly drifting toward his, her lips, so soft, in line with his!
414	slash	Gerund	C1	413	27	Elbryan wanted to jump out at them, to slash them all.
415	villager	Noun	C1	414	27	So Elbryan stood back from it all, figuring it to be one of those dangers for the villagers to work out on their own.
416	chin	Noun	A2	415	26	Elbryan put his chin in his paten, resting, thinking, and staring always at the faint image at the corner of the mirror.
417	fit	Noun	A2	416	26	Olwan Wyndon nodded, not wanting to get Brody into one of his legendary fits of outrage.
418	disappear	Verb	A2	417	26	Every time his concentration wavered even a bit, his arrow flew wide of the mark, disappearing into the forest scrub.
419	dream	Verb	A2	418	26	All his life, he had wanted to live in service to God; all his life he had dreamed of this day.
420	shield	Noun	A2	419	26	Avelyn pulled out his hematite, then remembered the anti-magic shield that Quintall had constructed.
421	mostly	Adverb	A2	420	26	For her part, Cat kept her distance, offering a shy smile once or twice but mostly looking the other way.
422	heat	Noun	A2	421	26	Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.
423	trouble	Noun	A2	422	26	The elves, of course; had little trouble keeping ahead of him, silent and out of sight.
424	protect	Verb	A2	423	26	To Jill, their mission seemed paramount, a stoic existence protecting the welfare of all the kingdom.
425	mist	Noun	A2	424	26	It appeared to him as if the mist were somehow blocking, or at least escaping, the winds, but how could that be?
426	crouch	Noun	A2	425	26	Gradually he came up in a crouch, studying the area intently, trying to get some bearings on where he might be.
427	belly	Noun	A2	426	26	The one remaining howled and scrambled, fell to its belly, and slid halfway back to the bottom.
428	glare	Verb	B1	427	26	Elbryan glared at Juraviel, in no mood for cryptic talk.
429	breathe	Verb	B1	428	26	The elf was already there, and Elbryan breathed a sigh of relief when he noted that it was not Tuntun waiting for him.
430	distant	Adjective	B2	429	26	Dinoniel was gone, a distant memory, but the demon spirit had returned and the physical wounds had healed.
431	deny	Verb	B2	430	26	But she could not deny the tears, and the guilt and the pain.
432	bent	Adjective	B2	431	26	The monk crouched low, bent his legs, and tightened his muscles, measuring the dog's swift approach.
433	discern	Verb	C1	432	26	Avelyn swallowed hard, trying to discern his best response.
434	chamber	Noun	C1	433	26	There were several monks, men a few years Avelyn's senior, in the chamber above.
435	patrol	Noun	C1	434	26	Elbryan and his friends had offered to walk patrols since the first day of the hunting party's return.
436	blast	Verb	C1	435	26	Elbryan, dazed, his breath blasted away, nearly fainted.
437	bottom	Noun	A2	436	25	Then likely he was now a charred thing, drifting to the bottom of the harbor.
438	loud	Adjective	A2	437	25	That brought a loud snort from Pellimar.
439	gate	Noun	A2	438	25	A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.
440	metal	Noun	A2	439	25	One hand banged against the powrie's solid waists against a metal ball above the dwarf's belt.
441	beat	Verb	A2	440	25	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.
442	cap	Noun	B1	441	25	Early that evening, Elbryan walked onto the low meadow, ringed by tall, thick pines and capped by the starry canopy.
443	obvious	Adjective	B1	442	25	From the sounds emanating from within, it was quite obvious what was going on in there.
444	pray	Verb	B1	443	25	Always working or praying; there were no other recollections of Avelyn to be found.
445	caravan	Noun	B1	444	25	Up in front, one of the women signaled that the caravan was nearly upon them.
446	prisoner	Noun	B1	445	25	You are not a prisoner, yet you are not free.
447	deadly	Adjective	B2	446	25	How many thousands of goblins and giants had fallen to Mother's deadly blade!
448	doom	Noun	B2	447	25	Avelyn winced, seeing men leaping from the deck, their doom at hand.
449	stare	Noun	B2	448	25	Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly.
450	scout	Noun	B2	449	25	Thus, when the scouts of Elkenbrook reported goblin sign, the hardy folk were not too concerned.
451	steady	Adjective	B2	450	25	Elbryan forced himself to remain steady, to think clearly.
452	lean	Verb	B2	451	25	A cry of agony within the house froze her in place, and she leaned heavily on the frame for support.
453	sting	Noun	B2	452	25	Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.
454	barrelboat	Noun	UNKNOWN	453	25	Avelyn could see the craft clearly now; no longer did he confuse the strange barrelboat with any wave shadows.
455	refugee	Noun	B2	454	25	Back at the sheltered meadow, Elbryan gave his permission for the refugees to start a couple of low fires.
456	ease	Noun	C1	455	25	Thagraine was most ill at ease, pacing, stalking, and muttering to himself.
457	toss	Verb	C1	456	25	Avelyn continued to stare at Bradwarden, and smiled as the centaur smiled, as the monk tossed the flask into the brush.
458	crystal	Noun	C1	457	25	Fortunately, the water was crystal clear.
459	awake	Adjective	A2	458	24	The demon dactyl came awake.
460	armor	Verb	A2	459	24	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.
461	purpose	Noun	A2	460	24	This was the purpose of the voyage, after all, and Father Abbot Markwart had made.
462	wildly	Adverb	A2	461	24	Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.
463	feature	Noun	A2	462	24	Avelyn wanted to go closer to it to study the stern facial features and the incredible craftsmanship of the armor.
464	sort	Verb	A2	463	24	Jill was beside him at once, on one knee as he sorted himself out.
465	collect	Verb	A2	464	24	Soon the basket was full, so Elbryan hauled it back to the bank and collected another one.
466	horror	Noun	B1	465	24	Cat could hardly believe she had spoken the words, but her horror vanished when Connor laughed heartily.
467	southern	Noun	B1	466	24	The Windrunner glided easily over calmer seas, the southern reaches of the Mantis Arm's coast a gray blur to the west.
468	ghost	Noun	B1	467	24	The Forest Ghost was a common legend in the Timberlands.
469	press	Verb	B1	468	24	Master Jojonah kept quiet and continued on his way, and Avelyn knew better than to press the point.
470	groan	Noun	B1	469	24	The other was also on the ground, squirming and groaning.
471	length	Noun	B1	470	24	Bluish-white light trailed the length of its path, stealing the green hue, and the zombie fell back and growled.
472	indicate	Verb	B1	471	24	Stronger than its little body would indicate, the goblin finally pushed her aside and turned its spear.
473	yard	Noun	B1	472	24	The barrelboat closed - fifty yards, forty, twenty - cutting the water smoothly.
474	grim	Adjective	B1	473	24	It took grim Cat a long while to learn the truth of Pettibwa.
475	wrap	Verb	B2	474	24	Avelyn undressed and wrapped a blanket about himself, then sat alone with his thoughts in front of a blazing fire.
476	fully	Adverb	B2	475	24	Avelyn nodded and reached out for the jewel, too stunned to fully appreciate the gravity in the old man's voice.
477	tunnel	Noun	B2	476	24	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.
478	stern	Adjective	B2	477	24	Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.
479	rank	Noun	B2	478	24	And the goblin ranks, for all the carnage, remained deep, and seemed undiminished.
480	hook	Verb	B2	479	24	Elbryan let fly a wide-arcing left hook as he spun back toward the elf.
481	craft	Verb	B2	480	24	Father Abbot Markwart, closest to the craft, looked at the man, then turned back to the suddenly quiet gathering.
482	tremendous	Adjective	C1	481	24	The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.
483	horizon	Noun	C1	482	24	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.
484	halfway	Noun	C1	483	24	The boy believed the sun to be in the west, halfway from noon to sunset.
485	bare	Adjective	C1	484	24	Belli'mar Juraviel held his hand up, begging silence, then shifted his sensitive bare feet about on the stone face.
486	weave	Verb	C1	485	24	She took up her tray and weaved across the room, getting back to the corner table with hardly a drop spilled.
487	overwhelm	Verb	C1	486	24	Avelyn didn't really understand, but he was too overwhelmed by all of this to think of interrupting with a question.
488	graphite	Singular	C1	487	24	Avelyn noted the considerable bag, of stones at his belt and the grayish graphite he held in his hand.
489	size	Verb	A2	488	23	It was the right size for a goblin - a small one - but the way it moved did not seem right to the perceptive ranger.
490	bone	Noun	A2	489	23	Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.
491	belt	Noun	A2	490	23	Avelyn noted the considerable bag, of stones at his belt and the grayish graphite he held in his hand.
492	possibility	Noun	A2	491	23	Pony shrugged, not willing to discount the possibility of giants, not after viewing a dead goblin.
493	response	Noun	A2	492	23	Avelyn's lack of initial response to the news that his mother had died had lent credence to Siherton's complaints.
494	stagger	Verb	A2	493	23	The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees.
495	tightly	Adverb	B1	494	23	Pony clenched the graphite tightly, nodded once, and walked away.
496	dart	Verb	B1	495	23	With a growl, the ranger threw the dart to the ground.
497	chuckle	Noun	B1	496	23	Belli'mar Juraviel suppressed a chuckle, for he liked seeing Tuntun flustered.
498	ruby	Noun	B1	497	23	Malachite, amber, serpentine, ruby, in that order.
499	closely	Adverb	B2	498	23	Some of the other masters, Siherton in particular, watched him closely, very closely, seeking an excuse to berate him.
500	curious	Adjective	B2	499	23	Elbryan and Pony exchanged curious looks.
501	dismiss	Verb	B2	500	23	Rumors hinted that students of St.-Mere-Abelle had been dismissed for less.
502	comfort	Verb	B2	501	23	Quiet and sweet were the notes, but that did little to comfort Elbryan.
503	threat	Noun	B2	502	23	Apparently Quintall and Thagraine's secret posed no threat, so whatever it might be really didn't matter.
504	frustration	Singular	C1	503	23	Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.
505	hint	Verb	C1	504	23	No answer, no hint, just the murmur, an endless string of mysterious whispers.
506	defensive	Adjective	C1	505	23	Jill understood his concern to be both defensive and compassionate.
507	behemoth	Noun	C1	506	23	But they hardly seemed to stop the behemoth.
508	sacred	Adjective	C1	507	23	To hear his fellow monks speaking of something as sacred as love in such crude terms did surprise and offend him.
509	pack	Noun	A2	508	22	When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.
510	blink	Verb	A2	509	22	Smealy never blinked and didn't dare look away from the dangerous monk until he was halfway across the deck.
511	height	Noun	A2	510	22	A six-foot bear could indeed appear twice that height when angered.
512	square	Verb	A2	511	22	The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.
513	guide	Verb	A2	512	22	Then he went on, letting his instincts guide him to which stones were the most full of heavenly energy.
514	general	Adjective	A2	513	22	The monk was soon again back on the road, riding steadily and making a general course to the north.
515	middle	Noun	A2	514	22	Jojonah pointed to a case near to the middle of the room, and motioned for Avelyn to approach it.
516	state	Verb	A2	515	22	For the boy who had just witnessed such carnage and loss, the semiconscious state was preferable.
517	knock	Verb	A2	516	22	Then back left, then left again, knocking wide the creature's club arm.
518	poke	Gerund	B1	517	22	The dactyl's ears were pointed as well, poking up about the demon creature's thin tuft of black hair.
519	hunt	Verb	B1	518	22	Next spring, Elbryan would hunt with the adults, the games of his youth left behind.
520	confuse	Verb	B1	519	22	When the giant was within one huge stride, Elbryan leaped out, trying to confuse it with sheer savagery.
521	bite	Noun	B1	520	22	It wasn't difficult to imagine the power of the creature's bite or the pain of getting free from those nasty teeth.
522	claim	Verb	B1	521	22	Elbryan thought on that for a moment, particularly on Juraviel's last claim that the plants were pliable.
523	range	Noun	B1	522	22	The conditioning ranged from sleep deprivation to long periods of hunger.
524	fighting	Noun	B1	523	22	So he suffered the brutal hours of the day, the fighting in which Quintall almost always bested him.
525	warning	Noun	B1	524	22	Would the people of that village have heeded his warnings?
526	shelter	Verb	B2	525	22	When the showers arrived, he and his fellow Preparer would be hidden underground, sheltered from the pelting meteors.
527	tease	Verb	B2	526	22	Elbryan felt no desire to tease when looking at Pony's lips now.
528	slide	Verb	B2	527	22	A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.
529	trust	Noun	B2	528	22	As their friendship deepened, their trust becoming so strong, Avelyn again dared to use the hematite to instruct Jill.
530	monstrous	Adjective	B2	529	22	One group in particular, a pile of many monstrous corpses together in the road, posed a curious riddle.
531	opening	Adjective	B2	530	22	Elbryan saw an opening and let fly a combination left jab, step, and right cross.
532	tragedy	Noun	B2	531	22	Elbryan winced at the reference to the tragedy of Dundalis.
533	pursuit	Noun	B2	532	22	Tallareyish turned in pursuit and came forward, one step, left foot.
534	retrieve	Verb	C1	533	22	Even if he went and retrieved it, the liquid within the stone had been tainted and was no good.
535	malachite	Verb	C1	534	22	Malachite, amber, serpentine, ruby, in that order.
536	mighty	Adjective	A2	535	21	Tol had no desire to fight him, had no desire to face the mighty cut of Tempest.
537	cloak	Verb	A2	536	21	The elves prodded and pushed him, finally getting him out of his low tree house wearing only a cloak and a loincloth.
538	torch	Noun	A2	537	21	The room inside was well lit, though Avelyn saw no torches and didn't smell the usual odor of burning wood.
539	sparkle	Noun	A2	538	21	Elbryan didn't answer, but that familiar sparkle fit up his eyes.
540	thinking	Noun	A2	539	21	A combination of strength and agility, a balanced, thinking warrior.
541	case	Noun	A2	540	21	Jojonah pointed to a case near to the middle of the room, and motioned for Avelyn to approach it.
542	carefully	Adverb	A2	541	21	Avelyn scrutinized the broach carefully.
543	aloud	Noun	B1	542	21	Jojonah nearly laughed aloud at the spectacle, and held forth the hematite.
544	smooth	Adjective	B1	543	21	There were several various stones within, all smooth and polished.
545	fiercely	Adverb	B1	544	21	Elbryan tugged more fiercely with his other hand instead, increasing the pace of the roll.
546	directly	Adverb	B1	545	21	Shocked back to his senses, Avelyn turned his attention to the high roof directly below him.
547	emotion	Plural	B1	546	21	Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.
548	robe	Noun	B1	547	21	Avelyn's brown robes were tattered and dripping; he had the stench of burned hair about him.
549	possibly	Adverb	B1	548	21	Elbryan found that he could not possibly maintain such a stance.
550	bother	Verb	B1	549	21	What was it about Avelyn that really bothered Siherton?
551	fairly	Adverb	B1	550	21	It was fairly circular, perhaps eight feet in diameter.
552	boulder	Noun	B1	551	21	Elbryan glanced both ways, then, figuring that the paths converged just the other side of the boulder, went right.
553	openly	Adverb	B2	552	21	Not that many humans had ever tasted the elixir, for the elves did not deal openly in the juice.
554	foolish	Adjective	B2	553	21	Avelyn retracted his hand a few inches, wondering if he was being a bit foolish here.
555	witness	Verb	B2	554	21	For the boy who had just witnessed such carnage and loss, the semiconscious state was preferable.
556	bellow	Verb	B2	555	21	It bellowed again and hardly slowed.
557	steadily	Adverb	B2	556	21	Shane McMichael did not argue the point, though the weight of it grew steadily on his shoulders.
558	foe	Noun	B2	557	21	Elbryan didn't know what to make of this armored foe, and especially of its glowing spike.
559	reveal	Verb	B2	558	21	The pair looked at Viellain, their expressions revealing much.
560	sunstone	Noun	UNKNOWN	559	21	The monk quickly took out his yellow sunstone, falling immediately into its defensive magic.
561	rockman	Noun	UNKNOWN	560	21	The turn cost the rockman another sting as Elbryan seized the moment and thrust ahead, Tempest cutting hard.
562	kingdom	Noun	C1	561	21	Even the children of the Alpinadoran frontier - and most of the still - wild kingdom was considered frontier!
563	beam	Gerund	C1	562	21	The girl pushed hard, but the beam would not give.
564	swift	Adjective	A2	563	20	Hopefully we will be able to keep our pace swift enough so that the powries' initial ram causes little damage.
565	sweet	Adjective	A2	564	20	Quiet and sweet were the notes, but that did little to comfort Elbryan.
566	scene	Noun	A2	565	20	The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.
567	knowledge	Noun	A2	566	20	The large man's knowledge of goblins simply didn't reconcile with this sight before him.
568	whole	Adjective	A2	567	20	The crew were blaming the monks for their discomfort, for this whole journey.
569	support	Verb	A2	568	20	Brother Justice grabbed hard onto the staff with both hands, as much to support himself as to prevent any attacks.
570	refuse	Verb	A2	569	20	The elf offered a hand, but Elbryan stubbornly refused, struggling shakily to his feet.
571	shout	Noun	A2	570	20	Elbryan fell back behind the twin pines, catching the shout in his throat, gasping for breath.
572	squarely	Adverb	A2	571	20	Then Avelyn eyed Tol squarely, matching the man's ominous expression with one of pure excitement.
573	gem	Noun	A2	572	20	If the man, like his crew, was so obviously nonreligious, then he should not possess such a gem, not for any reason.
574	thunder	Gerund	A2	573	20	Another shot came thundering in, this one scoring a hit on Pireth Tulme's front wall, taking down some stones.
575	shining	Adjective	B1	574	20	Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.
576	excitement	Noun	B1	575	20	Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.
577	confirm	Verb	B1	576	20	Quintall neither denied nor confirmed the execution.
578	parry	Noun	B1	577	20	Strike, parry, strike - the same routine.
579	loss	Noun	B1	578	20	For the boy who had just witnessed such carnage and loss, the semiconscious state was preferable.
580	silent	Adjective	B1	579	20	The elves, of course; had little trouble keeping ahead of him, silent and out of sight.
581	survive	Verb	B1	580	20	And to the young man who had somehow survived a goblin raid, such a conclusion meant it could only be one thing.
582	forearm	Noun	B1	581	20	Another arrow came by and slashed across Elbryan's forearm as he struggled.
583	ignore	Verb	B1	582	20	To his credit, Elbryan had pretty much learned to ignore them.
584	zombie	Noun	B1	583	20	But when he came up from the roll, the zombie was there, suddenly, magically.
585	extend	Verb	B2	584	20	Avelyn's hands were large indeed, yet even with his fingers fully extended he could not touch all edges of the stone.
586	weakness	Noun	B2	585	20	Did the dactyl bring the weakness, the immorality, to humanity?
587	float	Verb	B2	586	20	It took great effort for the monk to get the sunken boat raised and floating, but he somehow managed.
588	deeply	Adverb	B2	587	20	Elbryan sighed deeply and turned to Pony.
589	minor	Adjective	B2	588	20	There were minor points untouched, to be sure.
590	elbow	Noun	B2	589	20	Dazed, bleeding, Elbryan pulled himself up to his elbows, looking over the edge of the cairn.
591	declare	Verb	B2	590	20	But pragmatism, too, should be part of that pledge, so said Father Abbot Markwart, and so had declared the abbey's.
592	beg	Verb	B2	591	20	Something about the comparison, something she could not grasp, tugged hard at her, begging for release.
593	cheek	Noun	B2	592	20	A tear rolled down Avelyn's cheek, then another.
594	stocky	Adjective	B2	593	20	The short, stocky man went at the martial training as eagerly as Avelyn went at the nighttime studies.
595	basket	Noun	B2	594	20	Carefully placing the basket at last at the trough, the boy then sprinted full out the half mile back to the bog.
596	rail	Gerund	B2	595	20	Quintall was already at the rail, pointing far out and down.
597	descend	Gerund	C1	596	20	The weight of his first kill descended upon him, bowing his shoulders, nearly driving him to his knees.
598	momentum	Noun	C1	597	20	Elbryan set his feet and launched a vicious uppercut jab with the staff, using the powrie's momentum against it.
599	curiosity	Noun	C1	598	20	The kiss shifted, from curiosity to urgency, then back to gentleness.
600	instinct	Noun	C1	599	20	Pony's first instincts were to try and join that battle group, but she quickly surmised that she would never get in.
601	grip	Noun	C1	600	20	The giant released its grip and Elbryan fell to the ground.
602	fate	Noun	C1	601	20	Inevitably, though, that led Elbryan to thoughts of mortality and thus to the recent fate of his family and friends.
603	color	Noun	A2	602	19	Even the vivid, bright colors of the clothing of Entel's inhabitants struck the four as unusual.
604	loudly	Adverb	A2	603	19	Father Abbot Markwart, also sensing the sudden tension, cleared his throat loudly.
605	round	Adjective	A2	604	19	The sight of it, round and firm and creamy white, seemed to calm him for a moment.
606	hurt	Verb	A2	605	19	Connor lifted his head up from her, and he seemed to her truly hurt and saddened.
607	hug	Noun	A2	606	19	Elbryan, horrified, hit it again, and the dwarf slumped to its knees, finally dead, but still hugging the tree.
608	smell	Noun	A2	607	19	Again it was the smell of his burning village that cleared his head.
609	particular	Adjective	A2	608	19	But it was Avelyn's turn to crank, and the taskmasters were particular about such things.
610	dryly	Adverb	A2	609	19	"Perhaps because he is already dead," the tall man said dryly, and he turned to glare at his counterpart.
611	series	Noun	A2	610	19	Pireth Tulme was but one in a series of keeps dotting Honce-the-Bear's coastline.
612	awaken	Verb	B1	611	19	The man had passed the point of redemption and had perhaps awakened a dangerous curiosity in the demon.
613	occasion	Plural	B1	612	19	Elbryan and Jilseponie had seen it on a few occasions, but never so clearly as this, never so vibrant.
614	mystery	Noun	B1	613	19	As he listened, Avelyn felt the mystery melting around him.
615	row	Noun	B1	614	19	It had taken Jill hours to manage to row the craft near shore and then to find some place where she could put in.
616	heavily	Adverb	B1	615	19	A cry of agony within the house froze her in place, and she leaned heavily on the frame for support.
617	soul	Noun	B2	616	19	But that fear couldn't hold against the river of his own soul, pouring forth in great release.
618	hesitation	Singular	B2	617	19	When he thought about his hesitation, it only strengthened his resolve.
619	barrier	Noun	B2	618	19	Jill worked to get behind the boat, to use it as a barrier against the powrie archers on the deck.
620	perspective	Noun	B2	619	19	From Juraviel's perspective, the first meeting had gone quite well.
621	slump	PastTense	B2	620	19	Just the goblins and a lone giant, slumped together, soaked in blood from the many small wounds on each corpse.
622	seek	Verb	B2	621	19	Some of the other masters, Siherton in particular, watched him closely, very closely, seeking an excuse to berate him.
623	bid	Verb	B2	622	19	Tuntun held up a hand to her elvish companion, silently bidding Juraviel to let her take care of this situation.
624	trapper	Plural	B2	623	19	The three trappers were at a loss; Brother Avelyn could think of no sanctuary closer than St.
625	obsidian	Singular	C1	624	19	The spirit had come back to Corona encased in obsidian!
626	burst	Noun	C1	625	19	Father Abbot Markwart burst out into the most heartfelt laughter Avelyn had ever heard.
627	smash	Verb	C1	626	19	She clenched her fist hopefully as Olwan Wyndon smashed a goblin's head, dropping the wretch to the dirt.
628	experience	Noun	A2	627	18	No, it was his experience and Pony's - theirs alone.
629	warmth	Noun	A2	628	18	Elbryan felt his nose crack, felt the warmth of his blood running.
630	individual	Adjective	A2	629	18	If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.
631	fail	Verb	A2	630	18	If that failed, the next task was to save as many individuals as possible.
632	exactly	Adverb	A2	631	18	The girl cocked her head, suddenly realizing exactly where she was.
633	somewhere	Adverb	A2	632	18	A soft melody vibrated in his ear, somewhere just below his consciousness.
634	term	Noun	A2	633	18	To hear his fellow monks speaking of something as sacred as love in such crude terms did surprise and offend him.
635	avoid	Verb	A2	634	18	Elbryan stepped left as well and spun, avoiding an awkward cut of its sword.
636	jaw	Noun	B1	635	18	Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.
637	determine	Verb	B1	636	18	The pecking order for the voyage had indeed been determined in just that manner.
638	agony	Noun	B1	637	18	Before the woman had even swung her sword, half the small creatures lay dead or squirming in agony on the ground.
639	responsibility	Plural	B1	638	18	There was security in that, Avelyn came to realize, but also responsibility.
640	stalk	Verb	B1	639	18	Without a word, the tall master stalked from the room.
641	stubborn	Adjective	B1	640	18	For whatever had happened, today and in the days and weeks before, this stubborn behavior could only lead to disaster.
642	repeatedly	Adverb	B1	641	18	The bells of the abbey pealed repeatedly, drawing curious onlookers from the nearby village of St.-Mere-Abelle.
643	suffer	Verb	B1	642	18	But she suffered that pain, and let Connor kiss her, every once in a while.
644	brute	Adjective	B2	643	18	By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.
645	stretch	Verb	B2	644	18	From up here: St.-Mere-Abelle appeared as a thick and stretched snake, winding its way along the top of the sea cliff.
646	slender	Adjective	B2	645	18	Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.
647	secure	Verb	B2	646	18	For near to forty years he kept a line a hundred miles long secure from goblins and fomorian giants alike.
648	cabin	Noun	B2	647	18	That meant gathering wood and tending the fires, repairing the cabins-which always seemed to need repair!
649	passage	Noun	B2	648	18	Next spring would bring his thirteenth birthday, the passage from childhood in the hardy land that was the northern wilderness.
650	prompt	Verb	B2	649	18	Elbryan gave a slight nod, prompting Avelyn to continue.
651	posture	Noun	B2	650	18	And even with any credible arguments, Siherton's posture, bordering on anger, on outrage, seemed so out of place.
652	crash	Noun	B2	651	18	The door to the common house opened with a crash, and both Pony and Elbryan immediately spun away from each other.
653	courage	Noun	B2	652	18	Avelyn shot back, drawing some courage with words of conviction.
654	relief	Noun	B2	653	18	The elf was already there, and Elbryan breathed a sigh of relief when he noted that it was not Tuntun waiting for him.
655	heel	Noun	B2	654	18	Master Jojonah settled back on his heels but met the penetrating stare firmly.
656	presence	Singular	B2	655	18	That, combined with the presence of this magic-wielding assassin, surely concerned the monk.
657	rub	Verb	B2	656	18	Elbryan sat up and rubbed his face, noting the cut and dried blood on one of his hands.
658	bade	Noun	B2	657	18	He led the two masters back to Avelyn and bade the young man to look up at him.
659	serpentine	Noun	UNKNOWN	658	18	As he spoke, the elf fingered a green stone, serpentine, feeling its subtle vibrations.
660	aboard	Adjective	UNKNOWN	659	18	You should have gone aboard and stayed aboard.
661	encampment	Noun	UNKNOWN	660	18	Elbryan recalled the image of the vast encampment.
662	magma	Noun	C1	661	18	Tuntun flew away, back up toward the combatants, her slender daggers in hand, both dripping magma from Quintall's eyes.
663	bounce	Verb	C1	662	18	Then the world was spinning as Elbryan bounced and rolled.
664	subtle	Adjective	C1	663	18	As he spoke, the elf fingered a green stone, serpentine, feeling its subtle vibrations.
665	insult	Verb	C1	664	18	But that would be a disservice to Annalisa, Avelyn knew, an insult to the memory of the gentle woman.
666	bolster	Verb	C1	665	18	But another dwarf was behind it to bolster the defense, and another behind that.
667	crawl	Verb	C1	666	18	Juraviel was waiting for the young man when he crawled out of the hole.
668	eager	Adjective	C1	667	18	Avelyn took a deep breath, consciously keeping his eyes from the eager gazes of the onlookers.
669	peace	Noun	A2	668	17	All that the gentle and idealistic young man wanted was to serve God, to foster peace, to heal, and to comfort.
670	especially	Adverb	A2	669	17	It surprised Elbryan that adults would act that way, especially considering the gravity of the situation.
671	helplessly	Adverb	A2	670	17	Again the young monk could only shrug helplessly, wanting to know but afraid to know.
672	anyway	Adverb	A2	671	17	The point was moot, anyway, for Elbryan never got close to touching the elusive deer.
673	beauty	Noun	B1	672	17	How many others could look upon the Halo and understand the beauty of the thing?
674	uncomfortable	Adjective	B1	673	17	Since her first days in the house, Grady had made the young woman uncomfortable.
675	dodge	Verb	B1	674	17	Pony cried out, thinking her love cut in half, but Elbryan had been quick enough to dodge out of harm's way.
676	exchange	Noun	B1	675	17	Elbryan and Pony exchanged curious looks.
677	frame	Noun	B1	676	17	A cry of agony within the house froze her in place, and she leaned heavily on the frame for support.
678	ceremony	Noun	B1	677	17	Only the call to vespers, the ceremony heralding eventide, had interrupted Avelyn's frantic pace.
679	joy	Noun	B2	678	17	That excitement turned to sheer joy when they passed out of the town and began their ascent of the ridge.
680	peer	Verb	B2	679	17	Adjonas took up his spyglass and peered in the direction.
681	silence	Noun	B2	680	17	Then abruptly it was no more, and for Elbryan, the sudden silence was like waking up from a dream.
682	counter	Verb	B2	681	17	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.
683	prod	Gerund	UNKNOWN	682	17	Elbryan prodded the ground with the tip of his sword.
684	vast	Adjective	B2	683	17	Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.
685	spit	Verb	UNKNOWN	684	17	The day was cool and gray, the sky spitting light snow every so often.
686	entire	Adjective	B2	685	17	The giant's hand covered the tall man's entire forearm.
687	abruptly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	686	17	The pair rolled hard into the trunk of another tree, and the goblin abruptly stopped its thrashing.
688	thoroughly	Adverb	B2	687	17	That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically.
689	ledge	Noun	UNKNOWN	688	17	Pony screamed; Elbryan grabbed her and pulled her back to safety, the pair falling to the ledge in a jumble.
690	mission	Noun	B2	689	17	Avelyn and the other monks would give their lives willingly to see the mission successful.
691	fiend	Noun	UNKNOWN	690	17	So that left Avelyn against the fiend, just them, facing off from five paces.
692	skid	Verb	UNKNOWN	691	17	The bear skidded to a stop and turned to follow.
693	skip	PastTense	C1	692	17	Then she turned and skipped off, and was startled a moment later when Elbryan jumped out in front of her.
694	raid	Noun	C1	693	17	And to the young man who had somehow survived a goblin raid, such a conclusion meant it could only be one thing.
695	stem	Verb	C1	694	17	Carley clutched desperately at the wound again, but he could not hope to stem the blood.
696	pit	Noun	C1	695	17	The real pit, he discovered was several feet beyond the apparent pit.
697	retreat	Verb	C1	696	17	The other two scrambled in sudden retreat, slipping as they tried to get back up the slope.
698	echo	Verb	C1	697	17	Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.
699	weary	Adjective	A2	698	16	The question would have to wait, though, for the monk made his weary way back to his room and went back to bed.
700	claw	Verb	A2	699	16	With a mere thought, Avelyn extended his claws and raked them across, taking the face off of the stunned powrie.
701	gold	Noun	A2	700	16	And well mannered and up to his waist in the gold, too.
702	clearing	Noun	A2	701	16	The ranger waited a few moments longer as the figure neared, as it came out into a clearing under the moonlight.
703	ill	Adjective	A2	702	16	Thagraine was most ill at ease, pacing, stalking, and muttering to himself.
704	suppose	Verb	A2	703	16	At peace, I suppose, and probably with Pony, and that is a fate about which no man could complain.
705	clench	PastTense	A2	704	16	The young man stared at him wide-eyed with hope and eagerness, his hands clenching and opening at his sides.
706	nowhere	Adverb	A2	705	16	Jill instinctively recoiled, but she had nowhere to hide.
707	taste	Noun	A2	706	16	Not that many humans had ever tasted the elixir, for the elves did not deal openly in the juice.
708	deal	Verb	A2	707	16	Not that many humans had ever tasted the elixir, for the elves did not deal openly in the juice.
709	disaster	Noun	A2	708	16	Had they been prepared, this disaster would not have befallen them.
710	earn	Verb	A2	709	16	Another sported a heavy axe, while the last earned a slender sword.
711	glowing	Adjective	A2	710	16	Juraviel remained at the glowing fire pit until all had gone, his eyes ever skyward, looking for the blackest of forms.
712	liquid	Noun	B1	711	16	Its feel was impossibly smooth, almost liquid.
713	wicked	Adjective	B1	712	16	Smealy turned a wicked grin on the captain.
714	chill	Verb	B1	713	16	It floated through-the chill air, barely perceptible.
715	judge	Verb	B1	714	16	How will they judge me twenty years hence, a mere day by an elf's measure?.
716	proud	Adjective	B1	715	16	Above it all stood Olwan, proud and strong and unshakable.
717	leading	Adjective	B1	716	16	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 ...
718	dirt	Noun	B1	717	16	The young man knew all that, as he sat in the dirt, staring curiously at the somehow dead giant.
719	entrance	Noun	B1	718	16	Fiery rocks streaked down before the cave entrance, slicing holes in the wide leaves of trees and bushes.
720	concentrate	Verb	B1	719	16	If Avelyn had concentrated so much of his energy into the ruby, then likely he had let the serpentine shield slip.
721	novice	Noun	B1	720	16	Both the novices stopped their work and looked up at the window.
722	safety	Noun	B1	721	16	Putting his personal safety aside, Avelyn had to consider the greater good.
723	drunk	Noun	B1	722	16	Not that the seated drunk was even looking at her face; his eyes never seemed to angle quite that high.
724	fortress	Noun	B1	723	16	Pireth Tulme, and apparently all the other Coastpoint fortresses, were far from the stoic bastions of their reputation.
725	somewhat	Adverb	B2	724	16	Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.
726	tough	Adjective	B2	725	16	The people were much the same - strong and firm, tough as the deepest winter night - and yet, they were not the same.
727	evergreen	Noun	UNKNOWN	726	16	It bothered Elbryan, too, for the scarring of the evergreens made no sense.
728	rocky	Adjective	UNKNOWN	727	16	Pony had to wonder as she skittered down the rocky slope, a pair of giants in fast pursuit.
729	monastery	Noun	UNKNOWN	728	16	Many merchants in Ursal likely possessed stones; the monastery was not averse to selling them.
730	chant	Verb	UNKNOWN	729	16	The master closed his eyes and began to softly chant.
731	bloody	Adjective	UNKNOWN	730	16	Then he stalked after them, his bloody sword in his bloody hand, hoping one of the creatures would stray from its friends.
732	split	Verb	B2	731	16	Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.
733	shriek	Noun	B2	732	16	The club fell into the stream; the goblin shrieked and clutched at its arm.
734	hesitate	Verb	B2	733	16	Modesty caused Elbryan to hesitate, but Tuntun wasn't in the mood for a debate.
735	blur	Noun	UNKNOWN	734	16	The sun seemed a gray blur above him, a lighter spot in the sky.
736	pitiful	Adjective	UNKNOWN	735	16	Thagraine spotted him then, a hopeful, pitiful, smile widening on his bloody face.
737	swipe	Verb	UNKNOWN	736	16	A series of swipes, stabs, and forward strides put Elbryan in the desired position.
738	handle	Noun	B2	737	16	Cat suffered his insults, but couldn't dismiss the realization that Pettibwa would have handled it differently, better.
739	satisfy	Verb	B2	738	16	For in the Ring Stones, the young man found his ideals satisfied.
740	attempt	Noun	B2	739	16	Avelyn realized then that an attempt at possession was akin to fighting an enemy on his home ground.
741	smack	Verb	UNKNOWN	740	16	A shift of the angle sent his staff poking straight up, smacking the man's groin.
742	damned	Adjective	UNKNOWN	741	16	He remembered Avelyn, damned Avelyn, and the rivalry.
743	dais	Noun	UNKNOWN	742	16	It moved across the dais, dipped one arm into the molten flow, then looked back at Quintall.
744	delicate	Adjective	C1	743	16	Elbryan wondered, having no explanation of who or what those delicate winged creatures might be.
745	fierce	Adjective	C1	744	16	On the main road of Dundalis, just on the other side of this house, a fierce battle raged.
746	rear	Noun	C1	745	16	Jill heard the dying scream of a soldier to her rear and fully expected that she would soon be overwhelmed.
747	sack	Verb	C1	746	16	And if the humanoids didn't sack the town, that indicated they meant to continue on.
748	halt	Noun	C1	747	16	Finally, Father Abbot Markwart halted the conversation with an upraised hand.
749	squeeze	Verb	C1	748	16	Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab.
750	grave	Noun	C1	749	16	Quintall's expression grew suddenly grave at the sight of the imposing ranger.
751	consciousness	Noun	C1	750	16	A soft melody vibrated in his ear, somewhere just below his consciousness.
752	intensity	Noun	C1	751	16	Grady could see that in his every fidget, in his almost animal-like intensity.
753	thin	Adjective	A2	752	15	The dactyl's ears were pointed as well, poking up about the demon creature's thin tuft of black hair.
754	scar	Verb	A2	753	15	Adjonas straightened, the blood rushing to his face, making that garish scar seem all the more imposing.
755	normally	Adverb	A2	754	15	Elbryan's father had assured him that Wyndon boys were normally late in sprouting.
756	separate	Verb	A2	755	15	Up came Hawkwing; three feathers separated.
757	actually	Adverb	A2	756	15	But the thought of actually going to see the woman terrified Avelyn.
758	act	Verb	A2	757	15	It surprised Elbryan that adults would act that way, especially considering the gravity of the situation.
759	king	Noun	A2	758	15	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.
760	advantage	Noun	A2	759	15	Juraviel took full advantage, put Elbryan off balance and kept on twisting, angling the boy over the trough.
761	kneel	Verb	A2	760	15	Elbryan knelt beside her, his arm about her shoulders, comforting her.
762	strange	Adjective	A2	761	15	The air came alive with a strange humming sound.
763	tie	Verb	A2	762	15	Pony got Symphony and her roan around the back, ropes looped about the war engine and tied to the tugging horses.
764	discover	Verb	A2	763	15	The real pit, he discovered was several feet beyond the apparent pit.
765	column	Noun	A2	764	15	Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.
766	destiny	Noun	A2	765	15	Now, finally, Avelyn could face his destiny with no regrets for the path that had led him to this place.
767	shudder	Verb	B1	766	15	A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race.
768	murder	Noun	B1	767	15	The wicked goblins certainly, so full of anger and greed, so delighting in murder and war.
769	western	Noun	B1	768	15	The ranger ran off, arriving at the appointed spot as the moon settled behind the western horizon.
770	youth	Noun	B1	769	15	Next spring, Elbryan would hunt with the adults, the games of his youth left behind.
771	frighten	Verb	B1	770	15	Avelyn came out, frightened but determined.
772	announce	Verb	B1	771	15	It took him some time to realize that the elves had announced her, and thus, that the elves had met her!
773	border	Noun	B1	772	15	And even with any credible arguments, Siherton's posture, bordering on anger, on outrage, seemed so out of place.
774	wink	Verb	B1	773	15	He looked at Pony and winked, and was surprised when she returned the gesture with a serious frown.
775	remaining	Adjective	B1	774	15	While Adjonas tended to the crew and their course, the three remaining monks - even Pellimar, whose condition had steadily improved - worked with the stones.
776	confident	Adjective	B1	775	15	Tuntun was growing more confident, he realized.
777	poison	Noun	B1	776	15	Elbryan recognized the black, sappy poison, a pain - inducing product of a rare black birch tree.
778	rolling	Adjective	B1	777	15	And then it was over, suddenly, the creature rolling, dead.
779	contact	Noun	B1	778	15	But Avelyn had apparently not come home, or at least, had not made contact with his father.
780	torso	Noun	B2	779	15	Soon Jill's hands were flapping inconsequentially at the powrie's barrel-like torso, her strength fast deserting her.
781	curl	Verb	UNKNOWN	780	15	On the floor and curled up like a baby, wanting his mother, praying for his mother.
782	chase	Verb	B2	781	15	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.
783	flash	Verb	B2	782	15	Elbryan rolled to one knee quickly and brought the sword flashing across, severing the plant at exactly the stripe.
784	visible	Adjective	B2	783	15	A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race.
785	existence	Noun	B2	784	15	The reward for such a life, for such a good heart, was a better existence in a better place.
786	retort	Verb	UNKNOWN	785	15	Avelyn swallowed his next retort, knowing that it would be a useless argument.
787	tangle	Noun	UNKNOWN	786	15	Elbryan wondered, as he, too, worked through the tangled crowd, angling to intercept the newcomer.
788	corpse	Noun	UNKNOWN	787	15	Elbryan and Pony lingered long by the corpse, studying it intently.
789	willingly	Adverb	B2	788	15	Avelyn and the other monks would give their lives willingly to see the mission successful.
790	relieve	Verb	B2	789	15	A few minutes later, one of the goblins went off a short distance into the brush to relieve itself.
791	shore	Verb	B2	790	15	It had taken Jill hours to manage to row the craft near shore and then to find some place where she could put in.
792	terrify	Verb	B2	791	15	Elbryan was terrified and thrilled all at once.
793	instant	Noun	B2	792	15	Five men were atop him in an instant, grabbing and twisting.
794	brace	Verb	UNKNOWN	793	15	In came the giants at full charge; Bradwarden braced and set his hind legs firmly.
795	cudgel	Noun	UNKNOWN	794	15	The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.
796	skinny	Adjective	UNKNOWN	795	15	This creature's limbs didn't look skinny, any more than did the supple branches of a bending willow.
797	depth	Noun	B2	796	15	Already the young monk was falling into the depths of the stone.
798	implication	Plural	B2	797	15	Avelyn paused and considered the sequence and the implications.
799	finest	Noun	UNKNOWN	798	15	She would dress in the finest gowns and attend the highest social events in Palmaris, even in Ursal!
800	intense	Adjective	B2	799	15	Worst of all, and most intense of all, was the physical training.
801	firm	Verb	B2	800	15	The sight of it, round and firm and creamy white, seemed to calm him for a moment.
802	aid	Noun	B2	801	15	Before the guard could come to the master's aid, Avelyn hauled the stunned Siherton and himself over the rail.
803	furious	Adjective	B2	802	15	Elbryan went back to report to his companions, expecting that a furious argument would ensue.
804	mortal	Noun	UNKNOWN	803	15	Jill saw a pair of dwarves go flying over, saw a man slump to his knees, hands clutching a mortal chest wound.
805	rushing	Adjective	B2	804	15	Elbryan tilted back his head, considering the stars, the few rushing clouds.
806	gemstone	Noun	UNKNOWN	805	15	So much so that he chanced to pocket a gemstone, a hematite, one day.
807	cairn	Noun	UNKNOWN	806	15	For surely it was the magic of the cairn that had done all of this; Elbryan knew that without doubt.
808	handful	Noun	C1	807	15	Avelyn dared to peek out from under his hood at the handful of spectators lining the road before the monastery's.
809	grief	Noun	C1	808	15	Mercifully, Elbryan's grief had brought with it exhaustion, and the boy had found some sleep.
810	lightly	Adverb	A2	809	14	Pony came through the brush lightly, wearing only a soft silken nightshirt that didn't reach her knees.
811	serious	Adjective	A2	810	14	So foolish Avelyn wasn't really any serious threat to the abbey or to the Order.
812	discussion	Noun	A2	811	14	Quintall spent the better part of an hour in a sometimes heated discussion with Captain Adjonas.
813	coast	Noun	A2	812	14	The Windrunner glided easily over calmer seas, the southern reaches of the Mantis Arm's coast a gray blur to the west.
814	peek	Noun	A2	813	14	Avelyn dared to peek out from under his hood at the handful of spectators lining the road before the monastery's.
815	decision	Noun	A2	814	14	But still she feared that his decision was folly, based on his underestimating the pain within her.
816	hall	Noun	A2	815	14	Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.
817	nature	Noun	A2	816	14	But Avelyn didn't fully understand the nature of that love.
818	route	Noun	A2	817	14	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.
819	explanation	Singular	A2	818	14	Jojonah's explanation for the tour had been weak, some remark about an area that needed cleaning.
820	replace	Verb	A2	819	14	Gofflaw growled at her, but under Jill's unyielding glare, he replaced his sword in its sheath.
821	fork	Verb	A2	820	14	The path meandered, joining another, then forking three ways.
822	complain	Verb	A2	821	14	Paulson started to complain, but Elbryan glared so fiercely at him that he seemed to melt.
823	fair	Adjective	A2	822	14	Mounted sidelong on a platform, the thing would have passed for a fair-sized ballista!
824	grass	Noun	A2	823	14	It was a place of thick grass and lines of trees, with houses built in the boughs above' the ground.
825	engine	Plural	A2	824	14	Pony got Symphony and her roan around the back, ropes looped about the war engine and tied to the tugging horses.
826	ceiling	Noun	B1	825	14	Torches burned at regular intervals, and the massive beams that supported the hall's ceiling seemed to dance in their light.
827	harden	Noun	B1	826	14	Elbryan smiled and considered the monk, understanding there was indeed a hardened frame beneath the soft exterior.
828	curse	Verb	B1	827	14	He didn't know what to do, then cursed himself silently for what he had already done!
829	cunning	Noun	B1	828	14	On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps.
830	hunter	Noun	B1	829	14	The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.
831	proper	Adjective	B1	830	14	It was with great anticipation that l walked that last mile to the village proper - to see a place that I knew not.
832	tongue	Noun	B1	831	14	He was shocked as her mouth opened a little bit, as he felt her tongue against his lips, so soft and inviting.
833	rogue	Noun	B1	832	14	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.
834	ugly	Adjective	B1	833	14	Groups of the ugly creatures ran into each house, ransacked the place, and then, set it ablaze.
835	stubbornly	Adverb	B1	834	14	Still the creature held on stubbornly, pulling Elbryan over, and they began to roll sidelong again, heads to feet.
836	waste	Noun	B1	835	14	Elbryan went into a crouch, and Tuntun wasted no time in going on the attack, sending her sword straight ahead.
837	convince	Verb	B1	836	14	On more than one occasion, the lanky Avelyn was convinced that Quintall meant to kill him.
838	pour	Verb	B1	837	14	As soon as the story came pouring out, Dansally pulled away from Avelyn and sat staring hard at the man.
839	canopy	Noun	B1	838	14	Not so far down, they moved beneath the misty canopy, and the forested valley came clear to Elbryan.
840	appreciate	Verb	B1	839	14	Avelyn nodded and reached out for the jewel, too stunned to fully appreciate the gravity in the old man's voice.
841	heal	Verb	B2	840	14	All that the gentle and idealistic young man wanted was to serve God, to foster peace, to heal, and to comfort.
842	hollow	Adjective	B2	841	14	Then he wanted to turn back, to run into the hollow and cover his face.
843	shock	Noun	B2	842	14	After a moment of shock, the goblins had thrown their spears, injuring one man.
844	pose	Verb	B2	843	14	How could anyone, or anything, that could pipe so beautifully pose a danger?
845	resist	Verb	B2	844	14	Elbryan resisted the sudden and inexplicable urge to run over and kiss Pony.
846	shin	Noun	UNKNOWN	845	14	The ruby, shining with power, arced lazily over the open hatch.
847	ridiculous	Adjective	B2	846	14	The ruby was strong, but this was ridiculous!
848	wise	Adjective	B2	847	14	The words, coming from so mysterious, so wise, and aged a creature, hit Avelyn profoundly.
849	pride	Noun	B2	848	14	Master Jojonah watched the young brother with mounting pride, and Avelyn recognized that the older man considered him a protégé.
850	wretched	PastTense	UNKNOWN	849	14	Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans?
851	protection	Singular	B2	850	14	And, like a father who has watched his children grow beyond his protection, Elbryan had to let them go.
852	trunk	Noun	UNKNOWN	851	14	The pair rolled hard into the trunk of another tree, and the goblin abruptly stopped its thrashing.
853	struggle	Verb	B2	852	14	Not wanting to continue the struggle, Avelyn was up and walking fast before the felled monk could respond.
854	sidelong	Noun	UNKNOWN	853	14	Still the creature held on stubbornly, pulling Elbryan over, and they began to roll sidelong again, heads to feet.
855	rescue	Gerund	B2	854	14	All thought of rescuing anyone was gone.
856	surround	Verb	B2	855	14	Avelyn bit his lip, remembering the hours on the beach, surrounded by so vast a wealth of useless gems.
857	recall	Verb	B2	856	14	Elbryan recalled the humming sound; he conjured an image of buzzing bees.
858	forcefully	Adverb	UNKNOWN	857	14	Avelyn shoved his plate forward forcefully, angered now at being left out of their little secret.
859	breeze	Noun	UNKNOWN	858	14	All the forest seemed to join in - the gusty breezes, the birdsong, the croaking of frogs.
860	clarify	Verb	B2	859	14	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.
861	pile	Noun	B2	860	14	One group in particular, a pile of many monstrous corpses together in the road, posed a curious riddle.
862	ruin	Verb	B2	861	14	Surely all the world had fallen to ruin; surely all the people were dead, were being pecked and torn by vultures.
863	fellow	Noun	B2	862	14	When the showers arrived, he and his fellow Preparer would be hidden underground, sheltered from the pelting meteors.
864	fireball	Noun	UNKNOWN	863	14	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.
865	hillock	Noun	UNKNOWN	864	14	Slowly, determinedly, Elbryan moved down the hillock, looking back often to the sky.
866	wounded	Adjective	UNKNOWN	865	14	The monk stared at his wounded hand, and at his opponent, so much more solid than it appeared!
867	splash	Verb	UNKNOWN	866	14	A final hack from Jill sent the rope flying free, half a dozen powries splashing down hard into the cold waters.
868	tune	Verb	B2	867	14	The moment ended all too soon, Cat-the-Stray tuning back to the bustle of the lively room about her.
869	handsome	Adjective	UNKNOWN	868	14	Not in a lewd way, like the drunk in the bar, or even in a teasing way, like the handsome young man.
870	voyage	Noun	UNKNOWN	869	14	Brother Avelyn's thoughts were full of that island and of the long voyage ahead of him.
871	beard	Noun	UNKNOWN	870	14	Pony reached up to touch that smile and felt the sharp stubble of the ranger's beard, several days grown.
872	swish	Gerund	UNKNOWN	871	14	The staff swished harmlessly through the air.
873	silverel	Verb	UNKNOWN	872	14	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.
874	molten	Noun	UNKNOWN	873	14	It was alive with the magic of molten stone, the magic of demon dactyls.
875	sensation	Singular	C1	874	14	It was warm; Elbryan felt that first, felt a soft, moist sensation gently touching all his skin.
876	outrage	Noun	C1	875	14	That only fueled the young man's outrage.
877	flesh	Noun	C1	876	14	The soldiers of Pireth Tulme engaged in the revelry, the pleasures of the flesh, to avoid noticing their empty souls.
878	dip	Verb	C1	877	14	Juraviel walked past Elbryan to the trough and dipped his cupped hands in.
879	venture	Verb	C1	878	14	On Quintall's orders, the four monks ventured out together to seethe city.
880	assault	Verb	C1	879	14	And the dirtiness of the woman assaulted him.
881	barrel	Noun	C1	880	14	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.
882	torture	Noun	C1	881	14	He remembered the emotional torture the execution had exacted on Thagraine, the restlessness.
883	noise	Noun	A2	882	13	That slight noise had sounded so clearly to Elbryan!
884	smiling	Adjective	A2	883	13	Pony chanced to look back to the south, and she stopped, stunned and smiling, and pointing to the night sky.
885	crowd	Noun	A2	884	13	Jill sifted through the crowd to get to the bar, started to order a mug of ale, but then realized she had no money.
886	stupid	Adjective	A2	885	13	Tuntun had thought Mather stupid, as well - at first.
887	weak	Adjective	A2	886	13	Jojonah's explanation for the tour had been weak, some remark about an area that needed cleaning.
888	relationship	Noun	A2	887	13	The huge man had never appreciated Belster's relationship with the strange Nightbird and had said so often and loudly.
889	sway	Noun	A2	888	13	Tuntun was on the ground again, swaying slowly, hands waving before her.
890	seat	Noun	A2	889	13	Entel was the third largest city in Corona, behind Ursal, the throne seat, and Palmaris.
891	broken	Adjective	A2	890	13	Both your arms and both your legs will be broken and useless when you hit the water, Bunkus Smealy.
892	increase	Verb	A2	891	13	Elbryan tugged more fiercely with his other hand instead, increasing the pace of the roll.
893	argument	Noun	A2	892	13	And even with any credible arguments, Siherton's posture, bordering on anger, on outrage, seemed so out of place.
894	remove	Verb	A2	893	13	All seemed a dream, vague and somehow removed.
895	usual	Adjective	A2	894	13	The room inside was well lit, though Avelyn saw no torches and didn't smell the usual odor of burning wood.
896	hilt	Noun	A2	895	13	Elbryan clutched the sword hilt so hard his knuckles whitened.
897	effect	Noun	A2	896	13	All of that was, of course, tempered by her realization that she was, in effect, a deserter.
898	badly	Adverb	A2	897	13	He was dirty and gray, his hair cropped short and badly trimmed, and his beard untended.
899	burning	Noun	A2	898	13	As if on cue, the burning catapult creaked again and slanted over farther.
900	rough	Adjective	B1	899	13	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.
901	frontier	Noun	B1	900	13	Like the rain that came into her life, first in that frontier village, when the goblins came, then in Palmaris.
902	living	Adjective	B1	901	13	Nor were there any living goblins or giants, Pony, realized, with small relief.
903	pipe	Verb	B1	902	13	How could anyone, or anything, that could pipe so beautifully pose a danger?
904	lack	Noun	B1	903	13	It had tried to flee with its companions but fell short of the brush for lack of breath and died soon after.
905	punishment	Verb	B1	904	13	Elbryan simply could not believe the punishment this creature had accepted!
906	spread	Verb	B1	905	13	It had awakened, darkness rising, and already its influence was spreading throughout Corona.
907	confused	Adjective	B1	906	13	Elbryan glanced back to a smiling Chipmunk, the man running off to engage another confused powrie.
908	passion	Noun	B1	907	13	And, because of that passion, because of worldly lusts, a man who could be controlled.
909	wary	Adjective	B1	908	13	The elf was too quick and wary for that.
910	honor	Noun	B1	909	13	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.
911	sailor	Noun	B1	910	13	They put into Freeport only briefly, with but a handful of sailors going ashore in the boat.
912	supply	Noun	B1	911	13	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.
913	treasure	Noun	B2	912	13	On another note, Avelyn could not help but laugh at the absurd, useless treasure that lay strewn all about him.
914	confusion	Noun	B2	913	13	Everything was confusion, screams and cries of pain.
915	caribou	Noun	UNKNOWN	914	13	In many places, the caribou moss was even deeper than his knees!
916	apparent	Adjective	B2	915	13	It quickly became apparent to the watching masters that Avelyn Desbris would be one of the two.
917	scoff	Verb	UNKNOWN	916	13	Brody Gentle scoffed at him.
918	jumble	Noun	UNKNOWN	917	13	Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.
919	rose	Noun	B2	918	13	Tuntun nodded and rose unsteadily, then walked from the glade, leaving Elbryan kneeling in the grass.
920	melt	Verb	B2	919	13	As he listened, Avelyn felt the mystery melting around him.
921	sentry	Noun	UNKNOWN	920	13	There should have been a second sentry there, the relaying voice to the soldiers within.
922	turned	Adjective	UNKNOWN	921	13	Bunkus Smealy turned about and waved his hand forcefully, quieting the rising murmurs.
923	interrupt	Verb	B2	922	13	Only the call to vespers, the ceremony heralding eventide, had interrupted Avelyn's frantic pace.
924	breast	Noun	B2	923	13	Graevis used to wrestle with her; had helped her to mature her fighting skills, but once those breasts had swelled, the man stayed away.
925	feather	Noun	B2	924	13	Up came Hawkwing; three feathers separated.
926	opponent	Noun	B2	925	13	The monk stared at his wounded hand, and at his opponent, so much more solid than it appeared!
927	confidence	Singular	B2	926	13	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.
928	farther	Adjective	UNKNOWN	927	13	Elbryan meant to stop there, but a movement farther to the south along the trail caught his attention.
929	wander	Verb	B2	928	13	Often I sit and stare at the stars, wondering, wandering.
930	pure	Adjective	B2	929	13	I knew the purest contemplation, the release of physical boundaries, the brotherhood with all the universe.
931	enchanted	Adjective	UNKNOWN	930	13	The notion of going out from the enchanted valley, perhaps of walking with his own kind again, scared him.
932	hip	Noun	B2	931	13	Out came a straight thrust of the spike; Elbryan turned his hips and skittered back.
933	gulf	Noun	UNKNOWN	932	13	Land was out of sight again as the Windrunner cut a direct course across the gulf to All Saints Bay.
934	pitch	PastTense	B2	933	13	The barrage intensified, more pitch, great heavy stones, and giant ballista bolts battering the ill-fated craft.
935	shot	Noun	B2	934	13	Up came Hawkwing, and two shots later, the immediate threat was ended.
936	townsfolk	Noun	UNKNOWN	935	13	The other three townsfolk joined in the laughter, more than willing to do so at Elbryan's expense.
937	soar	Verb	C1	936	13	Avelyn resisted the urge to meet that charge and his spirit flew away, soaring fast for the south.
938	intently	Adverb	C1	937	13	Gradually he came up in a crouch, studying the area intently, trying to get some bearings on where he might be.
939	limb	Noun	C1	938	13	This creature's limbs didn't look skinny, any more than did the supple branches of a bending willow.
940	alert	Adjective	C1	939	13	To Pony and Elbryan, alert as they were, the creature was invisible and unnoticed.
941	vulnerable	Adjective	C1	940	13	The goblin was behind her; she could imagine it readying its spear, lining up her vulnerable back.
942	whip	PastTense	C1	941	13	The man groaned as the whip struck him again, tearing a red line across his back.
943	congratulate	Verb	C1	942	13	Before the monk could begin to congratulate himself, he found Bestesbulzibar's free hand around his throat, lifting him from the ground.
944	strain	Noun	C1	943	13	The ruby was thrumming in his hand, its magic intense and straining for release.
945	guilt	Noun	C1	944	13	But she could not deny the tears, and the guilt and the pain.
946	count	Verb	A2	945	12	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.
947	mention	Verb	A2	946	12	Father Abbot Markwart had pointedly mentioned that there were no ships in; Avelyn knew where he was supposed to go.
948	fearful	Adjective	A2	947	12	Avelyn dropped his gaze once more, fearful of discipline should he be caught peeking out from under his hood.
949	direct	Adjective	A2	948	12	The dactyl could not take direct credit, but that mattered little.
950	wet	Adjective	A2	949	12	The young man shifted to a sitting position and sagged on the wet ground.
951	earth	Noun	A2	950	12	All advantage was lost as the young man stumbled, the loose earth slipping out from under his foot.
952	straighten	Verb	A2	951	12	Cat backed away, glanced over her shoulder, and straightened her dress.
953	double	Verb	A2	952	12	You have lost all, so it seems, and have more than doubled your size.
954	belong	Verb	A2	953	12	I love Caer'alfar, and all of this valley, but here I do not belong.
955	safe	Adjective	A2	954	12	Elbryan watched for a moment, confident that the woman and boy would be safe enough with Symphony carrying them.
956	fog	Noun	A2	955	12	The hole opened in the middle of the fog that covered the elven valley, showing the deep blue sky.
957	swiftly	Adverb	A2	956	12	Juraviel turned on Elbryan swiftly and suddenly, wings lifting the elf into a short hop.
958	clothing	Noun	A2	957	12	Even the vivid, bright colors of the clothing of Entel's inhabitants struck the four as unusual.
959	pouch	Noun	A2	958	12	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.
960	layer	Noun	B1	959	12	Elbryan cocked his head and ran a hand through his thick layers of straight, light brown hair.
961	reality	Noun	B1	960	12	Avelyn tried not to think of the reality of his position as the tower walls slipped past his descending form.
962	treat	Verb	B1	961	12	Elbryan and his friends were not being left out this time, were not being treated as mere children.
963	standard	Noun	B1	962	12	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?
964	deflect	Infinitive	B1	963	12	Elbryan waited until the last possible moment, then flashed Hawkwing across in front of him, deflecting the spear.
965	properly	Adverb	B1	964	12	By mid-afternoon, Elbryan knew he was defeated, knew he could not hope to properly bury all the corpses.
966	huddle	Verb	B1	965	12	Still the pair huddled near the edge of the cave, looking for some sign.
967	surface	Noun	B1	966	12	The dwarf would not find the surface ever again.
968	damage	Noun	B1	967	12	And the amount of damage to the house was remarkable.
969	agreement	Noun	B1	968	12	The other two nodded their agreement, for Allarbarnet, a wandering monk of St.
970	mud	Noun	B1	969	12	The cold mud squishing through his toes felt good, at least.
971	net	Verb	B1	970	12	Quintall tossed the net into the water, and Thagraine went in right behind it, taking hold.
972	challenge	Noun	B1	971	12	Jilly was a challenge he had not before faced and one he was determined to overcome.
973	stranger	Noun	B1	972	12	The group turned as one to regard the stranger.
974	entertain	Verb	B1	973	12	Elbryan gave a smile and shook his head, entertained, as usual by the complex man.
975	immediate	Adjective	B1	974	12	Up came Hawkwing, and two shots later, the immediate threat was ended.
976	corporeal	Adjective	UNKNOWN	975	12	The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.
977	cord	Verb	UNKNOWN	976	12	The ranger started to leap over the suddenly taut, suddenly moving, cord, but only made it halfway.
978	hue	Noun	UNKNOWN	977	12	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.
979	diminutive	Adjective	UNKNOWN	978	12	Instead of sizing up the diminutive creature as a potential enemy now, he regarded it in a different light.
980	fumble	Gerund	UNKNOWN	979	12	Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.
981	waist	Noun	UNKNOWN	980	12	And well mannered and up to his waist in the gold, too.
982	stunned	Adjective	UNKNOWN	981	12	Pony chanced to look back to the south, and she stopped, stunned and smiling, and pointing to the night sky.
983	grumble	Verb	UNKNOWN	982	12	That backed them off, though they continued grumbling.
984	moss	Noun	UNKNOWN	983	12	In many places, the caribou moss was even deeper than his knees!
985	logical	Adjective	B2	984	12	It seemed logical enough to Pony, so she.
986	pas	Noun	UNKNOWN	985	12	Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass.
987	mug	Noun	UNKNOWN	986	12	Immediately a pair of mugs came up into the air from the side of the room.
988	bond	Noun	B2	987	12	Siherton maintained his tight bond with Quintall and lobbied for the younger man to be included - as Thagraine's replacement and not Avelyn's.
989	jolt	Verb	UNKNOWN	988	12	The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.
990	massive	Adjective	B2	989	12	Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.
991	magnificent	Adjective	B2	990	12	Symphony had gone perfectly still, his head raised high, his magnificent, muscled chest presented openly to the two men.
992	potential	Noun	B2	991	12	Instead of sizing up the diminutive creature as a potential enemy now, he regarded it in a different light.
993	reputation	Singular	B2	992	12	Elbryan nodded; he had heard of the fierce powries and their reputation for destroying human ships.
994	terror	Noun	B2	993	12	Pony came to know that it was not simple terror and grief that had forced her to bury those awful images, but guilt.
995	blind	Verb	B2	994	12	Pony ran on desperately, blinded by tears.
996	determination	Singular	B2	995	12	With a grimace of determination, Elbryan halved the distance to his foe.
997	flail	Gerund	UNKNOWN	996	12	Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.
998	dazed	Adjective	UNKNOWN	997	12	Confused and dazed, Elbryan staggered to his feet.
999	quiver	Verb	B2	998	12	The fleshless thing fell quivering, dying, to the ground.
1000	incredulously	Adverb	UNKNOWN	999	12	Elbryan, thinking Bradwarden to be referring to the elves, crinkled his brow incredulously.
1001	root	Verb	B2	1000	12	Paulson was caught; he tripped over an exposed root and went facedown into the mud and slush.
1002	exhaust	Verb	UNKNOWN	1001	12	That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically.
1003	swallow	Verb	B2	1002	12	Avelyn swallowed hard, trying to discern his best response.
1004	rid	Verb	B2	1003	12	The monk was soon again back on the road, riding steadily and making a general course to the north.
1005	bush	Noun	B2	1004	12	Elbryan made his way from tree to tree, to bush and to the back of hills, moving ever closer to the great army.
1006	melodic	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1005	12	Finally Juraviel's melodic voice broke the tension.
1007	turquoise	Noun	UNKNOWN	1006	12	Avelyn nodded, not doubting the power of the turquoise.
1008	jewel	Noun	UNKNOWN	1007	12	Avelyn nodded and reached out for the jewel, too stunned to fully appreciate the gravity in the old man's voice.
1009	furiously	Adverb	B2	1008	12	His heart was racing, blood pumping furiously.
1010	trough	Noun	UNKNOWN	1009	12	Carefully placing the basket at last at the trough, the boy then sprinted full out the half mile back to the bog.
1011	horde	Noun	UNKNOWN	1010	12	Several frightened men ran right over its back as it tumbled, a horde of shrieking goblins close on their heels.
1012	considerable	Adjective	B2	1011	12	Avelyn noted the considerable bag, of stones at his belt and the grayish graphite he held in his hand.
1013	darkfern	Noun	UNKNOWN	1012	12	The darkfern landed upright and held for a moment, then slowly tumbled to the side into Juraviel's waiting hands.
1014	bowstring	Noun	UNKNOWN	1013	12	Elbryan pulled the bowstring back with all his strength; Hawkwing's three feathers were as wide apart as they could go.
1015	yerself	Noun	UNKNOWN	1014	12	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.
1016	strand	Noun	C1	1015	12	More arrows whistled past, each trailing a strand, each tightening the web about Elbryan, holding him from his meal.
1017	ally	Noun	C1	1016	12	A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.
1018	midst	Noun	C1	1017	12	To their midst the rider, Nightbird the Ranger,
1019	bulk	Noun	C1	1018	12	This was the bulk of his physical training now, not sparring but gaining a memory of the movements within his muscles.
1020	patch	Verb	C1	1019	12	Parting one patch of reeds, the boy found his first stone of the day, bobbing low in the water.
1021	overlook	Verb	C1	1020	12	There are several small caves on the backside of that slope, overlooking the wide vale.
1022	reasoning	Noun	C1	1021	12	Juraviel nodded and seemed pleased by the perceptive reasoning.
1023	stun	Verb	C1	1022	12	Elbryan and Pony were stunned and terrified for many seconds.
1024	inspect	Verb	C1	1023	12	The older boy moved quickly to inspect the wound, forcing Carley's hands away.
1025	diminish	Verb	C1	1024	12	How much that notion diminished the sacrifice of Thagraine and Pellimar, of the Windrunner's crew and of Dansally!
1026	shatter	Verb	C1	1025	12	Half-crazed, his entire world shattered, Avelyn understood.
1027	flicker	Verb	A2	1026	11	Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.
1028	structure	Noun	A2	1027	11	He marveled at the loose structure of the wood, at the density of the higher room's tile floor.
1029	necessary	Adjective	A2	1028	11	They learned how to tie ropes in a variety of ways, knots necessary for the many uses aboard a sailing vessel.
1030	holding	Noun	A2	1029	11	Elbryan looked about; the other two were staggering to their feet, neither holding a weapon.
1031	closed	Adjective	A2	1030	11	That was it, the young man decided as the gentle kiss, their closed mouths barely touching, lingered on and on.
1032	pocket	Noun	A2	1031	11	There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.
1033	tool	Noun	A2	1032	11	Avelyn didn't believe a word of it; in his mind, Thagraine had acted as a tool for the murderous Quintall.
1034	invite	Verb	A2	1033	11	No longer did the island seem so plush and inviting.
1035	progress	Verb	A2	1034	11	The young man paused then to consider the extent of his progress.
1036	worry	Verb	A2	1035	11	But Avelyn would have to worry about that when the time came.
1037	exact	Adjective	A2	1036	11	Juraviel wanted to respond that Mather had fought the exact same way in the first years of his training, but he let it pass.
1038	pleased	Adjective	A2	1037	11	Juraviel nodded and seemed pleased by the perceptive reasoning.
1039	pop	Verb	A2	1038	11	Jill's eyes popped wide in horror and she jumped, startled, to find that the monk was still reclining in front of her.
1040	disagree	Verb	A2	1039	11	Jojonah noted the look and could not disagree.
1041	smoking	Noun	A2	1040	11	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.
1042	flask	Noun	A2	1041	11	The friar held out his flask, but Jill refused.
1043	leaf	Noun	B1	1042	11	Fiery rocks streaked down before the cave entrance, slicing holes in the wide leaves of trees and bushes.
1044	determinedly	Adverb	B1	1043	11	All the while, he was circling in toward the heart of the grove, moving determinedly toward the ruined cairn.
1045	leather	Noun	B1	1044	11	He approached the snared creature boldly, only to find that it had chewed right through the leather bindings.
1046	victim	Noun	B1	1045	11	On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps.
1047	value	Noun	B1	1046	11	Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!
1048	release	Verb	B1	1047	11	The giant released its grip and Elbryan fell to the ground.
1049	bee	Noun	B1	1048	11	Again he thought of bees - giant bees, perhaps, that stung and stung and flew away.
1050	deliver	Verb	B1	1049	11	The powrie advanced on the sobbing woman, its hand raised to deliver another heavy blow.
1051	worth	Verb	B1	1050	11	Cat decided that it wasn't worth arguing.
1052	slightly	Adverb	B1	1051	11	Perhaps it was the slightly crestfallen look of his friend Juraviel that tipped him to the truth of his own thoughts.
1053	pleasure	Noun	B1	1052	11	Old Bunkus Smealy seemed to take extra pleasure in ordering the monks on any particularly dangerous task.
1054	mental	Adjective	B1	1053	11	One of his will and mental prowess, no doubt, considering the three gifts he carried.
1055	brave	Adjective	B1	1054	11	He was indeed brave - it was no act - and would willingly face whatever enemy he found without fear of his own death.
1056	property	Noun	B1	1055	11	There were nearly fifty different types at the abbey, each with its own particular properties, and each individual stone with its own particular intensity.
1057	wickedly	Adverb	B1	1056	11	Brother Justice stopped and smiled wickedly.
1058	wince	Verb	B1	1057	11	Elbryan winced at the reference to the tragedy of Dundalis.
1059	eastern	Noun	B1	1058	11	A powrie crawled atop the eastern wall directly in front of Pony and the villager, not so far from the gate.
1060	copse	Noun	B1	1059	11	The anxious couple went back into the last copse and cut sticks, wrapping them with cloth to make torches.
1061	fiery	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1060	11	Though she didn't understand its source, Tuntun watched the growing spectacle of the fiery avalanche with satisfaction.
1062	resolve	Noun	B2	1061	11	Gradually, though, his resolve drained away and so did his strength.
1063	minion	Noun	UNKNOWN	1062	11	Elbryan winced as the fire flared to life, as if expecting all the minions of the dactyl to descend upon him.
1064	foul	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1063	11	Hath brought foul beast from caverns deep
1065	deserve	Verb	B2	1064	11	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.
1066	constantly	Adverb	B2	1065	11	Half an hour passed uneventfully, Elbryan walking and looking about, constantly awed by the beauty and the.
1067	awkward	Adjective	B2	1066	11	Both were large boned, but Avelyn was gawky and awkward, whereas Quintall was muscular, a fine athlete.
1068	mock	Noun	UNKNOWN	1067	11	The dactyl laughed at him, mocking his words and his courage, making him feel like an insignificant thing.
1069	demeanor	Noun	UNKNOWN	1068	11	Connor's demeanor changed again, suddenly.
1070	hearth	Noun	UNKNOWN	1069	11	In the Way the hearth was always blazing, the beds were always soft, and the song was always loud.
1071	cliff	Noun	B2	1070	11	With the malachite, he floated gently over cliffs that any pursuing monks would spend hours climbing down.
1072	accord	Verb	UNKNOWN	1071	11	It was as if the being shone of its own accord, an inner light making the flowing hair glow and shimmer.
1073	courtyard	Noun	UNKNOWN	1072	11	Jojonah looked back at the courtyard, to Avelyn at work as always as though nothing was amiss.
1074	bough	Noun	UNKNOWN	1073	11	Only a coward would shoot from the boughs.
1075	comfortably	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1074	11	Some rested back against the trees or lay comfortably in the soft grass, drinking their sweet Questel ni'touel wine.
1076	vibration	Plural	UNKNOWN	1075	11	Yes, the dark vibrations were running strong through the stone.
1077	hopefully	Adverb	B2	1076	11	Elbryan looked at Juraviel hopefully, but the elf just stood, shaking his head.
1078	defend	Verb	B2	1077	11	Cat knew it, and knew that many others would have defended her as well.
1079	dig	Verb	B2	1078	11	Still she dug, widening the hole, trying desperately to squeeze under the slab.
1080	heaven	Noun	B2	1079	11	Perhaps he would shine in the heavens above, a fifth light on the girdle of Progos-Behemoth!
1081	possess	Verb	B2	1080	11	If the man, like his crew, was so obviously nonreligious, then he should not possess such a gem, not for any reason.
1082	distinct	Adjective	B2	1081	11	Elbryan had the distinct feeling the mist and the treetops were somehow connected.
1083	conscious	Adjective	B2	1082	11	Elbryan was hardly conscious, with Pony holding him up and holding his smashed.
1084	retract	PastTense	UNKNOWN	1083	11	Not even blinking, he reached under his robes, then quickly retracted his hand.
1085	appropriate	Adjective	B2	1084	11	Elbryan chewed on his lip for a moment, trying to find an appropriate response.
1086	grunt	Noun	UNKNOWN	1085	11	Barmine continued to scream, though his words soon became but grunts and howls of agony.
1087	inevitably	Adverb	B2	1086	11	That notion inevitably led her back to images of her own childhood, of her mother ...
1088	perception	Plural	B2	1087	11	Thagraine's perception of his sexual past was indeed accurate.
1089	recover	Verb	B2	1088	11	The powrie got to the monk, but Avelyn had recovered now.
1090	streak	Noun	UNKNOWN	1089	11	Fiery rocks streaked down before the cave entrance, slicing holes in the wide leaves of trees and bushes.
1091	chop	Verb	B2	1090	11	Now the monk did come on fiercely, chopping at the staff as if he meant to snap it in half.
1092	tension	Noun	B2	1091	11	Father Abbot Markwart, also sensing the sudden tension, cleared his throat loudly.
1093	crewmen	Noun	UNKNOWN	1092	11	The twitchy little man looked across the open deck, past the staring eyes of the crewmen, to the tall, regal figure of Captain Adjonas.
1094	encounter	Noun	B2	1093	11	Had their encounter really been special to Dansally?
1095	flank	Noun	UNKNOWN	1094	11	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.
1096	prospect	Noun	B2	1095	11	But the boisterous moment could not last, not with so grim a prospect as a journey to the Barbacan before them.
1097	intrigue	Verb	UNKNOWN	1096	11	Jill watched him for a fete moments, honestly intrigued.
1098	shark	Noun	UNKNOWN	1097	11	No powrie would dare go into the water to try and untangle the netted fan with frenzied sharks so close.
1099	paw	Noun	UNKNOWN	1098	11	The centaur shrugged and pawed the ground uneasily.
1100	brutal	Adjective	C1	1099	11	So he suffered the brutal hours of the day, the fighting in which Quintall almost always bested him.
1101	occasional	Adjective	C1	1100	11	Elbryan shook his head; he had never heard of rangers, except for occasional references by the elves.
1102	settlement	Noun	C1	1101	11	The village was not even walled, as earlier settlements near the Wilderlands had been, and the folk were not well armed.
1103	gathering	Noun	C1	1102	11	Now Avelyn knew why Adjonas was not at the gathering, and as he considered the implications, his gut churned violently.
1104	grace	Verb	C1	1103	11	Truly the muscled young human was a thing of beauty and grace, a combination of pure strength and uncanny agility.
1105	intact	Adjective	C1	1104	11	Ships had been found, so the stories went, intact and seaworthy, but with not a crewman aboard.
1106	oblivious	Adjective	C1	1105	11	Avelyn swallowed hard; she was so oblivious of her partners that she didn't even know how many of them had visited her.
1107	suspicion	Plural	C1	1106	11	The pair walked back toward Dundalis then, Avelyn telling Elbryan his suspicions about the pursuit from the church.
1108	harmony	Noun	C1	1107	11	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.
1109	compel	Verb	C1	1108	11	Yet he could not deny the tug of that lone, smoking mountain, calling to him, compelling him .
1110	loom	Gerund	C1	1109	11	And here, before him, loomed the threat, the same threat.
1111	tolerate	Verb	C1	1110	11	And how could he tolerate any of this madness, this insult to God?
1112	strip	Noun	C1	1111	11	A tiny strip peeled away, so thin as to be nearly translucent.
1113	ember	Noun	A2	1112	10	Waves of pain assaulted her suddenly; she threw the ember back into the fireplace.
1114	careful	Adjective	A2	1113	10	Jojonah suspected that young Brother Avelyn should be careful in the coming weeks.
1115	fist	Noun	A2	1114	10	Elbryan clenched a fist, thinking himself victorious as he marked the flight.
1116	opportunity	Noun	A2	1115	10	The grueling schedule, though, allowed Avelyn the opportunity to put off his more personal problems.
1117	refer	Gerund	A2	1116	10	Elbryan, thinking Bradwarden to be referring to the elves, crinkled his brow incredulously.
1118	nervous	Adjective	A2	1117	10	The pair, along with Bunkus Smealy, went out late that afternoon, leaving the nervous gazes of three monks and thirty crewmen at the rail.
1119	brighten	Verb	A2	1118	10	The merchant waved his hand, his face brightening at the mention of the man.
1120	goal	Noun	A2	1119	10	For now Avelyn, had his duties, and his goal was growing closer with each gliding league.
1121	wooden	Adjective	A2	1120	10	In her hand she clutched her heavy wooden spoon.
1122	instruction	Singular	A2	1121	10	Master Jojonah's instructions were vague at best, but Avelyn came to understand them in his heart.
1123	helpless	Adjective	A2	1122	10	Siherton knew the truth of Jojonah's words, and seemed now caught within that truth, helpless in the face of reality.
1124	physically	Adverb	A2	1123	10	And indeed, Quintall now seemed physically human.
1125	twin	Noun	A2	1124	10	Elbryan fell back behind the twin pines, catching the shout in his throat, gasping for breath.
1126	faint	Verb	A2	1125	10	Elbryan never saw it; he had fainted dead away.
1127	luck	Noun	A2	1126	10	Again sheer luck saved her, for she found a boat hanging from the stern.
1128	daily	Adjective	A2	1127	10	It was yet another part of this unchanging daily ritual.
1129	perform	Verb	A2	1128	10	Precious and thus the third ranking priest in the entire Abellican Church, had performed the ceremony himself!
1130	unusual	Adjective	A2	1129	10	The stallion had accepted the ranger, but Elbryan knew that to be an unusual thing for proud and wild Symphony.
1131	item	Noun	A2	1130	10	With a shrug, he took up his items and moved to the opening.
1132	working	Noun	A2	1131	10	So they sat tight and waited, the woman working hard to keep her youngest child, a mere infant, from crying.
1133	nervously	Adverb	A2	1132	10	Adjonas watched nervously from the taffrail.
1134	react	Verb	A2	1133	10	Elbryan could not watch them and try to react.
1135	appearance	Plural	A2	1134	10	That word was in his head again, a word that perfectly described the appearance of the great horse.
1136	bluntly	Adverb	A2	1135	10	He noted that several other patrons shifted their seats, one woman even bluntly turning her back on him.
1137	option	Plural	A2	1136	10	This time, though, more than a few of the village folk were considering their options should an emissary approach.
1138	summon	Verb	B1	1137	10	The demon spirit fell deep within itself, summoned its powers, both physical and magical.
1139	reflect	Verb	B1	1138	10	Elbryan's surprise at her qualification of the remark reflected clearly on his face.
1140	reaction	Singular	B1	1139	10	The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.
1141	rare	Adjective	B1	1140	10	Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.
1142	servant	Noun	B1	1141	10	The man on the other side, a servant, flew to the floor as the door swung wide and Brother Justice entered.
1143	host	Noun	B1	1142	10	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!
1144	agile	Adjective	B1	1143	10	To think that he had put one of the agile elves off his balance!
1145	honestly	Adverb	B1	1144	10	The slips had become too common; Avelyn honestly believed Quintall meant to eliminate the competition.
1146	reference	Noun	B1	1145	10	Elbryan winced at the reference to the tragedy of Dundalis.
1147	string	Noun	B1	1146	10	No answer, no hint, just the murmur, an endless string of mysterious whispers.
1148	breathing	Noun	B1	1147	10	Slowly, concentrating on his breathing more than anything else, Elbryan turned.
1149	destination	Singular	B1	1148	10	What Avelyn focused on, therefore, was the destination, the isle itself.
1150	current	Adjective	B1	1149	10	Soon the Windrunner was adrift, the strong currents of All Saints Bay taking her toward a dangerous reef.
1151	shove	Gerund	B1	1150	10	Grady was more than willing to comply, practically shoving Cat right onto the man's lap.
1152	trick	Noun	B1	1151	10	We know the tricks Avelyn used to escape, and his cache of magic stones is considerable.
1153	hurry	Verb	B1	1152	10	Pony was trying to hurry, concentrating with all her will on the malachite.
1154	wielder	Noun	B1	1153	10	To cause such devastation as this, simply because it left the hand of its dying wielder and fell across the stone!
1155	potion	Singular	B1	1154	10	I know that yer drinking yer `potions o'
1156	bat	Noun	B2	1155	10	Two goblins rushed to intercept him, but he batted their weapons aside with a furious two-handed swipe of Hawkwing.
1157	crackle	Noun	UNKNOWN	1156	10	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.
1158	hoof	Noun	UNKNOWN	1157	10	He set out from the abbey one dark and dreary morning, riding an ash-gray mare, not swift of hoof but long in heart.
1159	ultimate	Adjective	B2	1158	10	Pony sighed, too, and shook her head as if to show her ultimate frustration with adults.
1160	cock	Verb	UNKNOWN	1159	10	The girl cocked her head, suddenly realizing exactly where she was.
1161	vantage	Noun	UNKNOWN	1160	10	The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.
1162	swarm	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1161	10	The younger children came out in a mob, swarming around the older pair.
1163	piety	Noun	UNKNOWN	1162	10	There is more to spirituality than piety, my friend.
1164	display	Noun	B2	1163	10	Avelyn had never seen such a display, couldn't begin to decipher it.
1165	beret	Noun	UNKNOWN	1164	10	The red beret gave the figure's identity away.
1166	mysterious	Adjective	B2	1165	10	No answer, no hint, just the murmur, an endless string of mysterious whispers.
1167	incident	Noun	B2	1166	10	Perhaps the incident in the common room was no accident.
1168	swirl	Noun	UNKNOWN	1167	10	Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.
1169	trance	Noun	UNKNOWN	1168	10	Jojonah dismissed him then and he left the room as if in a trance, overwhelmed indeed.
1170	hurl	Verb	B2	1169	10	Pony let out a cry, hurled one of her stones at the creature, and ran off.
1171	pursue	Verb	B2	1170	10	As her thoughts cleared, she saw that the monk was not pursuing, was not capitalizing on the advantage he had earned.
1172	instinctively	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1171	10	Avelyn recoiled instinctively, out of shyness.
1173	wisdom	Noun	B2	1172	10	Soon after, with Palmaris behind her, Jill had come to see the wisdom of the abbot's decision.
1174	comrade	Noun	UNKNOWN	1173	10	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.
1175	sincerely	Adverb	B2	1174	10	Whatever her personal problems, the sight of Graevis and Pettibwa so animated and so sincerely happy warmed her heart.
1176	excuse	Verb	B2	1175	10	Some of the other masters, Siherton in particular, watched him closely, very closely, seeking an excuse to berate him.
1177	exit	Verb	B2	1176	10	Avelyn bowed deeply and exited the room.
1178	chrysoberyl	Noun	UNKNOWN	1177	10	Jojonah dropped the chrysoberyl into the pocket of his thick robe and moved far from Avelyn, facing the younger man directly.
1179	enchantment	Singular	B2	1178	10	Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.
1180	palm	Noun	B2	1179	10	Carved into the roof were four arms, two sets, hands lifted high, palms open and holding stones.
1181	nerve	Noun	B2	1180	10	After a few moments, Elbryan's nerves began to wear thin.
1182	threaten	Verb	B2	1181	10	The questions spiraled into a singular line of thought, a singular fear that threatened to break the monk's very mind.
1183	battered	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1182	10	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.
1184	stroke	Verb	B2	1183	10	The young woman closed her eyes and felt the gentle, unthreatening stroke on her hair.
1185	sarcastically	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1184	10	He studied the man in the distant corner, the one Tol had referred to sarcastically as "our lord protector," with new interest.
1186	teasing	Noun	B2	1185	10	Not in a lewd way, like the drunk in the bar, or even in a teasing way, like the handsome young man.
1187	useless	Adjective	B2	1186	10	Avelyn swallowed his next retort, knowing that it would be a useless argument.
1188	threatening	Adjective	B2	1187	10	A bit of water had accumulated in one low spot, but nothing threatening or even inconvenient.
1189	maneuver	Noun	UNKNOWN	1188	10	How simple the evasion proved, for the giants could not maneuver their great bodies to follow!
1190	rapid	Adjective	B2	1189	10	Again came the spinning slivers, two in rapid succession, this time angled higher to hit the monster about the head.
1191	estimation	Singular	B2	1190	10	Bunkus Smealy spoke for many of them by Adjonas' estimation.
1192	combination	Singular	B2	1191	10	Elbryan saw an opening and let fly a combination left jab, step, and right cross.
1193	frantically	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1192	10	Adjonas looked up at his sails, then at his crew, tacking frantically to keep them as full of wind as possible.
1194	bang	Verb	UNKNOWN	1193	10	That notion was lost along with so many others, fleeting thoughts banging into a wall of images.
1195	swell	Verb	UNKNOWN	1194	10	And so the days went, the sun, the stars, the endless swells and sparkles.
1196	bog	Noun	B2	1195	10	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.
1197	extract	Verb	B2	1196	10	When he squeezed them, extracting the now-flavored liquid, the elves would inevitably complain about how little he had collected.
1198	broad	Adjective	B2	1197	10	The powrie dipped its broad shoulder, trying to tackle the ranger.
1199	accompany	Verb	B2	1198	10	Again that hoarse laughter, this time accompanied by the other two.
1200	concentration	Singular	B2	1199	10	Boredom crept into his concentration, along with the frustration of realizing that Tuntun might be right.
1201	singular	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1200	10	All his dreams melded into that singular, mounting fear.
1202	folly	Noun	UNKNOWN	1201	10	But still she feared that his decision was folly, based on his underestimating the pain within her.
1203	hatch	Noun	UNKNOWN	1202	10	He shuffled for the hatch and got there just after it opened.
1204	forfeit	Verb	UNKNOWN	1203	10	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.
1205	amethyst	Noun	UNKNOWN	1204	10	The object of Thagraine's death, a huge purple amethyst, held Avelyn's attention.
1206	quartz	Noun	UNKNOWN	1205	10	Scattered around it were the small quartz crystals, blackened, some stuck in the remains of the golden setting.
1207	destruction	Singular	B2	1206	10	For a moment, I admit, I even held fast a fantasy that my memory of the destruction, of the carnage, was in error.
1208	naked	Adjective	B2	1207	10	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.
1209	invasion	Noun	B2	1208	10	If one invasion came every five hundred years the Coastpoint Guards, the elite of the elite, must be prepared for it!
1210	broach	Noun	UNKNOWN	1209	10	The central stone of the broach was a hematite, as he had suspected, an oval of liquid gray, deep and smooth.
1211	endless	Adjective	C1	1210	10	To face the Nightbird, to know endless sleep?
1212	youngster	Noun	C1	1211	10	The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis.
1213	sake	Noun	C1	1212	10	She wanted to yell out for someone to help doomed Olwan, wanted to scream simply for the sake of screaming.
1214	lament	Verb	C1	1213	10	The master paused and lamented his own weakness.
1215	intensify	Verb	C1	1214	10	The dance intensified, the pace, the spins.
1216	tighten	Verb	C1	1215	10	More arrows whistled past, each trailing a strand, each tightening the web about Elbryan, holding him from his meal.
1217	patron	Noun	C1	1216	10	She got pinched at every stop, hugged by every patron who left at night, but she never seemed to care.
1218	realization	Singular	C1	1217	10	Cat suffered his insults, but couldn't dismiss the realization that Pettibwa would have handled it differently, better.
1219	quest	Noun	C1	1218	10	Avelyn cried out, thinking himself doomed, thinking that he had failed and that all the quest was ended.
1220	creep	Verb	C1	1219	10	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 ...
1221	crush	Verb	C1	1220	10	The fire on that particular dwarf was indeed extinguished as a huge booted foot crushed the diminutive creature flat.
1222	normal	Adjective	A2	1221	9	The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.
1223	politely	Adverb	A2	1222	9	Most listened politely but turned up their eyes and shook their heads whenever Brody looked away.
1224	lend	Verb	A2	1223	9	Avelyn's lack of initial response to the news that his mother had died had lent credence to Siherton's complaints.
1225	hood	Noun	A2	1224	9	Avelyn dared to peek out from under his hood at the handful of spectators lining the road before the monastery's.
1226	following	Adjective	A2	1225	9	If Avelyn left St.-Mere-Abelle for any reason, he would have to wait until the following year to enter.
1227	fighter	Noun	A2	1226	9	Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.
1228	stomach	Noun	A2	1227	9	Avelyn's stomach churned; he knew the woman, hardly more than a girl.
1229	continuing	Adjective	A2	1228	9	The older woman collected her tray and rushed away, blending into the continuing party just a step from the bar.
1230	moon	Noun	A2	1229	9	Under the light of a half moon, he saw the outline of the Windrunner gliding out into the bay.
1231	towering	Noun	A2	1230	9	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.
1232	tremble	Verb	A2	1231	9	Quintall glowered at Smealy, the old sea dog trembling with frustration.
1233	harmlessly	Adverb	A2	1232	9	The staff swished harmlessly through the air.
1234	lessen	Verb	A2	1233	9	Still, without complaint, the good monk used his hematite once more, this time to lessen the wounds of the injured.
1235	crime	Noun	A2	1234	9	There was still the matter of Jill's crime, though.
1236	muddy	Adjective	A2	1235	9	Elbryan looked her over carefully, satisfied that she, was not injured, only muddy and weary from so long a ride.
1237	bubble	Verb	B1	1236	9	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.
1238	consume	Verb	B1	1237	9	Dinoniel and much of his army had been consumed and destroyed, but the dactyl...
1239	tend	Gerund	B1	1238	9	That meant gathering wood and tending the fires, repairing the cabins-which always seemed to need repair!
1240	mood	Noun	B1	1239	9	Elbryan glared at Juraviel, in no mood for cryptic talk.
1241	sharply	Adverb	B1	1240	9	The tunnel continued straight for a dozen paces, then turned sharply to the right, where Elbryan had run.
1242	intercept	Noun	B1	1241	9	Elbryan wondered, as he, too, worked through the tangled crowd, angling to intercept the newcomer.
1243	impressive	Adjective	B1	1242	9	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.
1244	painful	Adjective	B1	1243	9	In the morning came the second painful parting.
1245	impact	Noun	B1	1244	9	Elbryan was surprised by the force of the impact and that his sword had not cut into the goblin's skull.
1246	conjure	Verb	B1	1245	9	Elbryan recalled the humming sound; he conjured an image of buzzing bees.
1247	signal	Noun	B1	1246	9	Up in front, one of the women signaled that the caravan was nearly upon them.
1248	forever	Adverb	B1	1247	9	Pettibwa was forever laughing, dancing with her tray from one table to the next.
1249	horrible	Adjective	B1	1248	9	Jill felt as if she must be the most horrible person in the world.
1250	limit	Verb	B1	1249	9	Mere-Abelle to the very limits of his powers!
1251	technique	Noun	B1	1250	9	For the first year, they would study barehanded techniques, punching and grappling.
1252	explosion	Noun	B1	1251	9	Avelyn slumped low, his vision blurred, sharp explosions going off in the back of his head.
1253	dock	Noun	B1	1252	9	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.
1254	rarely	Adverb	B1	1253	9	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.
1255	consequence	Singular	B1	1254	9	Might there be consequences for such an action?
1256	issue	Verb	B1	1255	9	Elbryan chuckled, not surprised that predictable Tuntun enjoyed issuing the beatings.
1257	intention	Plural	B1	1256	9	Of course, he had no intention of allowing any court.
1258	dust	Noun	B1	1257	9	Terranen Dinoniel was dust in the earth; the dactyl meant to win this time.
1259	assassin	Noun	B1	1258	9	That, combined with the presence of this magic-wielding assassin, surely concerned the monk.
1260	unnoticed	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1259	9	To Pony and Elbryan, alert as they were, the creature was invisible and unnoticed.
1261	inner	Adjective	B2	1260	9	It was as if the being shone of its own accord, an inner light making the flowing hair glow and shimmer.
1262	unexpected	Adjective	B2	1261	9	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.
1263	grand	Adjective	B2	1262	9	The dactyl cackled, thinking itself grand to be able to send such creatures - any creatures!
1264	nightmare	Noun	B2	1263	9	Chasing the nightmares away.
1265	anxious	Adjective	B2	1264	9	Elbryan felt the anxious gazes of his companions upon him, waiting for him to start it all.
1266	hunting	Noun	B2	1265	9	Elbryan and his friends had offered to walk patrols since the first day of the hunting party's return.
1267	hardy	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1266	9	The folk of Dundalis were, a hardy bunch, not shying from the occasional fight.
1268	taunt	Verb	UNKNOWN	1267	9	The elves were taunting him, the boy knew.
1269	golden	Adjective	B2	1268	9	The rest of his dress, though weathered, was rich, particularly a golden brocade and jewel-studded baldric.
1270	startle	Verb	UNKNOWN	1269	9	Then she turned and skipped off, and was startled a moment later when Elbryan jumped out in front of her.
1271	universe	Noun	B2	1270	9	Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.
1272	urge	Noun	B2	1271	9	Elbryan resisted the sudden and inexplicable urge to run over and kiss Pony.
1273	blush	Noun	UNKNOWN	1272	9	The young woman blushed and looked away.
1274	unexpectedly	Adverb	B2	1273	9	He nodded to Adjonas, then unexpectedly handed the stone to Avelyn.
1275	amaze	Verb	UNKNOWN	1274	9	The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.
1276	steep	Adjective	B2	1275	9	Finally, after hours of backtracking, the pair came to a short descent down a steep, sandy bank.
1277	expanse	Noun	UNKNOWN	1276	9	Exhausted, the two men dove under for the last expanse, swimming so the craft would pass right over them.
1278	amazement	Noun	UNKNOWN	1277	9	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.
1279	nasty	Adjective	B2	1278	9	These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure.
1280	nestle	Verb	UNKNOWN	1279	9	Juraviel, too, was near to sleep, the elf comfortably nestled in the V of a high branch.
1281	fume	Verb	UNKNOWN	1280	9	Twice he fumed corners to see the monster waiting for him.
1282	lower	Verb	B2	1281	9	Elbryan crouched lower, though he was obviously seen.
1283	known	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1282	9	It came out in a burst of emotion Avelyn had not known since that night he had cried for his dead mother.
1284	inform	Verb	B2	1283	9	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.
1285	greatly	Adverb	B2	1284	9	It pleased her greatly to help out Elbryan, to guard his emotions.
1286	comforting	Adjective	B2	1285	9	I hold no comforting illusions; that group is in danger as great as my own.
1287	overcome	Verb	B2	1286	9	That thought sparked anger in the young man, enough to overcome his fear.
1288	sympathetic	Adjective	B2	1287	9	Master Jojonah was glad to hear the sympathetic question.
1289	whimper	Verb	B2	1288	9	Carley dan Aubrey's whimper brought him back to his senses.
1290	shaft	Noun	UNKNOWN	1289	9	It raised the shaft like a club, bearing down on him.
1291	skitter	Verb	UNKNOWN	1290	9	Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.
1292	squirm	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1291	9	The other was also on the ground, squirming and groaning.
1293	shadowy	Noun	UNKNOWN	1292	9	Still his eyes searched the corners of the shadowy room for his mother's spirit.
1294	widely	Adverb	B2	1293	9	So went the widely accepted argument that allowed for relaxing some aspects of the holy pledge.
1295	neatly	Adverb	B2	1294	9	Pettibwa had neatly burst apart at Abbot Dobrinion's decree, at the notion that
1296	frantic	Adjective	B2	1295	9	For Elbryan, life went along at its usual frantic pace, learning and growing.
1297	cot	Noun	UNKNOWN	1296	9	Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.
1298	recite	Verb	UNKNOWN	1297	9	Now Avelyn began to recite his evening prayers so that he might hear no more.
1299	heed	Verb	UNKNOWN	1298	9	Would the people of that village have heeded his warnings?
1300	drew	Noun	UNKNOWN	1299	9	Up on the branch, the ranger fitted two arrows to his bow, one above the other and drew back the string.
1301	lone	Noun	UNKNOWN	1300	9	Just the goblins and a lone giant, slumped together, soaked in blood from the many small wounds on each corpse.
1302	miserable	Adjective	B2	1301	9	When he finished, he seemed a miserable wretch indeed; his huge form had wilted upon the hard ground, his eyes teary.
1303	sincere	Adjective	B2	1302	9	From the trees at the base of the hillock, Juraviel and some others watched the sword-dance in sincere admiration.
1304	recognition	Noun	B2	1303	9	The gentleman smiled in recognition of Grady when he noticed the approach.
1305	tingle	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1304	9	Avelyn clutched the malachite firmly, felt its magic tingling and coursing through his hand, then his arm, and into all his body.
1306	tense	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1305	9	followed a tense moment - Jill, and probably Connor, not sure if he would try to kiss her again.
1307	freedom	Noun	B2	1306	9	In that elven forest, under that elven sky, l knew freedom.
1308	jab	Noun	UNKNOWN	1307	9	Elbryan saw an opening and let fly a combination left jab, step, and right cross.
1309	barkeep	Noun	UNKNOWN	1308	9	Jill turned to the barkeep, the man merely shaking his head.
1310	whore	Noun	UNKNOWN	1309	9	Why, even the practiced whores of House Battlebrow were losing their charms for him!
1311	trained	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1310	9	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.
1312	moan	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1311	9	The creature gave a slight moan and tumbled headlong into the brush.
1313	headlong	Noun	UNKNOWN	1312	9	The creature gave a slight moan and tumbled headlong into the brush.
1314	spar	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1313	9	Dozens of elves were about this day, some sparring with practice weapons, others dancing.
1315	buckle	Verb	UNKNOWN	1314	9	Waves of pain buckled the young man's legs.
1316	horizontal	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1315	9	The attack flurry played itself out, Elbryan coming to a crouched stance, Hawkwing horizontal in front of him.
1317	futilely	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1316	9	Dosey grabbed at the monk's wrists, tugging futilely, trying to cry for help, scream, anything.
1318	crossbow	Noun	UNKNOWN	1317	9	There were indeed powries on her deck now, some with heavy crossbows; taking potshots at the swimming monks.
1319	bulky	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1318	9	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.
1320	flick	Noun	UNKNOWN	1319	9	A flick of the wrist dislodged the bar and Elbryan kicked open the door, striding a single step into the shack.
1321	burly	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1320	9	Elbryan was surprised that the burly man hadn't decided to go out alone and hunt the bear.
1322	intrusion	Noun	UNKNOWN	1321	9	And then she felt the intrusion, the spirit of Avelyn making its way into her.
1323	huff	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1322	9	Brother Avelyn came huffing and puffing behind her, the monk trotting along without complaint.
1324	resemble	Verb	C1	1323	9	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.
1325	eternal	Adjective	C1	1324	9	To Avelyn, these stones were truly the gift of God, the magic of the heavens, the promise of eternal life and glory.
1326	linger	Verb	C1	1325	9	Elbryan and Pony lingered long by the corpse, studying it intently.
1327	stake	Verb	C1	1326	9	The usual answer to such a request came in the form of the messenger's head staked before the village wall.
1328	graceful	Adjective	C1	1327	9	Sometimes they held hands, and other times they let go long enough for every other elf to turn a graceful pirouette.
1329	cutting	Adjective	C1	1328	9	Then he sent it straight out a second time, cutting short the thrust as the elf predictably ducked.
1330	spectacle	Noun	C1	1329	9	With great effort, Elbryan tore his gaze from the dreadful spectacle below and glanced all around.
1331	grind	Verb	C1	1330	9	Most did not see the charge then, a splendid thing indeed; but they heard it, the very ground shaking under their feet.
1332	mercy	Noun	C1	1331	9	They showed no mercy; Pony saw one woman beg for her life, offer herself to the goblins circling about her.
1333	profound	Adjective	C1	1332	9	Questions too profound flitted about his consciousness.
1334	vessel	Noun	C1	1333	9	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.
1335	succession	Noun	C1	1334	9	Again came the spinning slivers, two in rapid succession, this time angled higher to hit the monster about the head.
1336	standing	Noun	C1	1335	9	Finally, he opened his eyes and rolled to find Juraviel alone standing near him.
1337	stir	Verb	C1	1336	9	The young man had a million questions stirring around in his head.
1338	reverse	Verb	C1	1337	9	The powrie immediately reversed direction, deftly turning about on the rope with sure, strong grips.
1339	tide	Noun	C1	1338	9	The Windrunner caught the next tide away from the unlawful and dangerous place, and they were soon into Entel harbor.
1340	bind	Verb	C1	1339	9	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.
1341	heighten	Verb	C1	1340	9	These movements alone would continue to heighten Elbryan's balance, his sense of control over his body.
1342	descent	Singular	C1	1341	9	From the sound of its descent, the floor of the cave was not more than eight feet below the opening, he figured.
1343	ancient	Adjective	A2	1342	8	Who will quell the ancient and deep hatred between powrie and goblin when Bestesbulzibar is gone?
1344	silver	Adjective	A2	1343	8	Its limbs were slender and long and its armor a silver shining coat of fine interlocking links.
1345	incredible	Adjective	A2	1344	8	Avelyn wanted to go closer to it to study the stern facial features and the incredible craftsmanship of the armor.
1346	hero	Noun	A2	1345	8	But they, these innocents placed in the path of war, and not I, are the true heroes of the day, for each of them -
1347	credit	Noun	A2	1346	8	The dactyl could not take direct credit, but that mattered little.
1348	organize	Verb	A2	1347	8	Now the creature saw the time to organize its forces fully; to begin its unified attacks.
1349	careen	Verb	A2	1348	8	Cat-the-Stray winced as the thoughts careened back in time.
1350	board	Noun	A2	1349	8	I took my frustrations out on the signpost, I admit, tearing off the lowest board, the scribbled references to the original village.
1351	winding	Adjective	A2	1350	8	The ranger left Weedy Meadow that night, moving through the winding valley east of the village with the fleeing family.
1352	speech	Noun	A2	1351	8	Jojonah launched into a rushed explanation, more the regurgitation of a prepared speech than anything spontaneous.
1353	feed	Verb	A2	1352	8	Just the birds, feeding on the bodies of her fallen friends.
1354	thud	Noun	A2	1353	8	At the last moment, the arrow turned in mid-flight, thudding hard into a tree.
1355	female	Noun	A2	1354	8	The guards were forty in number, with only seven of them female.
1356	sailing	Noun	A2	1355	8	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.
1357	possession	Noun	A2	1356	8	Avelyn realized then that an attempt at possession was akin to fighting an enemy on his home ground.
1358	harbor	Noun	A2	1357	8	Then likely he was now a charred thing, drifting to the bottom of the harbor.
1359	guest	Noun	A2	1358	8	All four of the dactyl's guests felt that imposing weight keenly.
1360	pat	Verb	A2	1359	8	Juraviel exclaimed and patted the young man on the back.
1361	method	Noun	A2	1360	8	At first, the monk used the conventional methods, the same lessons that had been given to him in St.-Mere-Abelle.
1362	awful	Adjective	A2	1361	8	Pony came to know that it was not simple terror and grief that had forced her to bury those awful images, but guilt.
1363	flying	Noun	A2	1362	8	Immediately the mob rolled in around them, for all the Howling Sheila was flying fists and breaking chairs.
1364	wedding	Noun	A2	1363	8	How much more could she have hoped for above the wedding in Palmaris?
1365	instrument	Noun	A2	1364	8	The man would be reduced to an instrument of destruction, Avelyn's destruction.
1366	stuff	Noun	B1	1365	8	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.
1367	fold	Noun	B1	1366	8	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.
1368	scatter	Verb	B1	1367	8	And so were a dozen other goblins, scattered all about the area.
1369	complaint	Plural	B1	1368	8	Still, without complaint, the good monk used his hematite once more, this time to lessen the wounds of the injured.
1370	flowing	Adjective	B1	1369	8	It was as if the being shone of its own accord, an inner light making the flowing hair glow and shimmer.
1371	weigh	Verb	B1	1370	8	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.
1372	boldly	Adverb	B1	1371	8	It didn't matter, the ranger decided boldly, and went to work.
1373	eagerly	Adverb	B1	1372	8	The short, stocky man went at the martial training as eagerly as Avelyn went at the nighttime studies.
1374	poverty	Noun	B1	1373	8	Piety, dignity, poverty, that was the pledge offered upon entering the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle.
1375	violently	Adverb	B1	1374	8	Cat-the-Stray shook her head violently, as if trying to launch the disturbing half memories right out of her ear.
1376	perch	Noun	B1	1375	8	Something else watched the young man from a perch in one of the thicker pines on the ridge.
1377	sink	Verb	B1	1376	8	With trembling fingers, Elbryan retrieved his short sword, and then he sank even deeper into the hollow, paralyzed with terror.
1378	attitude	Noun	B1	1377	8	Juraviel glared at Tuntun, for the female's sour attitude had forced the words out before any sound screen could be cast up.
1379	flinch	PastTense	B1	1378	8	Despite the thrill, Avelyn flinched as he drifted through the room's ceiling.
1380	despair	Noun	B1	1379	8	Elbryan bowed his head but in thought and not in despair.
1381	vivid	Adjective	B1	1380	8	Soft blues and purples, vivid oranges and sometimes a deep crimson lined the night sky, lifting hearts and spirits.
1382	keen	Adjective	B1	1381	8	If the day had been clearer, his keen eyes might have spotted something, some flicker, some-confirmation.
1383	determined	Adjective	B1	1382	8	Avelyn came out, frightened but determined.
1384	risk	Noun	B1	1383	8	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.
1385	locate	Verb	B1	1384	8	Fear gripped Elbryan as he realized that his own use of Oracle might be helping his enemy locate him and his friends.
1386	friendship	Noun	B1	1385	8	Theirs became a tentative friendship, an offered smile and exchange of news whenever the pair happened to be in the same area.
1387	gentleman	Noun	B1	1386	8	Again, he was more than polite, the perfect gentleman, not pressuring Cat to even so much as offer a greeting to him.
1388	glide	Verb	B1	1387	8	The Windrunner glided easily over calmer seas, the southern reaches of the Mantis Arm's coast a gray blur to the west.
1389	smart	Adjective	B1	1388	8	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.
1390	valuable	Adjective	B1	1389	8	Avelyn then went to the other end of the room and pocketed a valuable emerald, not an enchanted one, but one used as an example of a particular cut, and then he, bade the guard to follow him - and quickly, since the use of the hematite was draining the monk and Siherton's spirit was nearby, trying, Avelyn knew, to find some route back to its body.
1391	pin	Verb	B1	1390	8	Jill rolled away immediately, falling to the side, grabbing at the release pin and pulling hard.
1392	slice	Verb	B1	1391	8	Fiery rocks streaked down before the cave entrance, slicing holes in the wide leaves of trees and bushes.
1393	solidly	Adverb	B1	1392	8	The arrow hit solidly, denting the armor plate and driving through, but not so deep as to cause any serious wound.
1394	absolute	Adjective	B2	1393	8	Only then did he notice the room had darkened almost to the point of absolute blackness.
1395	squat	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1394	8	Avelyn squatted on the floor, cradling the woman.
1396	weariness	Noun	UNKNOWN	1395	8	Despite his weariness, Avelyn Desbris could hardly sleep.
1397	perimeter	Noun	UNKNOWN	1396	8	Paulson and Chipmunk were out and about, guarding the perimeter.
1398	capture	Noun	B2	1397	8	Cric motioned across the way to the boy Elbryan had captured.
1399	stiff	Adjective	B2	1398	8	Then it was before him, so suddenly, clubbing him with those rock-stiff arms, sending him tumbling back into the pines.
1400	scold	Verb	UNKNOWN	1399	8	Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.
1401	heavenly	Adjective	B2	1400	8	Of course he knew of the Ring Stones, the heavenly gifts to St.-Mere-Abelle, the source of all the magic in the world.
1402	pant	Noun	UNKNOWN	1401	8	Elbryan rolled his breeches up over his knees - not that the worn and ragged pants would stay that way for long!
1403	cast	Verb	B2	1402	8	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 ...
1404	shade	Noun	B2	1403	8	Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.
1405	glee	Noun	UNKNOWN	1404	8	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.
1406	spruce	Noun	UNKNOWN	1405	8	A living forest, with enough pine and spruce to offer cover even now, with winter fast holding the land.
1407	humanoid	Singular	UNKNOWN	1406	8	Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans?
1408	forehead	Noun	UNKNOWN	1407	8	Gothra stared down at the line of blood running from forehead to crotch, then looked back at the demon.
1409	stew	Noun	UNKNOWN	1408	8	It struck the bowl of stew, overturning it and making a mess of the meal.
1410	riverbank	Noun	UNKNOWN	1409	8	The ranger did just that, circling west of the riverbank as he made his way to the north.
1411	cue	Noun	B2	1410	8	Elbryan took the cue - it was his lesson, after all.
1412	constant	Adjective	B2	1411	8	I had ascended from this temporary existence, from a place of constant change to a place of eternity.
1413	shuffle	Verb	UNKNOWN	1412	8	Avelyn ate a light meal, then shuffled outside and promptly regurgitated it.
1414	translucent	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1413	8	That left only one possibility, an escape borne on translucent wings.
1415	specter	Noun	UNKNOWN	1414	8	For the adults, the specter of the goblins brought a sobering wariness and then a troublesome distraction.
1416	thrill	Noun	UNKNOWN	1415	8	Elbryan was terrified and thrilled all at once.
1417	dull	Adjective	B2	1416	8	A warm fog hung thick about him, caressing his body and dulling his senses.
1418	logically	Adverb	B2	1417	8	Pony sympathized with the young man, but logically, this was the best scenario they could have hoped for.
1419	necessity	Noun	B2	1418	8	And an that course, in these times, I have by reason of necessity become leader of the folk of the three villages.
1420	carnage	Noun	UNKNOWN	1419	8	And the goblin ranks, for all the carnage, remained deep, and seemed undiminished.
1421	footstep	Noun	UNKNOWN	1420	8	Avelyn ran from the chapel, skittering down the empty halls, his footsteps echoing noisily.
1422	dying	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1421	8	The scream of a dying child, of her mother, of her village.
1423	dot	Noun	B2	1422	8	Pireth Tulme was but one in a series of keeps dotting Honce-the-Bear's coastline.
1424	reward	Noun	B2	1423	8	All thoughts of Taddy Sway and Bunkus Smealy were behind them now, for their destination and their reward were at hand.
1425	wealth	Noun	B2	1424	8	Avelyn bit his lip, remembering the hours on the beach, surrounded by so vast a wealth of useless gems.
1426	proof	Noun	B2	1425	8	Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!
1427	flutter	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1426	8	Nothing moved across that gray sea, save the occasional flutter of ash, caught by a swirl of wind.
1428	belch	Noun	UNKNOWN	1427	8	Elbryan shook his head and smiled - all the wider when Bradwarden belched again, a great, thunderous burp.
1429	self	Noun	B2	1428	8	Jojonah pushed his own self-pity away and smiled about Avelyn.
1430	char	Verb	UNKNOWN	1429	8	Then likely he was now a charred thing, drifting to the bottom of the harbor.
1431	whine	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1430	8	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.
1432	maintain	Verb	B2	1431	8	Elbryan found that he could not possibly maintain such a stance.
1433	encircle	Verb	UNKNOWN	1432	8	The elves quietly encircling him paused and cocked curious ears.
1434	strengthen	Verb	B2	1433	8	When he thought about his hesitation, it only strengthened his resolve.
1435	scamper	Verb	UNKNOWN	1434	8	Elbryan ducked the blow, just barely, and scampered back as Quintall's hand thundered against the wall.
1436	floating	Adjective	B2	1435	8	Gradually his consciousness came floating back to him, as if from a far distant place.
1437	erupt	Verb	B2	1436	8	A forked blast of blue-white lightning erupted from the monk's hand, one finger of the bolt striking each giant.
1438	predictable	Adjective	B2	1437	8	Elbryan chuckled, not surprised that predictable Tuntun enjoyed issuing the beatings.
1439	frustrate	Verb	UNKNOWN	1438	8	Frustrated, the ranger abandoned his bow and ran on, sword in hand.
1440	sputter	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1439	8	The fat man sputtered something unintelligible and turned away, waving his hand dismissively.
1441	sweat	Noun	UNKNOWN	1440	8	How could she sweat so much on such a cool night?
1442	adopted	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1441	8	To Cat-the-Stray, his adopted sister, he was always polite, too polite.
1443	roughly	Adverb	B2	1442	8	After a long moment, Tuntun nudged him roughly.
1444	lewd	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1443	8	The implications were clear, considering the man's lewd manner, and Grady and Connor shared a laugh.
1445	alley	Noun	UNKNOWN	1444	8	Jill left the alley hurriedly, thinking to go back to her room across town.
1446	inquire	Verb	UNKNOWN	1445	8	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.
1447	sitting	Noun	UNKNOWN	1446	8	The young man shifted to a sitting position and sagged on the wet ground.
1448	accuse	Verb	B2	1447	8	How dare he accuse Elbryan and Pony, if that was indeed what he was doing.
1449	predictably	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1448	8	Then he sent it straight out a second time, cutting short the thrust as the elf predictably ducked.
1450	stoic	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1449	8	Quintall nodded, his respect for the stoic, tireless enemy redoubled.
1451	disappoint	Verb	B2	1450	8	Thagraine's face as he glanced Avelyn's way showed that he was disappointed; that alone clued Avelyn in to the fact that Pellimar had slipped.
1452	drag	Verb	B2	1451	8	Seconds, minutes, and hours seemed to drag on endlessly, and yet, at the same time, once the weeks had passed, it seemed as if they had flown away.
1453	kin	Noun	UNKNOWN	1452	8	He hesitated; were these goblins responsible for what their kin had done to Elbryan's home?
1454	torn	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1453	8	Not a sound came from about the beast as, clothing and all, the dactyl devoured the torn skin of Gothra.
1455	approaching	Noun	B2	1454	8	Avelyn rushed past the approaching group, muttering something about speaking with them soon, then ran about the room, taking a mental count of those in attendance.
1456	archer	Noun	UNKNOWN	1455	8	Jill worked to get behind the boat, to use it as a barrier against the powrie archers on the deck.
1457	telltale	Noun	UNKNOWN	1456	8	The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.
1458	owe	Verb	B2	1457	8	The one the elves had named Nightbird had to give himself an honest answer; he owed that much, at least, to Belli'mar Juraviel.
1459	puff	Noun	UNKNOWN	1458	8	The man puffed out his chest and glared hard at the ranger.
1460	usher	Verb	UNKNOWN	1459	8	Dark, too, is the journey for those men and women I leave behind, who will continue the fight while ushering their more helpless kin to a safer place - if one can ever be found.
1461	muse	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1460	8	Elbryan slumped back in the chair, musing over his own words.
1462	trample	Verb	UNKNOWN	1461	8	If the stallion now bolted forward suddenly, trampling the monk into the earth, Elbryan would not be surprised.
1463	mightily	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1462	8	and swept it across mightily, smashing in the side of Brother Justice's face.
1464	breastplate	Noun	UNKNOWN	1463	8	Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot.
1465	glory	Noun	C1	1464	8	The creature flexed and stretched, extended its wings to their full glory, reached and clawed at the air with its humanlike arms.
1466	domain	Noun	C1	1465	8	In worm's cold domain.
1467	stark	Adjective	C1	1466	8	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.
1468	dignity	Noun	C1	1467	8	Piety, dignity, poverty, that was the pledge offered upon entering the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle.
1469	prominent	Adjective	C1	1468	8	The dangers of such a voyage were many, but perhaps most prominent among them was the danger to the mind.
1470	anchor	Verb	C1	1469	8	Squat towers anchored every turn in the wall; narrow windows showed that the place was built for somber reflection and defense.
1471	passing	Adjective	C1	1470	8	Whispers bred open talk in the heat and boredom of the passing days, and open talk bred accusing shouts.
1472	fluid	Adjective	C1	1471	8	The monk's fighting prowess was indeed remarkable, his movements quick and fluid, his frame always in perfect balance.
1473	spark	Verb	C1	1472	8	That thought sparked anger in the young man, enough to overcome his fear.
1474	glimpse	Noun	C1	1473	8	She saw the image of dead Olwan again, and the last glimpse of her father.
1475	filter	Verb	C1	1474	8	Jill ordered her troop to filter about, then went to see the man behind the serving bar.
1476	profoundly	Adverb	C1	1475	8	That bothered the young monk profoundly.
1477	tender	Adjective	C1	1476	8	He felt it, a tender vibration all along his frame, more than he heard it.
1478	substantial	Adjective	C1	1477	8	Inevitably the hits, particularly on Elbryan, became more substantial as weariness caused some sloppy defensive posturing.
1479	superior	Adjective	C1	1478	8	The elves watched every move, some with respect, some with a hugely superior attitude.
1480	blend	Verb	C1	1479	8	The older woman collected her tray and rushed away, blending into the continuing party just a step from the bar.
1481	striking	Adjective	C1	1480	8	Up came Hawkwing and off flew the arrow, striking hard on the far distant target.
1482	proclaim	Verb	C1	1481	8	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.
1483	terrain	Noun	C1	1482	8	Then he talked more to Pony, who better understood the terrain of this region, with its hilly forests and many streams.
1484	ominous	Adjective	C1	1483	8	Then Avelyn eyed Tol squarely, matching the man's ominous expression with one of pure excitement.
1485	log	Noun	C1	1484	8	Empty logs, gray with ash, stretched away in the gloom.
1486	missile	Noun	C1	1485	8	Concentrate your missiles on the giants pulling the front catapult.
1487	guidance	Noun	C1	1486	8	Pony looked at Elbryan for guidance, but the man was past reasoning, slumping once again into blackness.
1488	elite	Adjective	C1	1487	8	If one invasion came every five hundred years the Coastpoint Guards, the elite of the elite, must be prepared for it!
1489	defensively	Adverb	C1	1488	8	He wore only a loincloth and stood defensively, shoulders hunched, arms crossed to cover his belly and loins.
1490	rip	PastTense	C1	1489	8	Waves of searing agony ripped through Paulson.
1491	thunderous	Adjective	A2	1490	7	Elbryan shook his head and smiled - all the wider when Bradwarden belched again, a great, thunderous burp.
1492	gloom	Noun	A2	1491	7	The room darkened even more as the sun moved westward, but Elbryan, his eyes long past the gloom, didn't notice.
1493	process	Noun	A2	1492	7	All three monks knew the process, and knew each stone, except for that amethyst.
1494	service	Noun	A2	1493	7	All his life, he had wanted to live in service to God; all his life he had dreamed of this day.
1495	shut	Verb	A2	1494	7	The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.
1496	trembling	Adjective	A2	1495	7	Elbryan pulled back his trembling hand, staring wide-eyed at the bright blood that now covered it.
1497	ankle	Noun	A2	1496	7	The group looked up to the elf, resting easily, his legs crossed at the ankles, feet dangling a few.
1498	birth	Noun	A2	1497	7	The class had been divided by birth dates; Avelyn and Quintall had been put, together solely because they had been born in the same week, and not for compatibility, either physical or emotional.
1499	fan	Noun	A2	1498	7	No powrie would dare go into the water to try and untangle the netted fan with frenzied sharks so close.
1500	hawkish	Adjective	A2	1499	7	Then she felt as if she was falling, looked into the face of a hawkish man who was falling beside her.
1501	ocean	Noun	A2	1500	7	Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.
1502	oil	Verb	A2	1501	7	Others had to be treated with oils for many days, that their magic be locked permanently within them.
1503	singing	Noun	A2	1502	7	A soft singing he could not quite discern?
1504	prevent	Verb	A2	1503	7	Brother Justice grabbed hard onto the staff with both hands, as much to support himself as to prevent any attacks.
1505	amount	Noun	A2	1504	7	And the amount of damage to the house was remarkable.
1506	community	Noun	A2	1505	7	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.
1507	material	Noun	A2	1506	7	Something beyond the rich materials caught his eyes, though; as the lids were being secured in place once more.
1508	knife	Verb	A2	1507	7	When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.
1509	darken	Verb	A2	1508	7	Only then did he notice the room had darkened almost to the point of absolute blackness.
1510	understanding	Noun	A2	1509	7	Elbryan still could not navigate this area, but he was gaining some understanding.
1511	desert	Verb	A2	1510	7	To a man once of my order but who deserted the way and who stole from my abbey.
1512	perish	Verb	A2	1511	7	And if I perish in the journey, then so be it.
1513	role	Noun	A2	1512	7	The elf had played only a minor role in the battle, fired only a single arrow.
1514	brow	Noun	B1	1513	7	Elbryan, thinking Bradwarden to be referring to the elves, crinkled his brow incredulously.
1515	ponder	Noun	B1	1514	7	Unless, Elbryan pondered, another would-be ranger had been brought in.
1516	freeze	Verb	B1	1515	7	The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.
1517	sob	Noun	B1	1516	7	Still the tears came; every so often his even tone was broken by a sniffle or a sob.
1518	organized	Adjective	B1	1517	7	There were no lines of defense anymore, no organized pockets of resistance.
1519	hack	Verb	B1	1518	7	Then she went at the line ferociously, hacking and chopping, chipping her sword from one ill-aimed blow, the blade ringing off the stone wall.
1520	admiration	Singular	B1	1519	7	Juraviel responded with a nod of his own, but his admiration was sincere.
1521	belief	Noun	B1	1520	7	Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!
1522	combine	Verb	B1	1521	7	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.
1523	practical	Adjective	B1	1522	7	Avelyn shrugged, having no practical response.
1524	explode	Verb	B1	1523	7	Earthquakes and thunderstorms, swirling tornadoes, even exploding volcanoes, were more often than not natural events.
1525	slay	Verb	B1	1524	7	He had done well this day, though he regretted having to slay the bear.
1526	punish	Verb	B1	1525	7	Then, with none evident, the fiend came straight for Avelyn, thinking to punish, to tear and to kill.
1527	trade	Noun	B1	1526	7	Here and there debates sprang up concerning the value of the spirits and what they should bring in trade, for the spring caravan.
1528	clue	Noun	B1	1527	7	It wasn't until Quintall had left, though, that he finally got the clue he needed.
1529	innocent	Adjective	B1	1528	7	Mere-Abelle, since that innocent time before he had learned the truth of the Abellican Order.
1530	port	Noun	B1	1529	7	The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.
1531	setting	Noun	B1	1530	7	It was risky setting a light in the dark forest, but these folk sorely needed the warmth.
1532	flex	PastTense	UNKNOWN	1531	7	By sheer will and brute strength, the dactyl flexed its wings.
1533	willpower	Noun	UNKNOWN	1532	7	It took considerable willpower for Brother Justice, his blood so hot for the kill, to turn away for the door.
1534	steam	Noun	B2	1533	7	And when he slipped back beside the tenth and last basket, he saw steam still rising from his tea.
1535	goblins	Verb	UNKNOWN	1534	7	Several frightened men ran right over its back as it tumbled, a horde of shrieking goblins close on their heels.
1536	fare	Verb	B2	1535	7	Let the younger boys and girls see him then, and afford him the respect he deserved, and let the older men see that the village, under his watchful eye, had fared well in their absence.
1537	mane	Noun	UNKNOWN	1536	7	Pony tugged hard on her mare's mane, turning the horse when she saw the behemoth moving to intercept.
1538	jealousy	Noun	UNKNOWN	1537	7	By the beginning of the third year, the level of jealousy among the four began to rise noticeably.
1539	distract	Verb	B2	1538	7	Elbryan was glad that the distracted girl had not noticed his own shade of red.
1540	breathlessly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1539	7	"Punishment?" Quintall echoed breathlessly.
1541	corral	Noun	UNKNOWN	1540	7	There was an old, broken-down fence on the northern edge of town, formerly a corral, Jill realized, and beyond it was the slope.
1542	mounting	Adjective	B2	1541	7	The starkness of the scene from this vantage point, in this mounting light, amazed the companions.
1543	troop	Noun	B2	1542	7	Jill ordered her troop to filter about, then went to see the man behind the serving bar.
1544	rim	Noun	UNKNOWN	1543	7	The patrols began that day, with a score and five youngsters walking the rim of the bowl-shaped vale that held Dundalis.
1545	lung	Noun	B2	1544	7	The dog's legs splayed wide; it gave one yelp, then lay still, its back broken, its lungs collapsing.
1546	envision	Verb	UNKNOWN	1545	7	Elbryan savored every word, envisioning the battle clearly.
1547	panic	Noun	B2	1546	7	Soothing sounds, and that made defiant Elbryan panic even more.
1548	inland	Noun	UNKNOWN	1547	7	One army will march south, the other west, inland, until they join at the very gates of Ursal!
1549	rumor	Noun	UNKNOWN	1548	7	Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.
1550	emotional	Adjective	B2	1549	7	Piled in the emotional jumble were Elbryan's mixed feelings concerning the elves.
1551	comprehend	Verb	B2	1550	7	Avelyn had never seen a place so huge, could not comprehend the effort that had been expended to put this hall together.
1552	noted	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1551	7	From his vantage point, the ranger noted, too, that a bar was in place across the one door.
1553	martial	Adjective	B2	1552	7	The short, stocky man went at the martial training as eagerly as Avelyn went at the nighttime studies.
1554	distraction	Singular	UNKNOWN	1553	7	To Avelyn, it was more of a distraction than anything else.
1555	tire	Verb	UNKNOWN	1554	7	Avelyn also noted that his three monk companions, apparently tiring of Dansally, visited her far less often.
1556	vital	Adjective	B2	1555	7	The mission was vital, true enough, the greatest moment in seven generations.
1557	boredom	Noun	UNKNOWN	1556	7	Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.
1558	messenger	Noun	UNKNOWN	1557	7	Master Jojonah hadn't even conversed with the messenger.
1559	chieftain	Noun	UNKNOWN	1558	7	This was an action of a rogue goblin chieftain, perhaps, or one of the many powrie raiding parties, acting on their own initiative, bringing misery to the wretched humans.
1560	squash	Verb	UNKNOWN	1559	7	At that horrible moment, the monster had been lifting its club to squash Elbryan; now it was dead.
1561	engage	Verb	B2	1560	7	The soldiers of Pireth Tulme engaged in the revelry, the pleasures of the flesh, to avoid noticing their empty souls.
1562	skull	Noun	B2	1561	7	The massive skull cracked with a tremendous sound and the giant slumped to the floor.
1563	churn	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1562	7	Elbryan felt his guts churning and labored for his breath.
1564	consciously	Adverb	B2	1563	7	Avelyn took a deep breath, consciously keeping his eyes from the eager gazes of the onlookers.
1565	hoot	Verb	UNKNOWN	1564	7	And Elbryan heard hoots from behind him and knew the other four goblins were on the way.
1566	slab	Noun	UNKNOWN	1565	7	Olwan had used large slabs for the base, and, as Pony suspected, the house hadn't completely settled.
1567	rib	Noun	UNKNOWN	1566	7	Jill retreated immediately, but got stung on the ribs, her breath blasted away.
1568	backtrack	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1567	7	Elbryan paused for a long while, backtracking the conversation; considering the options.
1569	tap	PastTense	B2	1568	7	The centaur tapped one powrie on the head, then scooped up the dazed dwarf and dropped it into a sack.
1570	jerk	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1569	7	Then it jerked suddenly and its straight run shifted to the diagonal.
1571	favor	Verb	UNKNOWN	1570	7	The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.
1572	select	Verb	B2	1571	7	- one of a man he had selected to go along on the raid to the evergreen vale, but who had refused, claiming sickness.
1573	sympathy	Noun	B2	1572	7	In a rare display of sympathy, with Jojonah glaring at him out of the corner of his brown eye, Siherton let it go.
1574	imposing	Adjective	B2	1573	7	All four of the dactyl's guests felt that imposing weight keenly.
1575	impress	Verb	B2	1574	7	Even Tuntun was impressed by his stamina.
1576	ache	Noun	UNKNOWN	1575	7	The work was ended now, and the ache settled in.
1577	steel	Noun	B2	1576	7	Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.
1578	upward	Noun	UNKNOWN	1577	7	He reached between the powrie's legs and tossed the stone upward, toward the hatch.
1579	impossibly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1578	7	Its feel was impossibly smooth, almost liquid.
1580	decipher	Verb	UNKNOWN	1579	7	Avelyn had never seen such a display, couldn't begin to decipher it.
1581	wriggle	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1580	7	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.
1582	facedown	Noun	UNKNOWN	1581	7	Carralee's mother lay facedown in the road, just a few feet from the threshold where lay the baby.
1583	cradle	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1582	7	Avelyn squatted on the floor, cradling the woman.
1584	desperation	Singular	B2	1583	7	But that wasn't the point, wasn't the source of the Father Abbot's desperation.
1585	haul	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1584	7	So he ran on, hauling bodies, peeking under rubble, kicking aside piles of dead goblins to see who might be underneath.
1586	likewise	Adverb	B2	1585	7	Thagraine was likewise chuckling the next day on the deck.
1587	spur	Verb	UNKNOWN	1586	7	But thoughts of his slain family and friends, of Pony, spurred him on.
1588	preparation	Singular	B2	1587	7	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.
1589	lying	Noun	UNKNOWN	1588	7	Avelyn then let go and dropped into a leg sweep that left Thagraine lying flat on the deck.
1590	failure	Noun	B2	1589	7	Think not of the failure but of the triumph.
1591	pointedly	Adverb	B2	1590	7	Father Abbot Markwart had pointedly mentioned that there were no ships in; Avelyn knew where he was supposed to go.
1592	trial	Noun	B2	1591	7	Though the trial of the four stones, the high wall, and the cold sea had exhausted him, he did not sleep that night.
1593	arid	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1592	7	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.
1594	understood	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1593	7	Always it was a hot meal they set, and Elbryan soon understood why.
1595	stinging	Adjective	B2	1594	7	Elbryan snapped his staff down low, quite hard, stinging the man on the forearm.
1596	lumbering	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1595	7	Avelyn ran between the pair, easily avoiding their lumbering attempts to grab him.
1597	barb	Noun	UNKNOWN	1596	7	And so I accept the barbs and open chiding.
1598	hoist	Verb	UNKNOWN	1597	7	That done, he hoisted the last basket and started back the half mile to the trough.
1599	boggle	Verb	UNKNOWN	1598	7	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.
1600	taint	Verb	UNKNOWN	1599	7	Even if he went and retrieved it, the liquid within the stone had been tainted and was no good.
1601	coax	Verb	UNKNOWN	1600	7	To a squirrel and a rabbit, he could become perfectly unthreatening, coaxing the beast to feed right from his hand.
1602	surly	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1601	7	After his first few encounters with the surly elf, Elbryan had wondered what it was that so prompted her desire to punish.
1603	intruder	Noun	UNKNOWN	1602	7	Then she was up, meeting the second intruder with a foot in his face as his head came above the roof edge.
1604	batter	Verb	UNKNOWN	1603	7	Where trees and thick brush had grown was now only battered pulp and blasted stone.
1605	subsequent	Adjective	B2	1604	7	The only secret remained the subsequent destination of that ship, for only the masters and the four chosen monks knew the magical name Pimaninicuit.
1606	spinning	Noun	UNKNOWN	1605	7	Then suddenly, brutally, he leaped ahead, fell low in a spinning crouch, and kicked up hard at Jill's extended sword.
1607	diagonally	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1606	7	Now firmly held in both hands, his staff made a second twirl, then came arching diagonally toward the ground, toward Tuntun.
1608	leer	Noun	UNKNOWN	1607	7	The demon leered down at the monk from its obsidian throne.
1609	balanced	Adjective	B2	1608	7	When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.
1610	harm	Noun	B2	1609	7	Another prank, another cruelty, as with the bear, will bring you more harm than this, I promise.
1611	swoon	Noun	UNKNOWN	1610	7	What young woman would not swoon at the mere thought of such a day?
1612	uncontrollable	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1611	7	Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.
1613	eyebrow	Noun	UNKNOWN	1612	7	Avelyn cocked an eyebrow at that curious title, not the response he had expected.
1614	ashore	Noun	UNKNOWN	1613	7	Using the amber, he walked across the cold water to a point where he could get ashore, then he moved off down the road.
1615	seclude	Verb	UNKNOWN	1614	7	Avelyn found himself secluded from the rest of the monks over the next few weeks.
1616	arch	Verb	UNKNOWN	1615	7	Even as Adjonas spoke, a flaming quarrel arched over the taffrail of the Windrunner, slashing into the rear sail.
1617	whale	Noun	UNKNOWN	1616	7	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.
1618	spout	Noun	UNKNOWN	1617	7	Avelyn was in the tavern, as usual, standing atop a table, spouting warnings and curses.
1619	flaming	Adjective	B2	1618	7	Even as Adjonas spoke, a flaming quarrel arched over the taffrail of the Windrunner, slashing into the rear sail.
1620	finished	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1619	7	Quintall was shaking his head before Adjonas even finished.
1621	sturdy	Adjective	B2	1620	7	Elbryan looked at his weapons, so ineffective against the sturdy powrie.
1622	hillside	Noun	UNKNOWN	1621	7	Elbryan skipped down one tree-covered hillside, into a narrow vale and to the edge of a rushing river.
1623	crease	PastTense	UNKNOWN	1622	7	Finally, Elbryan found that crease between breastplate and girdle, mentally marking the spot.
1624	emanate	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1623	7	From the sounds emanating from within, it was quite obvious what was going on in there.
1625	fern	Noun	UNKNOWN	1624	7	Without saying a word, he dropped between the pair, took the cut fern from Juraviel, and held it up near Elbryan.
1626	waterskin	Noun	UNKNOWN	1625	7	Instinctively, the ranger's hand went to his waterskin, and he found it less than half full.
1627	shack	Noun	UNKNOWN	1626	7	The walls of the shack were in bad disrepair, with cracks between every board.
1628	heave	Verb	UNKNOWN	1627	7	But then, Quintall gave a great heave and caught the rope again, barely inches below Elbryan's feet.
1629	flatten	Verb	UNKNOWN	1628	7	Elkenbrook was flattened before the sun dipped below the horizon.
1630	saddle	Noun	UNKNOWN	1629	7	Elbryan hoisted the woman onto Symphony's back, into the saddle, then placed the boy behind her.
1631	newcomer	Noun	UNKNOWN	1630	7	Then the ranger began his scan again, seeking the newcomer, this skilled fighter, this assassin.
1632	campfire	Noun	UNKNOWN	1631	7	Elbryan paced about the campfire, looking down often at the map.
1633	reflection	Singular	C1	1632	7	Something was there, a reflection of a man, perhaps.
1634	await	Verb	C1	1633	7	The reception awaiting the three returned monks inside the abbey was more in tune with what they had been expecting.
1635	straightforward	Adjective	C1	1634	7	Jill wasn't sure that they should move in so straightforward a manner against the friar.
1636	mob	Noun	C1	1635	7	The younger children came out in a mob, swarming around the older pair.
1637	logic	Noun	C1	1636	7	He was beyond grief, beyond logic, with no tears to cry.
1638	worthy	Adjective	C1	1637	7	The dactyl scoffed as if the notion were absurd, revealing that he did not think these pitiful few worthy of his time and energy.
1639	suck	Verb	C1	1638	7	But it was right there beside her, pulling at her life force, sucking her into its depths.
1640	blessing	Noun	C1	1639	7	The change came as a mixed blessing to Elbryan and his forest band.
1641	execution	Singular	C1	1640	7	Quintall neither denied nor confirmed the execution.
1642	harsh	Adjective	C1	1641	7	A harsh noise from somewhere in the forest startled the pair and stole the moment.
1643	hopeful	Adjective	C1	1642	7	On those first two occasions, the hopeful lad had fallen victim to ever more cunning elvish traps.
1644	fade	Verb	C1	1643	7	So gradually that Elbryan never noticed it, the elven voices faded away one by one.
1645	fleeing	Noun	C1	1644	7	Elbryan thought that a curious thing; why hadn't the wretched humanoids pursued the fleeing humans?
1646	vigilant	Adjective	C1	1645	7	But despite her feelings, Jill kept her vigilant watch, day after day, often long into the night.
1647	vicious	Adjective	C1	1646	7	Still, the vicious monk would have let it go, but then Tenegrid made a dangerous mistake.
1648	loop	PastTense	C1	1647	7	Pony got Symphony and her roan around the back, ropes looped about the war engine and tied to the tugging horses.
1649	betray	Verb	C1	1648	7	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.
1650	enact	Verb	C1	1649	7	Using the sunstone he had taken from Quintall, he had enacted a shield against divining magic.
1651	asleep	Adjective	A2	1650	6	Elbryan wanted to eat, or fall asleep, even looked for a place, a moss bed, perhaps, where he might lie down.
1652	successful	Adjective	A2	1651	6	Avelyn and the other monks would give their lives willingly to see the mission successful.
1653	suit	Verb	A2	1652	6	Getting in would be test enough, for the cave was far more suited to one of elven stature.
1654	regular	Adjective	A2	1653	6	Torches burned at regular intervals, and the massive beams that supported the hall's ceiling seemed to dance in their light.
1655	plate	Noun	A2	1654	6	Avelyn shoved his plate forward forcefully, angered now at being left out of their little secret.
1656	link	Noun	A2	1655	6	A group of soldiers encircled the friar, one man quickly putting his sword in link and calling for the monk to yield.
1657	strangely	Adverb	A2	1656	6	And then he felt lighter, strangely so, almost as light as he did when spirit-walking with hematite.
1658	anywhere	Adverb	A2	1657	6	But before it could get anywhere near to the young man, the giant went down, choking in its own blood.
1659	permission	Noun	A2	1658	6	Even to utter the, name of the island without Father Abbot's permission was forbidden.
1660	reaching	Adjective	A2	1659	6	A new wharf had been constructed, reaching far enough out into the bay so that the Windrunner could dock.
1661	scrap	Verb	A2	1660	6	Suddenly, the giant was off balance, feet barely scraping the stone.
1662	shiver	Noun	A2	1661	6	To the right, she saw a slight shiver of one small bush.
1663	invitation	Singular	A2	1662	6	He accepted the invitation of the soft earth.
1664	specific	Adjective	A2	1663	6	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.
1665	stamp	Verb	A2	1664	6	Elbryan stamped his foot as Juraviel turned away.
1666	sheet	Noun	A2	1665	6	A sheet of conjured lightning silenced the screams forever.
1667	condition	Plural	A2	1666	6	Pellimar's condition did not much improve as the days slipped past.
1668	stair	Noun	A2	1667	6	At the bottom of the tower stairs, through the small hallway that led into the main house, the pair passed a partly opened door.
1669	survey	Verb	A2	1668	6	Breathing hard, the woman surveyed the scene.
1670	recent	Adjective	A2	1669	6	Inevitably, though, that led Elbryan to thoughts of mortality and thus to the recent fate of his family and friends.
1671	comment	Verb	A2	1670	6	Ignoring the comment, the ranger walked past the group and knelt low, inspecting a set of tracks.
1672	castle	Noun	A2	1671	6	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.
1673	pinch	PastTense	A2	1672	6	Connor brought his hand to it and pinched it hard.
1674	attacker	Noun	A2	1673	6	The would be attacker skidded to an abrupt stop, recognizing the man.
1675	gap	Gerund	A2	1674	6	Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.
1676	prize	Noun	A2	1675	6	But that would not be prudent, would likely make his course to Avelyn, the grandest prize of all, much more difficult.
1677	ordinary	Adjective	A2	1676	6	Even without the fighting display, Elbryan knew that this was no ordinary villager.
1678	privately	Adverb	B1	1677	6	But I am alone, the young man thought privately, not yet ready to admit the truth aloud.
1679	totally	Adverb	B1	1678	6	Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.
1680	toe	Noun	B1	1679	6	The cold mud squishing through his toes felt good, at least.
1681	generation	Singular	B1	1680	6	The mission was vital, true enough, the greatest moment in seven generations.
1682	identity	Noun	B1	1681	6	The red beret gave the figure's identity away.
1683	scan	Verb	B1	1682	6	The deer's head came up, ears twitching, scanning; Elbryan's smile vanished.
1684	trot	Verb	B1	1683	6	Seven goblins came into sight, trotting easily down the slope.
1685	departure	Noun	B1	1684	6	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.
1686	equal	Verb	B1	1685	6	Pony went in with equal ferocity, though her attacks were not quite as effective and she scored only a minor hit.
1687	incredibly	Adverb	B1	1686	6	Its limbs were incredibly slender, but they weren't bumpy and bony like Jilseponie's had been when she was much younger.
1688	temptation	Singular	B1	1687	6	This time the temptation of the other bodies pulled at him even harder.
1689	shine	Verb	B1	1688	6	Perhaps he would shine in the heavens above, a fifth light on the girdle of Progos-Behemoth!
1690	wield	Verb	B1	1689	6	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.
1691	judgment	Noun	B1	1690	6	Elbryan shook that away immediately, knowing the rage within him, the hunger for revenge, could cloud his judgment, could consume him.
1692	celebration	Singular	B1	1691	6	Put in that manner, this was indeed a day of celebration.
1693	function	Verb	B1	1692	6	Only the amber was functioning now, and it kept him above the water.
1694	honest	Adjective	B1	1693	6	The one the elves had named Nightbird had to give himself an honest answer; he owed that much, at least, to Belli'mar Juraviel.
1695	payment	Noun	B1	1694	6	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.
1696	lunge	Gerund	B1	1695	6	The ranger jumped back a step, then lunged forward, Tempest squealing as it deflected off Quintall's face.
1697	personally	Adverb	B1	1696	6	On those first few occasions, Connor took the rejection personally, as a slight, despite Jill's proclamations otherwise.
1698	unable	Adjective	B1	1697	6	The ranger rocked back on his heels, unable to find even the words to ask the obvious questions.
1699	ravine	Noun	B1	1698	6	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.
1700	bandage	Noun	B1	1699	6	Pony fumbled in her pack and took out a strip of cloth, an intended bandage.
1701	preparedness	Noun	B1	1700	6	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.
1702	stammer	Verb	B1	1701	6	The stunned man stammered, taking too long for the impatient monk's comfort.
1703	outlaw	Noun	B1	1702	6	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:
1704	cavern	Noun	B2	1703	6	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.
1705	taut	Noun	UNKNOWN	1704	6	The muscles on Brother Justice's arms stood taut and too strong to fight.
1706	thumb	Noun	B2	1705	6	Bunkus Smealy turned his greasy grin on Avelyn, holding one hand up, his thumb and index finger about five inches apart.
1707	savor	Verb	UNKNOWN	1706	6	Elbryan savored every word, envisioning the battle clearly.
1708	cackle	Verb	UNKNOWN	1707	6	The dactyl cackled, thinking itself grand to be able to send such creatures - any creatures!
1709	former	Adjective	B2	1708	6	A line of drool hung low from the dactyl's mouth as it considered its former and future allies, its army of woe.
1710	hunger	Noun	B2	1709	6	What hopes of treasure, what hunger of gold
1711	outrun	Verb	UNKNOWN	1710	6	You cannot outrun us, yach you cannot, nor can you hope to give a, fight.
1712	snicker	Noun	UNKNOWN	1711	6	The snicker was soon gone, but the smile remained, all the wider for the sight.
1713	eternity	Noun	UNKNOWN	1712	6	Elbryan felt totally alone, yet one with the universe, a small part of majesty, a small but endless flicker in eternity.
1714	wisely	Adverb	B2	1713	6	She reflexively cocked a fist, and Elbryan wisely jumped back.
1715	unknown	Adjective	B2	1714	6	Precious Abbey of Palmaris, was not unknown to them or to any reasoning creature of Corona.
1716	briefly	Adverb	B2	1715	6	They put into Freeport only briefly, with but a handful of sailors going ashore in the boat.
1717	outcome	Noun	B2	1716	6	She hoped Elbryan would wage a gallant war now, with an outcome similar to her own.
1718	clap	Verb	UNKNOWN	1717	6	The older woman clapped her pudgy hands before her, her toothy smile nearly taking in her ears.
1719	patience	Noun	B2	1718	6	Bestesbulzibar had little patience with that.
1720	blanch	PastTense	UNKNOWN	1719	6	The skinny man, two daggers in hand, blanched and let his blades drop to the floor.
1721	cheer	Noun	B2	1720	6	Brother Avelyn, too, ignored Tol Yuganick's cheering gallery.
1722	numerous	Adjective	B2	1721	6	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.
1723	concerning	Adjective	B2	1722	6	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.
1724	extension	Noun	B2	1723	6	Its gray rock walls seemed to grow right from the solid stone, an extension of the earth's power.
1725	smoky	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1724	6	Not a ruby, not a smoky quartz, more.
1726	spiritual	Adjective	B2	1725	6	Avelyn felt something touch his hand - not his spiritual hand, but the physical one, the one clutching the stone.
1727	discipline	Verb	B2	1726	6	Avelyn dropped his gaze once more, fearful of discipline should he be caught peeking out from under his hood.
1728	disbelief	Noun	UNKNOWN	1727	6	Now, the young man did utter an unintended sound, a gasp of disbelief and delight.
1729	spiked	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1728	6	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.
1730	unfortunate	Adjective	B2	1729	6	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.
1731	muscular	Adjective	B2	1730	6	Olwan snorted and shrugged his muscular shoulders.
1732	spare	Verb	B2	1731	6	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.
1733	squirrel	Noun	UNKNOWN	1732	6	It could have been a ground squirrel, the girl reasoned, but she knew in her heart that it was not.
1734	horrify	Verb	UNKNOWN	1733	6	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.
1735	bald	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1734	6	Bradwarden followed his gaze to a tumble of a pair of goblins and, unmistakably, a bald-headed human lying among them.
1736	survival	Noun	B2	1735	6	Then, guided purely by his survival instinct, Avelyn curled his legs under him and came up fast.
1737	wretch	Noun	UNKNOWN	1736	6	This time, though, the wretches ringed the village, completely encircling it with ranks ten deep!
1738	reinforcement	Noun	B2	1737	6	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.
1739	screaming	Noun	B2	1738	6	Scenes of angels conquering demons, of the mighty demon dactyl screaming in agony as its own lava poured over it, consuming it.
1740	foundation	Singular	B2	1739	6	There is a tavern now, larger than the old common house and built on the foundation of my old home.
1741	whistle	Noun	UNKNOWN	1740	6	More arrows whistled past, each trailing a strand, each tightening the web about Elbryan, holding him from his meal.
1742	aloft	Noun	UNKNOWN	1741	6	Bradwarden held aloft his own bow then, the first time Elbryan had seen it, and he was truly astonished.
1743	bucket	Noun	UNKNOWN	1742	6	At one point, they even took up buckets as part of a balling line.
1744	sternly	Adverb	B2	1743	6	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.
1745	accentuate	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1744	6	To accentuate his point, Elbryan lifted the next stone, and, instead.
1746	exotic	Adjective	B2	1745	6	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.
1747	vesper	Plural	UNKNOWN	1746	6	Only the call to vespers, the ceremony heralding eventide, had interrupted Avelyn's frantic pace.
1748	satisfied	Adjective	B2	1747	6	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.
1749	marvel	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1748	6	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.
1750	incredulous	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1749	6	Paulson gave her a sidelong, incredulous glance.
1751	tingling	Noun	UNKNOWN	1750	6	The ranger felt the hairs on the back of his neck standing up, felt a tingling of trepidation.
1752	evident	Adjective	B2	1751	6	None of that was evident in the dark, stocky man.
1753	sequence	Singular	B2	1752	6	Behind the master, Avelyn watched the sequence of fingers: one, three, two, one, five.
1754	commotion	Singular	UNKNOWN	1753	6	Finally Avelyn could not ignore the commotion from the common room below any longer.
1755	overhead	Noun	UNKNOWN	1754	6	The moon, Sheila, was up, but not yet directly overhead.
1756	tentatively	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1755	6	Elbryan took her hand and helped her up tentatively onto the powerful animal's back.
1757	mass	Noun	B2	1756	6	But even with all that mass, there was nothing awkward about the young man.
1758	sour	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1757	6	Avelyn's expression soured and he looked down at the bar.
1759	berate	Verb	UNKNOWN	1758	6	Some of the other masters, Siherton in particular, watched him closely, very closely, seeking an excuse to berate him.
1760	inspire	Verb	B2	1759	6	The daytime training was not as easy or as inspiring for Avelyn.
1761	prowess	Noun	UNKNOWN	1760	6	No longer did any, even Tuntun, question his prowess or his bloodline.
1762	joint	Plural	B2	1761	6	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.
1763	puzzle	Noun	B2	1762	6	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.
1764	burned	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1763	6	Avelyn's brown robes were tattered and dripping; he had the stench of burned hair about him.
1765	chosen	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1764	6	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.
1766	flit	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1765	6	Juraviel shrugged, a flitting little movement of his slender shoulders.
1767	stutter	Verb	UNKNOWN	1766	6	Jill stuttered incoherently for a moment, trying to sort it all out.
1768	adjust	Verb	B2	1767	6	Then he forced himself to stare at the darkest spot he could find, that his eyes could adjust more completely.
1769	circuit	Noun	B2	1768	6	Brother Justice moved in a wide circuit of the dangerous ranger.
1770	bob	Verb	UNKNOWN	1769	6	Parting one patch of reeds, the boy found his first stone of the day, bobbing low in the water.
1771	pip	Verb	UNKNOWN	1770	6	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.
1772	chide	Verb	UNKNOWN	1771	6	"What, only one this night?" Grady chided.
1773	flare	Verb	UNKNOWN	1772	6	Elbryan winced as the fire flared to life, as if expecting all the minions of the dactyl to descend upon him.
1774	indication	Singular	B2	1773	6	The forest was silent, totally silent, about him, and Juraviel made not a move nor any indication of how Elbryan should proceed.
1775	proceed	Verb	B2	1774	6	The elf paused, as if wondering how he should proceed.
1776	upper	Adjective	B2	1775	6	But Grady understood he had the upper hand and he would not back away.
1777	victory	Noun	B2	1776	6	Let Tuntun have her fun this day, the elf decided; that would make his victory all the sweeter when Elbryan finally proved himself.
1778	potent	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1777	6	Whenever he was allowed to handle a magical stone, Master Siherton was at his side, a potent and lethal gem in hand.
1779	starry	Noun	UNKNOWN	1778	6	That night, Elbryan sat upon the bare hillock that he claimed as his own, under the starry canopy, alone with his thoughts.
1780	boisterous	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1779	6	A dozen men and women were in the common room, boisterous until the stranger entered.
1781	crisp	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1780	6	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.
1782	distastefully	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1781	6	She shook her head distastefully as she walked her watch this night, as she did every night.
1783	gutter	Noun	UNKNOWN	1782	6	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.
1784	absorb	Verb	B2	1783	6	Elbryan absorbed all their words, sifted through their suggestions.
1785	rake	Verb	UNKNOWN	1784	6	Only chance had brought him in contact with a man named Bildeborough and a rake named Grady Chilichunk, drunkards both.
1786	squeal	Verb	UNKNOWN	1785	6	The goblin squealed but hardly slowed, even when Chipmunk's next blade stuck deep into its shoulder.
1787	depart	Verb	B2	1786	6	would soon depart, a group of elves going to their secret contacts in the frontier villages.
1788	blessed	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1787	6	Jill took in another blessed gulp of air and staggered to her feet.
1789	caravel	Noun	UNKNOWN	1788	6	The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.
1790	tuck	Verb	UNKNOWN	1789	6	In a barely noticeable movement, the ranger pulled the feathered tip from the bow, tucking it and the bowstring into his belt.
1791	topple	Verb	B2	1790	6	And she looked at the dwarf, not understanding until the powrie toppled forward, an arrow deep in its back.
1792	taffrail	Noun	UNKNOWN	1791	6	Now at the taffrail the four monks and Captain Adjonas watched the powries' progress.
1793	sprite	Singular	UNKNOWN	1792	6	Yes, it as Nightbird more than anything else that had the sprite riding hard through the forest night.
1794	flip	Verb	UNKNOWN	1793	6	Elbryan brought his staff back in, letting go with his left hand, flipping with his right to send the forward tip under.
1795	advance	Noun	B2	1794	6	And yet she couldn't ignore the advances of handsome Connor Bildeborough, not at the price of breaking Pettibwa's heart.
1796	satisfaction	Singular	B2	1795	6	It is, I believe, the difference between physical satisfaction and true lovemaking, the difference between release and passion.
1797	veil	Verb	UNKNOWN	1796	6	Many implications came to him then, as if the fog veiling one of the mysteries of elven life had suddenly lifted.
1798	flap	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1797	6	Soon Jill's hands were flapping inconsequentially at the powrie's barrel-like torso, her strength fast deserting her.
1799	backhand	Noun	UNKNOWN	1798	6	The powrie came across with a backhand slash, but Avelyn managed to duck beneath it.
1800	handmaiden	Noun	UNKNOWN	1799	6	The night was chill for late August and the room drafty, but the handmaidens had lit a small fire in the hearth.
1801	relent	Verb	UNKNOWN	1800	6	And Connor would not relent, prodding and pushing.
1802	foolhardy	Noun	UNKNOWN	1801	6	He knew that it was foolhardy for him to go out, but how could he not?
1803	yach	Noun	UNKNOWN	1802	6	You cannot outrun us, yach you cannot, nor can you hope to give a, fight.
1804	wail	Noun	B2	1803	6	The dwarf lifted its sword, grinning evilly, and let out a wail that shook Avelyn to the marrow of his bones :as he lay prone not far away.
1805	increasingly	Adverb	B2	1804	6	Perhaps it was the boredom, the heat, or the tasteless provisions, but the crew grew increasingly uneasy, even hostile.
1806	blame	Verb	B2	1805	6	The crew were blaming the monks for their discomfort, for this whole journey.
1807	outline	Noun	B2	1806	6	Under the light of a half moon, he saw the outline of the Windrunner gliding out into the bay.
1808	regret	Verb	B2	1807	6	Now, finally, Avelyn could face his destiny with no regrets for the path that had led him to this place.
1809	philosophy	Noun	B2	1808	6	Elbryan's lessons had turned more toward philosophy during the fall and winter of God's Year 821 to 822, and he had learned that even the simplest questions carried, many layers of subtle meanings.
1810	cavalry	Noun	UNKNOWN	1809	6	Out from the gaps in the line came the next surprise, a goblin cavalry, the diminutive creatures astride shaggy ponies.
1811	commander	Noun	B2	1810	6	Perhaps he was trying to be the levelheaded commander, but to Jill, it came off as condescending.
1812	gel	Noun	UNKNOWN	1811	6	The twirling elf tossed several puffs of powder upon the plant, then bent low and with some reddish gel painted a stripe around the base of the stem just an inch or two from the ground.
1813	archery	Noun	UNKNOWN	1812	6	There remained, however, the matter of Elbryan's prize for winning the archery contest.
1814	signpost	Noun	UNKNOWN	1813	6	I took my frustrations out on the signpost, I admit, tearing off the lowest board, the scribbled references to the original village.
1815	bronze	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1814	6	These two behemoths weren't going for him however, but for the bronze doors.
1816	fearfully	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1815	6	Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.
1817	plateau	Noun	UNKNOWN	1816	6	That night, they camped on a high plateau, which they agreed to be the most defensible position in the area.
1818	untamed	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1817	6	Untamed, uncontrollable, fearfully strong.
1819	abandon	Verb	B2	1818	6	Frustrated, the ranger abandoned his bow and ran on, sword in hand.
1820	southland	Noun	UNKNOWN	1819	6	That realization bolstered Avelyn's strength, and he turned away, the southlands wide before him.
1821	roan	Noun	UNKNOWN	1820	6	Pony came riding in then on a roan mare, one of several wild horses that would allow themselves to be ridden.
1822	kosio	Noun	UNKNOWN	1821	6	The demon nodded, seeming pleased, and Kos-kosio stood a bit straighter.
1823	humanity	Noun	C1	1822	6	These three, for all their faults and all their vocal protests, carried some degree of humanity within them.
1824	endlessly	Adverb	C1	1823	6	It was difficult, exhausting work, repeated every day, endlessly.
1825	soak	Verb	C1	1824	6	Just the goblins and a lone giant, slumped together, soaked in blood from the many small wounds on each corpse.
1826	screw	Verb	C1	1825	6	Elbryan screwed up his face and shrugged.
1827	gravity	Noun	C1	1826	6	It surprised Elbryan that adults would act that way, especially considering the gravity of the situation.
1828	skeptically	Adverb	C1	1827	6	Pony eyed him skeptically.
1829	concede	Verb	C1	1828	6	Paulson appeared vindicated, but Elbryan wasn't ready to concede that the man's words were true.
1830	charm	Verb	C1	1829	6	Why, even the practiced whores of House Battlebrow were losing their charms for him!
1831	confirmation	Singular	C1	1830	6	Cat blushed fiercely, all the confirmation Pettibwa needed.
1832	magically	Adverb	C1	1831	6	It was magically based; the monk could feel that keenly.
1833	pragmatic	Adjective	C1	1832	6	Lady Dasslerond was merciful, the elf knew, but she was, above that, pragmatic and protective of her realm.
1834	prey	Noun	C1	1833	6	Finally, the stinging ended, and the fomorian tried to move forward, back toward its prey.
1835	loyalty	Noun	C1	1834	6	Faith heeded no proof - indeed the very value of faith was loyalty to beliefs without proof!
1836	ray	Noun	C1	1835	6	A slanting ray cut in through the smoke, a single shaft of light that beckoned the girl back to the land of the living.
1837	overwhelming	Adjective	C1	1836	6	The monk felt an overwhelming urge then to do as the demon had asked, to admit Bestesbulzibar's beauty.
1838	devastation	Singular	C1	1837	6	Now Elbryan steeled himself against the scene of devastation.
1839	peak	Noun	C1	1838	6	Then he came upon the mountains, whipping through passes, over peaks, to a plateau he had seen before above a vast encampment between the black arms of a smoking mountain.
1840	condescending	Adjective	C1	1839	6	Cat-the-Stray bit her lip, not liking his condescending tone.
1841	plunge	Verb	C1	1840	6	It was always cold; the boy didn't know why he even bothered testing it each morning before plunging in.
1842	conscience	Singular	C1	1841	6	The monk looked in turn at each of them and nodded, then walked off to be alone with his conscience and his courage.
1843	odds	Noun	C1	1842	6	Avelyn's blast did much to even the odds, leaving only two giants and a score of powries against Elbryan's thirty.
1844	exaggerate	Verb	C1	1843	6	To the child Elbryan, this had been the place of wildly exaggerated fireside tales.
1845	surrender	Verb	C1	1844	6	The dwarf caught the gem securely, but surrendered his hold on the ladder.
1846	presume	Verb	C1	1845	6	Suddenly this holy place, this place he had presumed prepared by the Touel'alfar themselves, seemed to him no sanctuary at all.
1847	mask	Noun	C1	1846	6	For Jill, her face was a mask of paint and false smiles.
1848	cautiously	Adverb	C1	1847	6	Pellimar reached the drifting boat first, pulling himself cautiously up its slick, rounded side.
1849	spine	Noun	C1	1848	6	A shudder coursed down Avelyn's spine.
1850	reminder	Noun	C1	1849	6	Still, despite the prominent reminders of his position, Elbryan's smile was genuine.
1851	forge	Verb	C1	1850	6	I only hope that she comes to accept our fate and that she desires to forge ahead in the best manner that we may.
1852	dilemma	Noun	C1	1851	6	All too soon, they were faced with a dilemma: light the torch or walk on in near-complete darkness.
1853	greet	Verb	A2	1852	5	A way goes Nightbird, the forest to greet
1854	happily	Adverb	A2	1853	5	"Another!" Pony added happily, and she clapped her hands with glee as more came into view.
1855	holder	Noun	A2	1854	5	If the barrelboat got by the net holders, for example, they would never catch up and Adjonas couldn't turn about for them.
1856	surprising	Adjective	A2	1855	5	A part of him wanted to turn away, but another part, a larger and surprising part, would not let him move.
1857	typical	Adjective	A2	1856	5	A fomorian, Avelyn realized with a very visible shudder, in the typical battle dress of its warlike race.
1858	ability	Noun	A2	1857	5	The one obvious lead fruitless, Brother Justice had to turn to his magic, to the carbuncle, a stone also called Dragon Sight for its ability to detect things magical.
1859	brain	Noun	A2	1858	5	Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.
1860	heap	Noun	A2	1859	5	And then Olwan came flying back into sight, falling in a broken heap on the road right in the midst of the valiant fighters.
1861	surprisingly	Adverb	A2	1860	5	Elbryan's sword was up against the creature's side, had cut in a bit, but the angle was wrong, and the goblin's grip surprisingly strong, preventing the boy from driving the weapon home.
1862	dash	Verb	A2	1861	5	She looked back at the small boat, even then being dashed against the rocks, tossed about by the powerful surf.
1863	scrambling	Adjective	A2	1862	5	Stones burst outward; Elbryan skipped back up the slope a few scrambling steps and dove to the ground.
1864	burrow	Verb	A2	1863	5	The fomorian staggered once, twice, and then again, as the bolts burrowed in, one on top of the other, a dozen on top of the previous dozen.
1865	surprised	Adjective	A2	1864	5	Cat-the-Stray was more than a little surprised, and embarrassed, when her would-be rescuer ventured into the Way the following week.
1866	sore	Adjective	A2	1865	5	The young man settled on the edge of his cot, head bowed, hands resting on his sore thighs.
1867	seriousness	Noun	A2	1866	5	"Brother Avelyn," the master said in all seriousness a moment later,
1868	dry	Adjective	A2	1867	5	For the first time since they had entered the room, there was no reverence in Master Jojonah's voice, just the dry lecturing tone of an instructor.
1869	dusk	Noun	A2	1868	5	Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.
1870	original	Adjective	A2	1869	5	Suddenly he held the spear, aimed right back at its original wielder.
1871	bruise	Noun	A2	1870	5	He noted bruises on her legs, his eyes drawn down despite his good intentions.
1872	speaker	Noun	A2	1871	5	Somehow he knew the speaker was not human, that no human voice could chime so sweetly, so perfectly.
1873	fashion	Verb	A2	1872	5	Elbryan caught the staff firmly in his left hand and extended that arm out in similar fashion so that the other flanking goblin was poked away.
1874	fix	Verb	A2	1873	5	The other end of the rope was fixed to the yard of the mainmast.
1875	snarl	Noun	A2	1874	5	The monk snarled in defiance and kicked at the heavy door.
1876	error	Noun	A2	1875	5	For a moment, I admit, I even held fast a fantasy that my memory of the destruction, of the carnage, was in error.
1877	brightly	Adverb	A2	1876	5	Pony looked helplessly at her diamond, then wondered if she could make the light shine so brightly that this creature of darkness could not withstand it.
1878	comfortable	Adjective	A2	1877	5	The pair met day after day, each time growing more comfortable.
1879	transport	Verb	A2	1878	5	Given the powers of hematite, might this have been some transport for Quintall's soul?
1880	rumble	Noun	A2	1879	5	The goblins and their giant escort moved along slowly but steadily, and soon after, Elbryan and his companions heard the rumble of the war engines, the grunts of the towing giants.
1881	evidence	Singular	A2	1880	5	Even without the very prominent evidence that she could defend herself, Jill believed that Presso would not try anything.
1882	resting	Adjective	A2	1881	5	Soon after, the man was resting as comfortably as possible, and Avelyn left the room.
1883	missing	Adjective	A2	1882	5	With a growl, proud Elbryan put up his bow and let fly, missing everything this time.
1884	contain	Verb	A2	1883	5	But Avelyn's expression of joy, of victory, was short-lived, for the stone could not contain such energy, and it threw it out, dispersed as green smoke into the air, the sheer force of the expulsion throwing Elbryan and Avelyn backward into Pony and Bradwarden, the resulting smoke filling the corridor.
1885	birch	Noun	A2	1884	5	Elbryan recognized the black, sappy poison, a pain - inducing product of a rare black birch tree.
1886	driving	Noun	A2	1885	5	The powrie slammed her hard from behind, driving her into the bent beam.
1887	helm	Noun	A2	1886	5	Out stepped the giant, Togul Dek, still wearing no helm, its huge features twisted with rage.
1888	pale	Verb	B1	1887	5	A blanket of slushy snow still covered the field, shining blue-white in the pale light of a bright half moon.
1889	childhood	Noun	B1	1888	5	That notion inevitably led her back to images of her own childhood, of her mother ...
1890	undergrowth	Noun	B1	1889	5	The ground about the trees caught the morning light and held it fast, for the undergrowth was not dark but was white and thick, a padding of caribou moss.
1891	battling	Noun	B1	1890	5	Never losing the slightest edge of balance, Elbryan's muscles worked in perfect harmony, perfect fluidity, none battling, flexing and complementing each move.
1892	nudge	PastTense	B1	1891	5	After a long moment, Tuntun nudged him roughly.
1893	iron	Noun	B1	1892	5	His chest and shoulders grew broad and thick, and his arms, particularly his forearms, bulged with iron-hard muscles.
1894	cruel	Adjective	B1	1893	5	Elbryan started to respond that he had eliminated the cruel traps, but the words were stuck in his throat.
1895	connection	Singular	B1	1894	5	Pony dared to reach out then; the connection was too strong to let the moment pass.
1896	expected	Adjective	B1	1895	5	He soon came to the expected joining, and, looking ahead, he almost continued on.
1897	sinking	Adjective	B1	1896	5	That relief fast transformed into a sinking feeling as Elbryan realized the meaning of this creature's positioning.
1898	twisted	Adjective	B1	1897	5	The ugly goblin face, all twisted teeth and long pointy nose, was barely inches from Elbryan's face, and closer still when the creature began to butt the boy.
1899	collection	Singular	B1	1898	5	In elven philosophy, the first truth, the basis of reality was that the entire material, physical world was no more than the collection of perceptions by the observer.
1900	blocking	Adjective	B1	1899	5	The sword severed that blocking arm cleanly, right above the elbow and slashed across the face of the ducking monster.
1901	knuckle	Noun	B1	1900	5	Elbryan clutched the sword hilt so hard his knuckles whitened.
1902	snatch	Verb	B1	1901	5	Avelyn tried hard not to eavesdrop, but he did catch snatches of the conversation, mostly Siherton complaining vigorously that this was against strict procedure.
1903	murmur	Noun	B1	1902	5	No answer, no hint, just the murmur, an endless string of mysterious whispers.
1904	glade	Noun	B1	1903	5	Tuntun nodded and rose unsteadily, then walked from the glade, leaving Elbryan kneeling in the grass.
1905	aware	Adjective	B1	1904	5	Elbryan was all too aware of that grim fact.
1906	breathless	Adjective	B1	1905	5	Quintall and Thagraine came up breathless after setting the net in place.
1907	intelligence	Singular	B1	1906	5	Only then did Elbryan truly appreciate the intelligence of the animal, filtered through a different perspective, perhaps, but no less intense than his own.
1908	account	Noun	B1	1907	5	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.
1909	embarrassed	Adjective	B1	1908	5	And she was not ashamed, not embarrassed, and no black wings of horrors past swept up about her.
1910	court	Verb	B1	1909	5	Of course, he had no intention of allowing any court.
1911	admire	Gerund	B1	1910	5	How much he loved her, admired her, respected her!
1912	unlikely	Adjective	B1	1911	5	A wicked grin widened on the captain's face; he decided to test that unlikely truce.
1913	sand	Noun	B1	1912	5	Thagraine was out and running as soon as the small boat brushed its bottom on the black sands of the island beach.
1914	entry	Noun	B1	1913	5	Had her disaster with Connor Bildeborough destroyed the man's attempts at entry into the high society?
1915	gleaming	Adjective	B1	1914	5	Elbryan stared hard at the lines of gleaming metal.
1916	fence	Noun	B1	1915	5	There was an old, broken-down fence on the northern edge of town, formerly a corral, Jill realized, and beyond it was the slope.
1917	gallop	Noun	B1	1916	5	Elbryan prodded Symphony into a short gallop, too quickly for the frightened youngster to scramble away.
1918	torment	Verb	B1	1917	5	Quintall looked at his demon master; he knew the dactyl had shown him his mortal memories only to torment him.
1919	angular	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1918	5	Its head, too, was somewhat human, except more angular, with a narrow jaw and pointed chin.
1920	pointed	Adjective	B2	1919	5	Avelyn stared incredulously at the demon's angular face, at the fiery eyes, the white, pointed canines.
1921	fingernail	Noun	UNKNOWN	1920	5	The demon extended its fingernails, transformed them into hooked claws, and grew its teeth-two pointed canines extending down over its bottom lip.
1922	undeniably	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1921	5	The young woman was undeniably beautiful, even in her plain barmaid's dress.
1923	demonic	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1922	5	For the demonic creature in the cave, such questions hardly mattered.
1924	wage	Noun	B2	1923	5	What creatures could the dactyl gather this time to wage its war?
1925	puncture	Noun	UNKNOWN	1924	5	The only serious wound to either side was the hit to the slain goblin - a spear thrust that had punctured the creature's lung.
1926	barrelboats	Noun	UNKNOWN	1925	5	The weather remained hot and clear, and no more barrelboats came into view.
1927	trace	Noun	B2	1926	5	In springtime sunshine, of Evil no traces,
1928	spill	Verb	B2	1927	5	Candlelight spilled out onto the road, softly illuminating the girl.
1929	severely	Adverb	B2	1928	5	Elbryan held his breath, thinking that Pony's mother, often stern, would scold the girl severely.
1930	resignedly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1929	5	She only sighed, though, and resignedly closed the cabin door.
1931	legend	Noun	B2	1930	5	The Forest Ghost was a common legend in the Timberlands.
1932	fitting	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1931	5	End-o'-the-World, they call it, and a fitting name it seems.
1933	gallant	Noun	UNKNOWN	1932	5	Cat-the-Stray had no idea what to respond to the gallant man.
1934	animated	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1933	5	Whatever her personal problems, the sight of Graevis and Pettibwa so animated and so sincerely happy warmed her heart.
1935	bushy	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1934	5	The centaur stopped his playing when he spotted his friend, his white smile growing wide within his bushy black beard.
1936	feral	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1935	5	The startled, almost feral, reaction of the hunters froze Elbryan in his tracks and sent Pony ducking for cover.
1937	bask	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1936	5	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 ...
1938	exception	Singular	B2	1937	5	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.
1939	promptly	Adverb	B2	1938	5	Avelyn ate a light meal, then shuffled outside and promptly regurgitated it.
1940	bluster	Noun	UNKNOWN	1939	5	Elbryan conceded the point, though he still thought Brody Gentle more bluster than truth.
1941	chew	Verb	UNKNOWN	1940	5	Elbryan chewed on his lip for a moment, trying to find an appropriate response.
1942	nick	Noun	UNKNOWN	1941	5	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.
1943	envy	Verb	UNKNOWN	1942	5	Those folk who had survived the bombardment soon envied their dead companions.
1944	bore	Verb	UNKNOWN	1943	5	Elbryan looked at Pony, who seemed to be growing quite bored by it all, and motioned to the door.
1945	sleeve	Noun	UNKNOWN	1944	5	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.
1946	balcony	Noun	UNKNOWN	1945	5	The man hesitated; even from the balcony, Master Jojonah sensed they were near a breakthrough.
1947	millennium	Noun	UNKNOWN	1946	5	Bestesbulzibar was confused, had not seen such a display of anti-magic in all its millennia of life.
1948	concept	Noun	B2	1947	5	By the time Avelyn was old enough to understand the concept of family, half the children had already moved out of the family house.
1949	controlled	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1948	5	He came through the gauntlet without uttering a single sound beyond the range of his controlled, even-toned chant.
1950	delight	Noun	B2	1949	5	With a whoop of delight, the other goblins, predictably, came on.
1951	tapestry	Noun	UNKNOWN	1950	5	The ceiling was high, the walls covered in grand tapestries, and both the bed and the hearth were of heroic proportions.
1952	sentinel	Noun	UNKNOWN	1951	5	The monks were the sentinels of God and yet even they had given in to complacency, to the cancer.
1953	gigantic	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1952	5	The cave seemed a gigantic caricature of a king's throne room.
1954	trim	Verb	UNKNOWN	1953	5	Along one wall stood a gigantic statue, fifteen feet or more, dressed in a heavy leather jacket, trimmed in fur and set with spiked metal plates and heavy iron rings.
1955	armed	Adjective	B2	1954	5	Pony wasn't armed, having left her club back at the ridge.
1956	recede	Gerund	UNKNOWN	1955	5	He resisted, and the hematite receded dramatically, almost forcing him from the trance.
1957	fireside	Noun	UNKNOWN	1956	5	To the child Elbryan, this had been the place of wildly exaggerated fireside tales.
1958	emotionally	Adverb	B2	1957	5	That night, Avelyn retired to his room, thoroughly exhausted, both emotionally and physically.
1959	obstacle	Noun	B2	1958	5	Their clothes ruffled and seemed more of an obstacle than a necessity.
1960	embrace	Noun	B2	1959	5	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.
1961	insignificant	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1960	5	The dactyl laughed at him, mocking his words and his courage, making him feel like an insignificant thing.
1962	parallel	Verb	B2	1961	5	The arrows whipped out, not quite parallel, their angle separating them as they flew.
1963	fend	Verb	UNKNOWN	1962	5	Tempest flashed left, parried up, went out left again and then right, Elbryan easily fending off the clumsy attacks.
1964	bash	Verb	UNKNOWN	1963	5	Singing wildly, the centaur charged in, bashing the monster about the head with his heavy club.
1965	mercifully	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1964	5	Pony lost sight of her father immediately, mercifully.
1966	scoop	Noun	UNKNOWN	1965	5	The centaur tapped one powrie on the head, then scooped up the dazed dwarf and dropped it into a sack.
1967	dan	Noun	UNKNOWN	1966	5	Carley dan Aubrey's whimper brought him back to his senses.
1968	futile	Noun	UNKNOWN	1967	5	Bradwarden knew that it was futile to argue with the stubborn ranger.
1969	offensive	Noun	B2	1968	5	The powrie didn't even flinch, came right back to the offensive with one, two, and then a third swiping attack.
1970	terrifying	Adjective	B2	1969	5	That feeling, too, seemed something out of her past, something wonderful and terrifying all at once.
1971	gingerly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	1970	5	Elbryan fell to his knees, reaching for the wound, gingerly touching the spear and wondering if he should pull it free.
1972	unnerve	Verb	UNKNOWN	1971	5	Still, Master Jojonah could see why a student such as Avelyn Desbris would so unnerve Master Siherton.
1973	sideways	Noun	UNKNOWN	1972	5	Furious, Elbryan finally launched himself sideways, putting some ground between him and his elusive opponent.
1974	humming	Noun	UNKNOWN	1973	5	The air came alive with a strange humming sound.
1975	puny	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1974	5	With a yelp, Avelyn skipped to the side, bringing the puny sword up defensively.
1976	volley	Noun	UNKNOWN	1975	5	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.
1977	midday	Noun	UNKNOWN	1976	5	Now, with a gray morning fast turning to midday outside, Brother Justice had not returned.
1978	befit	Noun	UNKNOWN	1977	5	Siherton's features befit his rank of class overseer, the disciplinarian of the newest brothers.
1979	debate	Noun	B2	1978	5	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.
1980	initial	Adjective	B2	1979	5	Avelyn's lack of initial response to the news that his mother had died had lent credence to Siherton's complaints.
1981	subsequently	Adverb	B2	1980	5	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.
1982	needed	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1981	5	Jojonah's explanation for the tour had been weak, some remark about an area that needed cleaning.
1983	wondrous	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1982	5	Avelyn, who had often spent hours at a time gazing at the wondrous night sky, recognized some of the points.
1984	digest	Verb	B2	1983	5	Avelyn hesitated for a moment, trying to digest the newest information.
1985	engulf	Verb	UNKNOWN	1984	5	It was expanding before him, engulfing his hands, then his arms.
1986	distinctly	Adverb	B2	1985	5	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.
1987	humour	Noun	B2	1986	5	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.
1988	reverence	Singular	UNKNOWN	1987	5	For the first time since they had entered the room, there was no reverence in Master Jojonah's voice, just the dry lecturing tone of an instructor.
1989	unconscious	Adjective	B2	1988	5	Jilseponie understood then that she had been unconscious for a long time.
1990	stench	Noun	UNKNOWN	1989	5	Avelyn's brown robes were tattered and dripping; he had the stench of burned hair about him.
1991	rubble	Noun	UNKNOWN	1990	5	So he ran on, hauling bodies, peeking under rubble, kicking aside piles of dead goblins to see who might be underneath.
1992	upright	Noun	UNKNOWN	1991	5	A short distance away, Elbryan sat bolt upright, confused.
1993	maiden	Noun	UNKNOWN	1992	5	Elbryan looked at the elf maiden, studied her blue eyes for some hint.
1994	sensitive	Adjective	B2	1993	5	Belli'mar Juraviel held his hand up, begging silence, then shifted his sensitive bare feet about on the stone face.
1995	nephew	Noun	UNKNOWN	1994	5	No novice in the ways of love, the nephew of Palmaris' baron was surprised and pained but also intrigued.
1996	embarrass	Verb	UNKNOWN	1995	5	These weren't particularly nasty traps, designed more to embarrass than to injure.
1997	slumber	Noun	UNKNOWN	1996	5	Or had he slumbered right through the next day?
1998	defensible	Adjective	UNKNOWN	1997	5	That night, they camped on a high plateau, which they agreed to be the most defensible position in the area.
1999	overtake	Verb	UNKNOWN	1998	5	But weariness overtook him, caught him where he sat, and brought his eyelids low.
2000	slant	Verb	UNKNOWN	1999	5	As if on cue, the burning catapult creaked again and slanted over farther.
2001	moonlight	Noun	UNKNOWN	2000	5	Avelyn caught the arm and held it up in the moonlight.
2002	unceremoniously	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2001	5	Tuntun's only avenue of escape was straight down to the ground, and so she took it unceremoniously.
2003	perfection	Singular	UNKNOWN	2002	5	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.
2004	sneer	Verb	B2	2003	5	He sneered at the curious servants gathering in the hall to keep them at bay.
2005	celestite	Noun	UNKNOWN	2004	5	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.
2006	silvery	Noun	UNKNOWN	2005	5	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.
2007	ferocity	Noun	UNKNOWN	2006	5	Pony went in with equal ferocity, though her attacks were not quite as effective and she scored only a minor hit.
2008	continual	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2007	5	At the same moment that the air grew clear about him, strong winds buffeted him - not gusts but a continual blow.
2009	sculpt	Verb	UNKNOWN	2008	5	Sweat glistened in the morning light, beading and rolling about the man's hard, sculpted form.
2010	underbrush	Noun	UNKNOWN	2009	5	Elbryan ran full out, constantly seeking out shortcuts in the thick underbrush, just to keep pace.
2011	slick	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2010	5	A trip line here, a disguised patch of slick mud on a corner there.
2012	veer	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2011	5	The Windrunner veered hard to port, sails filling and pushing the square-rigged caravel on with tremendous speed.
2013	tackle	Verb	B2	2012	5	The powrie dipped its broad shoulder, trying to tackle the ranger.
2014	solemnly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2013	5	Juraviel stared solemnly at the spot where the stone had bounced for a long moment.
2015	bulge	Verb	UNKNOWN	2014	5	His chest and shoulders grew broad and thick, and his arms, particularly his forearms, bulged with iron-hard muscles.
2016	marvelous	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2015	5	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.
2017	blaze	Verb	UNKNOWN	2016	5	In the Way the hearth was always blazing, the beds were always soft, and the song was always loud.
2018	rump	Noun	UNKNOWN	2017	5	She stopped short when the winker gave her rump a solid slap, and she stood there, suffering their laughter.
2019	truthfully	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2018	5	She knew that Graevis spoke truthfully; she, and not the patrons, was in control in here.
2020	fantasy	Noun	B2	2019	5	Avelyn knew the absurdity of his fantasy, of course.
2021	anticipation	Singular	B2	2020	5	The first three months of God's Year 821 were dull of excitement and anticipation throughout St.-Mere-Abelle.
2022	equinox	Noun	UNKNOWN	2021	5	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.
2023	contest	Noun	B2	2022	5	Perhaps this was to be a test of his body against the dactyl's, a contest of physical strength.
2024	favorable	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2023	5	Resupplied, the Windrunner put out the next day, sails full of wind with a favorable tide, sailing fast to the south.
2025	paramount	Noun	UNKNOWN	2024	5	To Jill, their mission seemed paramount, a stoic existence protecting the welfare of all the kingdom.
2026	amuse	Verb	UNKNOWN	2025	5	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.
2027	finding	Noun	B2	2026	5	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.
2028	scent	Noun	UNKNOWN	2027	5	He smelled the scent of deer on her fingers.
2029	derisively	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2028	5	He and Juraviel continued their conversation until Tuntun walked by, eyeing Elbryan derisively and tapping her smooth cheek and chin.
2030	anticipate	Verb	B2	2029	5	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.
2031	widespread	Adjective	B2	2030	5	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.
2032	whirl	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2031	5	Avelyn's thoughts whirled, too confusing a jumble for him to utter even a sound of protest.
2033	plain	Adjective	B2	2032	5	The young woman was undeniably beautiful, even in her plain barmaid's dress.
2034	nobleman	Noun	UNKNOWN	2033	5	If she was set up with a nobleman, the gain fox Grady would be twofold.
2035	mesmerize	Verb	UNKNOWN	2034	5	The next powrie coming out saw its sparkle and, mesmerized, reached for it.
2036	purely	Adverb	B2	2035	5	Then, guided purely by his survival instinct, Avelyn curled his legs under him and came up fast.
2037	lovemaking	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2036	5	And now these two fellow brothers were comparing her lovemaking techniques!
2038	fell	Verb	UNKNOWN	2037	5	Not wanting to continue the struggle, Avelyn was up and walking fast before the felled monk could respond.
2039	mischievous	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2038	5	She knew that she had had many friends, coconspirators in one grand and mischievous scheme after another.
2040	akin	Verb	UNKNOWN	2039	5	Avelyn realized then that an attempt at possession was akin to fighting an enemy on his home ground.
2041	crinkle	Verb	UNKNOWN	2040	5	Connor backed off almost immediately, his face crinkled in confusion.
2042	tis	Noun	UNKNOWN	2041	5	And know 'tis time to die.
2043	perceptive	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2042	5	Juraviel nodded and seemed pleased by the perceptive reasoning.
2044	protector	Noun	UNKNOWN	2043	5	father to these people, as their trusted protector.
2045	combatant	Noun	UNKNOWN	2044	5	Tuntun flew away, back up toward the combatants, her slender daggers in hand, both dripping magma from Quintall's eyes.
2046	wed	Verb	UNKNOWN	2045	5	Would Pony and I be wed, perhaps with children?
2047	sweeping	Adjective	B2	2046	5	With a single sweeping left hook, Avelyn laid the big man low.
2048	agonize	Verb	UNKNOWN	2047	5	In her mind, she heard a scream, agonized.
2049	coursed	Noun	UNKNOWN	2048	5	A shudder coursed down Avelyn's spine.
2050	lookout	Noun	UNKNOWN	2049	5	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.
2051	construct	Verb	B2	2050	5	A new wharf had been constructed, reaching far enough out into the bay so that the Windrunner could dock.
2052	critical	Adjective	B2	2051	5	Adjonas knew he was at a critical point here.
2053	fin	Noun	UNKNOWN	2052	5	A second, smaller dorsal fin joined the first in its tightening ring.
2054	gurgle	Verb	UNKNOWN	2053	5	A flick of the monk's wrist sent a silver item flying and from within the deeper chamber came a gurgled groan.
2055	undeniable	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2054	5	Along with the realization came an undeniable sense of intrigue, however, and so the ranger agreed.
2056	returned	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2055	5	And the southland will be warned by Pony, my beloved, returned to me and flying fist across the miles upon Symphony.
2057	tenet	Noun	UNKNOWN	2056	5	Quintall's concepts of right and wrong, of duty and punishment, have been systematically replaced by the tenets given him at times of reward.
2058	terribly	Adverb	B2	2057	5	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.
2059	barrage	Noun	UNKNOWN	2058	5	The barrage intensified, more pitch, great heavy stones, and giant ballista bolts battering the ill-fated craft.
2060	revelry	Noun	UNKNOWN	2059	5	The majority of Tinson's residents slept the day through, preferring the revelry of the night.
2061	deftly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2060	5	The powrie immediately reversed direction, deftly turning about on the rope with sure, strong grips.
2062	plummet	Verb	UNKNOWN	2061	5	Then he was floating, Siherton continuing to plummet.
2063	pedestal	Noun	UNKNOWN	2062	5	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.
2064	visage	Noun	UNKNOWN	2063	5	Bradwarden's hardened visage fast softened under the ranger's plaintive look.
2065	merciful	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2064	5	But Connor had been merciful, and ever was Abbot Dobrinion long on forgiveness.
2066	grit	Verb	UNKNOWN	2065	5	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.
2067	bowyer	Noun	UNKNOWN	2066	5	This would be Joycenevial's first human task since Mather, and, since the bowyer was aged even by elven standards, most likely his last.
2068	triangular	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2067	5	Juraviel also brought with him a light green triangular huntsmen's cap, which Elbryan accepted with a confused shrug.
2069	rouse	Verb	UNKNOWN	2068	5	The shift came dramatically, unexpectedly, when Elbryan was roused from his bed one blustery Toumanay night by Juraviel and Tuntun.
2070	actual	Adjective	B2	2069	5	Still, the details of that past existence escaped her, as did the actual names, though many of the faces returned.
2071	intended	Adjective	B2	2070	5	Back left, back right, each time the angle shifting to defeat the intended attack.
2072	rot	Verb	UNKNOWN	2071	5	He could smell the rot there: the earth itself was tainted from the fiend's presence.
2073	bracer	Noun	UNKNOWN	2072	5	Then Avelyn saw the reason, saw clearly the powrie's studded bracers, glowing fiercely with enchantment.
2074	treachery	Noun	UNKNOWN	2073	5	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.
2075	cache	Noun	UNKNOWN	2074	5	We know the tricks Avelyn used to escape, and his cache of magic stones is considerable.
2076	equine	Noun	UNKNOWN	2075	5	From further down the valley, Symphony charged in, followed by his equine minions.
2077	propel	Noun	UNKNOWN	2076	5	Pony floated up as she went, grabbing the branches of trees and propelling herself along.
2078	delay	Verb	B2	2077	5	She swam right by that one, realizing if she delayed, the third would get to the boat before her.
2079	carbuncle	Noun	UNKNOWN	2078	5	What he found instead were two stones intact: a sunstone - which did not surprise Avelyn in the least - and a carbuncle.
2080	shortly	Adverb	B2	2079	5	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.
2081	stealthy	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2080	5	All thoughts of stealthy thievery flew from the fierce ranger's mind.
2082	debt	Noun	B2	2081	5	That is my debt and my honor.
2083	swoop	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2082	5	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.
2084	harness	Noun	UNKNOWN	2083	5	The first of the giants came into sight, bending low, pulling hard, a heavy harness strapped across its torso.
2085	visor	Noun	UNKNOWN	2084	5	Tuntun had put her arrow right against a giant's visor, right through the slit!
2086	hellish	Adjective	B2	2085	5	The beast lifted its arms, summoning its hellish magic.
2087	align	Verb	C1	2086	5	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.
2088	breed	Noun	C1	2087	5	At gentle hands of elven breed.
2089	suppress	Verb	C1	2088	5	Elbryan turned to follow her gaze, and he, too, could not suppress a grin.
2090	melody	Noun	C1	2089	5	Then they heard a distant piping, soft music, perfect melody.
2091	contemplation	Plural	C1	2090	5	A grinding sound, the great gates sliding open, brought the young man from his contemplations.
2092	resistance	Noun	C1	2091	5	Barmine was kneeling but offering no resistance, a powrie wiping its beret across his face.
2093	encouragement	Noun	C1	2092	5	The simple fact that they could not be absolutely certain offered Elbryan all the encouragement he needed.
2094	crude	Noun	C1	2093	5	To hear his fellow monks speaking of something as sacred as love in such crude terms did surprise and offend him.
2095	gut	Noun	C1	2094	5	Elbryan felt his guts churning and labored for his breath.
2096	viciously	Adverb	C1	2095	5	Pony spun and jumped on it, flailing wildly with both fists, kicking and kneeing viciously.
2097	bleed	Verb	C1	2096	5	Her fingers bled, she felt the heat growing behind her, but she dug on desperately.
2098	ominously	Adverb	C1	2097	5	Master Siherton squinted ominously and leaned close over Avelyn, glaring openly.
2099	pledge	Noun	C1	2098	5	Piety, dignity, poverty, that was the pledge offered upon entering the Order of St.-Mere-Abelle.
2100	bless	Verb	C1	2099	5	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.
2101	ward	Noun	C1	2100	5	At night, they huddled together around oil lamps and candles, trying to ward off the chill.
2102	haunt	Verb	C1	2101	5	Disturbing questions haunted the young monk every day.
2103	countless	Adjective	C1	2102	5	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.
2104	alike	Adjective	C1	2103	5	For near to forty years he kept a line a hundred miles long secure from goblins and fomorian giants alike.
2105	appoint	Verb	C1	2104	5	But after vespers, the four Preparers began a four-hour regimen, each with an appointed master.
2106	ritual	Noun	C1	2105	5	He found the many prayer rituals boring, even trite, in light of the revelations he was finding every night.
2107	tactic	Noun	C1	2106	5	Jill changed tactics and began slugging the dwarf in the face instead, then poking for its eyes.
2108	assert	Verb	C1	2107	5	The elves didn't see things that way; Juraviel had once asserted to Elbryan that everything in the.
2109	pump	Verb	C1	2108	5	Now the ranger's arm pumped frantically, and finally after perhaps the tenth blow, the powrie's grasp at last loosened.
2110	pond	Noun	C1	2109	5	When he was done, Elbryan gathered up his clothing and ran to a nearby pond, diving into the chilly water without hesitation.
2111	elusive	Adjective	C1	2110	5	Furious, Elbryan finally launched himself sideways, putting some ground between him and his elusive opponent.
2112	respective	Adjective	C1	2111	5	They were two feet apart as each burrowed into its respective goblin, dropping the creatures where they stood.
2113	replacement	Noun	C1	2112	5	Sea journeys were not considered safe in God's Year 821, the year of the stone showers, and replacements might become necessary.
2114	comply	Verb	C1	2113	5	Grady was more than willing to comply, practically shoving Cat right onto the man's lap.
2115	beloved	Adjective	C1	2114	5	And the southland will be warned by Pony, my beloved, returned to me and flying fist across the miles upon Symphony.
2116	absurd	Adjective	C1	2115	5	On another note, Avelyn could not help but laugh at the absurd, useless treasure that lay strewn all about him.
2117	treacherous	Adjective	C1	2116	5	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.
2118	burden	Noun	C1	2117	5	Relieve your mind of the burden, then decide, my friend.
2119	sacrifice	Verb	C1	2118	5	Avelyn agreed and he would sacrifice his own life for the good of the voyage.
2120	continually	Adverb	C1	2119	5	But Jill had settled into a routine here, akin to the continually gloomy season.
2121	facilitate	Verb	C1	2120	5	The Order had failed; their weakness had facilitated this tragedy!
2122	wipe	Verb	C1	2121	5	Gofflaw snorted and wiped a greasy hand down the front of his own red jacket.
2123	trailing	Adjective	C1	2122	5	Avelyn crouched behind a tree, barely ten feet from the side of the trailing catapult.
2124	seize	Verb	C1	2123	5	As fortune would have it, the dagger went straight up, and Elbryan seized it, catching it by the tip.
2125	fateful	Adjective	C1	2124	5	I love her, Uncle Mather, as I loved her that fateful day on the ridge above our home.
2126	boom	Verb	C1	2125	5	"Ho, ho, what!" the centaur boomed in a fair imitation of Avelyn.
2127	protective	Adjective	C1	2126	5	Lady Dasslerond was merciful, the elf knew, but she was, above that, pragmatic and protective of her realm.
2128	hull	Noun	A2	2127	4	The stone wouldn't be nearly strong enough, he realized, to take out the wet barrelboat's sturdy hull.
2129	inviting	Adjective	A2	2128	4	He sensed their softness, so very inviting ...
2130	carpet	Noun	A2	2129	4	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.
2131	maple	Noun	A2	2130	4	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.
2132	hideous	Adjective	A2	2131	4	The fomorian charged ahead with a tremendous, hideous howl, its cudgel going high.
2133	recently	Adverb	A2	2132	4	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.
2134	frown	Noun	A2	2133	4	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.
2135	habit	Noun	A2	2134	4	Even Elbryan's sleeping habits changed, shifting to a more controlled, meditative process than a lumped time of uncontrollable unconsciousness.
2136	adventure	Noun	A2	2135	4	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.
2137	sprint	Verb	A2	2136	4	Carefully placing the basket at last at the trough, the boy then sprinted full out the half mile back to the bog.
2138	receive	Verb	A2	2137	4	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.
2139	lowly	Adjective	A2	2138	4	Grady saw himself as above that lowly station, Cat understood.
2140	express	Adjective	A2	2139	4	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.
2141	hopelessness	Noun	A2	2140	4	And Quintall knew the demon read his every thought, that his hopelessness only made the creature something more.
2142	lifting	Noun	A2	2141	4	Perhaps that last Oracle in Andur'Blough Inninness was no more than a lifting of the veil.
2143	schedule	Noun	A2	2142	4	The grueling schedule, though, allowed Avelyn the opportunity to put off his more personal problems.
2144	hiss	Verb	A2	2143	4	But then came the worst thing of all - a hissing, sizzling noise.
2145	sunset	Noun	A2	2144	4	The boy believed the sun to be in the west, halfway from noon to sunset.
2146	misty	Adjective	A2	2145	4	Not so far down, they moved beneath the misty canopy, and the forested valley came clear to Elbryan.
2147	drawing	Noun	A2	2146	4	Quintall's grasp was the darkness of the demo cold, drawing the very life force from his opponent.
2148	wheel	Verb	A2	2147	4	He wheeled, but Tuntun turned with him, staying behind him and punching out a veritable drum roll on his upper back.
2149	benefit	Noun	A2	2148	4	But it was not without its benefits.
2150	differently	Adverb	A2	2149	4	Cat suffered his insults, but couldn't dismiss the realization that Pettibwa would have handled it differently, better.
2151	polite	Adjective	A2	2150	4	To Cat-the-Stray, his adopted sister, he was always polite, too polite.
2152	twig	Noun	A2	2151	4	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.
2153	correctly	Adverb	A2	2152	4	He turned a corner within a triangle of tight pines, expecting correctly that the zombie would be there.
2154	store	Noun	A2	2153	4	Avelyn could not discern the purpose of the magic, except to note that there was a tremendous amount of energy stored within those crystals.
2155	fortunately	Adverb	A2	2154	4	Avelyn shook his head, though fortunately Quintall and Adjonas missed the movement.
2156	limp	Adjective	A2	2155	4	He looked much better, seeming his old bouncy self, except for a slight limp.
2157	shouting	Noun	A2	2156	4	More than once, Avelyn heard Bunkus Smealy and Adjonas in a shouting match, and every time.
2158	accident	Noun	A2	2157	4	This was no accident but a purposeful attack on the bear.
2159	lake	Noun	A2	2158	4	With the amber, he crossed wide lakes that his pursuers would have to circumvent.
2160	crossing	Noun	A2	2159	4	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.
2161	hum	Verb	A2	2160	4	Hawkwing's bowstring hummed, the arrow flying true, diving into the back of the peeing goblin's head.
2162	peaceful	Adjective	B1	2161	4	And sleep peaceful lovers, secure.
2163	afford	Verb	B1	2162	4	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.
2164	stepping	Noun	B1	2163	4	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!
2165	hanging	Noun	B1	2164	4	All the gang was quiet, hanging on Elbryan's every word.
2166	cloth	Noun	B1	2165	4	The anxious couple went back into the last copse and cut sticks, wrapping them with cloth to make torches.
2167	encourage	Verb	B1	2166	4	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.
2168	fur	Noun	B1	2167	4	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.
2169	priest	Noun	B1	2168	4	Precious and thus the third ranking priest in the entire Abellican Church, had performed the ceremony himself!
2170	remote	Adjective	B1	2169	4	Had they caught him at last, up here in the most remote corner of Honce-the-Bear?
2171	seriously	Adverb	B1	2170	4	The Order of St.-Mere-Abelle took its physical training seriously; perhaps Avelyn was expected to defend himself against such tactics.
2172	importance	Noun	B1	2171	4	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.
2173	total	Noun	B1	2172	4	The hunting party of twelve had carried with them more than half the total real weapons of the hundred folk of Dundalis.
2174	grateful	Adjective	B1	2173	4	He was indeed grateful for the kind and optimistic words, and felt better, much better, about his loss to Tallareyish.
2175	charging	Noun	B1	2174	4	Charging soldiers met the red-capped dwarves all along the wall, battling fiercely.
2176	thigh	Noun	B1	2175	4	The young man settled on the edge of his cot, head bowed, hands resting on his sore thighs.
2177	injured	Adjective	B1	2176	4	Elbryan looked her over carefully, satisfied that she, was not injured, only muddy and weary from so long a ride.
2178	flint	Noun	B1	2177	4	Avelyn rolled off the cot and fumbled with his flint and steel, finally getting the candle lit.
2179	content	Noun	B1	2178	4	His dreams were not content, though, not with the prospects of a magic-wielding assassin nearby.
2180	regularly	Adverb	B1	2179	4	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.
2181	prepared	Adjective	B1	2180	4	Jojonah launched into a rushed explanation, more the regurgitation of a prepared speech than anything spontaneous.
2182	tent	Noun	B1	2181	4	All the valley was filled with tents and campfires; a thousand, thousand forms milled about down below, most seeming about goblin.
2183	addition	Singular	B1	2182	4	Despite the addition of the pit, the path appeared almost exactly the same as it had on all of his previous returns.
2184	security	Noun	B1	2183	4	There was security in that, Avelyn came to realize, but also responsibility.
2185	plot	Noun	B1	2184	4	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.
2186	tax	Verb	B1	2185	4	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.
2187	central	Noun	B1	2186	4	The central stone of the broach was a hematite, as he had suspected, an oval of liquid gray, deep and smooth.
2188	frozen	Noun	B1	2187	4	Jojonah held the diamond close to Avelyn, and the young monk felt its warmth flowing into his aching, frozen form.
2189	painfully	Adverb	B1	2188	4	The next arrow razored painfully across the back of his neck, drawing a line of bright blood.
2190	clutching	Noun	B1	2189	4	The boy went down hard, clutching and groaning, feeling suddenly weak and nauseous.
2191	gliding	Noun	B1	2190	4	Suddenly he was off balance, and then he was sitting on the floor, the pretty barmaid gliding out of reach.
2192	talent	Noun	B1	2191	4	I will use the stones and all my talents, and all my body in whatever course you set.
2193	jagged	Adjective	B1	2192	4	The leg had splintered in the fall; Cat could see the jagged edge of a bone poking through the skin.
2194	religious	Adjective	B1	2193	4	From his lessons, years of religious training, years of his masters imparting the fears of that which opposed their God.
2195	intend	Verb	B1	2194	4	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.
2196	conclude	Verb	B1	2195	4	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.
2197	shy	Adjective	B1	2196	4	For her part, Cat kept her distance, offering a shy smile once or twice but mostly looking the other way.
2198	pressure	Gerund	B1	2197	4	Again, he was more than polite, the perfect gentleman, not pressuring Cat to even so much as offer a greeting to him.
2199	pleasant	Adjective	B1	2198	4	Jill went to bed that night full of warm feelings, some pleasant, others too intense, too uncomfortable for her to understand.
2200	marriage	Noun	B1	2199	4	The reaction of Pettibwa and Graevis to the news of the marriage was not hard to predict.
2201	coin	Noun	B1	2200	4	Avelyn did, too, noting the piles of coins and gems and jewelry, such a treasure as he had never before seen.
2202	pounce	Infinitive	B1	2201	4	Elbryan turned to meet the pounce, but even as the goblin came on, silver flickers caught the ranger's eye.
2203	madness	Noun	B1	2202	4	Journeys into the wide, vast ocean were extremely rare, and rumors told of a madness that often grabbed at a crew.
2204	loosen	Verb	B1	2203	4	He was trying to loosen up her inhibitions, and she was, too.
2205	responsible	Adjective	B1	2204	4	He hesitated; were these goblins responsible for what their kin had done to Elbryan's home?
2206	location	Singular	B1	2205	4	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.
2207	hover	Verb	B1	2206	4	It wasn't; it hovered on the edge of his perceptions, whatever way he turned.
2208	dim	Adjective	B1	2207	4	Finally, Miklos Barmine wandered out, rubbing his eyes, blinking repeatedly as if the light, though the day was dim, stung him profoundly.
2209	ambush	Verb	B1	2208	4	He looked around again, this time searching for a vantage point, a perch from which he might ambush any enemies.
2210	effective	Adjective	B1	2209	4	Pony went in with equal ferocity, though her attacks were not quite as effective and she scored only a minor hit.
2211	bluff	Noun	B1	2210	4	Elbryan recognized the true fear behind that bluff.
2212	kicking	Adjective	B1	2211	4	Those monsters that did make it down found Bradwarden and his cudgel waiting for them, the centaur kicking and smashing with abandon.
2213	shorten	Verb	B1	2212	4	The ranger elbowed through the brawl, blocking punches whenever necessary, felling with three shortened blows yet another villager who tried to pounce upon him.
2214	praying	Noun	B1	2213	4	Avelyn lay across the centaur's back, staring more behind than ahead, praying for his companions.
2215	tangible	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2214	4	The tangible, corporeal body felt good to the wandering spirit.
2216	agitate	Verb	UNKNOWN	2215	4	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.
2217	transform	Verb	B2	2216	4	That relief fast transformed into a sinking feeling as Elbryan realized the meaning of this creature's positioning.
2218	lump	Verb	UNKNOWN	2217	4	Avelyn froze in place, a lump rising in his throat.
2219	dominate	Verb	B2	2218	4	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.
2220	tribe	Noun	B2	2219	4	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.
2221	stain	Verb	UNKNOWN	2220	4	Elbryan saw the dark stain near those hands.
2222	measured	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2221	4	Through flowers and lovers, step measured paces
2223	reverently	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2222	4	Gently, reverently, Avelyn reached into the back of his dead companion's head and pulled forth the stone.
2224	labor	Noun	UNKNOWN	2223	4	Indeed he was tired from the previous day's labors, but so full of excitement that.
2225	covet	Verb	UNKNOWN	2224	4	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.
2226	aura	Noun	UNKNOWN	2225	4	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.
2227	sponge	Noun	UNKNOWN	2226	4	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.
2228	ascent	Noun	UNKNOWN	2227	4	That excitement turned to sheer joy when they passed out of the town and began their ascent of the ridge.
2229	fluster	Verb	UNKNOWN	2228	4	Belli'mar Juraviel suppressed a chuckle, for he liked seeing Tuntun flustered.
2230	carcass	Noun	UNKNOWN	2229	4	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!
2231	confusing	Adjective	B2	2230	4	Pony shook the confusing possibilities from her thoughts.
2232	sloping	Adjective	B2	2231	4	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.
2233	venison	Noun	UNKNOWN	2232	4	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.
2234	badger	Noun	B2	2233	4	Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.
2235	noose	Noun	UNKNOWN	2234	4	Earlier that year, at the beginning of summer, some of the younger children had snagged a badger in a noose.
2236	snare	Verb	UNKNOWN	2235	4	He approached the snared creature boldly, only to find that it had chewed right through the leather bindings.
2237	brief	Noun	B2	2236	4	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.
2238	outnumber	Verb	UNKNOWN	2237	4	The Coastpoint Guards of Pireth Tulme were fighting well, but they were badly outnumbered and they had lost their one advantage: the walls.
2239	slain	Adjective	B2	2238	4	Not until this day, he silently added, looking at the slain goblin.
2240	wrestle	Verb	UNKNOWN	2239	4	Panic hit him, wrestling hard with a jumble of other emotions that Elbryan did not understand.
2241	interject	PastTense	UNKNOWN	2240	4	"The goblins were never here," Pony interjected.
2242	stoop	Verb	UNKNOWN	2241	4	Tempest weaved its wondrous lines about him slowly-turning, stooping, and rising in perfect balance.
2243	zone	Noun	B2	2242	4	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.
2244	craftsmanship	Noun	UNKNOWN	2243	4	Avelyn wanted to go closer to it to study the stern facial features and the incredible craftsmanship of the armor.
2245	recollection	Plural	UNKNOWN	2244	4	Always working or praying; there were no other recollections of Avelyn to be found.
2246	resounding	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2245	4	The huge stone gates of St.-Mere-Abelle slammed shut with a resounding crash that jolted Annalisa Desbris violently.
2247	myriad	Noun	UNKNOWN	2246	4	He came up fast on a pair of great bronze doors, inlaid with a myriad of designs and symbols.
2248	classmate	Noun	UNKNOWN	2247	4	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.
2249	uneventful	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2248	4	Bafway proved to be a long, uneventful month.
2250	chimney	Noun	UNKNOWN	2249	4	Cat rested back against a sooty chimney, the warm bricks taking a bit of the bite from the night chill.
2251	imagination	Plural	B2	2250	4	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.
2252	temper	Verb	UNKNOWN	2251	4	All of that was, of course, tempered by her realization that she was, in effect, a deserter.
2253	manhood	Noun	UNKNOWN	2252	4	There would be a measure in this of his manhood, Avelyn realized, a test he could not fail.
2254	dizzy	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2253	4	Elbryan fell back against the wall, dizzy, defeated, with no answers.
2255	caress	Verb	UNKNOWN	2254	4	A warm fog hung thick about him, caressing his body and dulling his senses.
2256	mingle	Verb	UNKNOWN	2255	4	Frustration boiled in the young woman, mingling with desperation.
2257	surmise	Verb	UNKNOWN	2256	4	Pony's first instincts were to try and join that battle group, but she quickly surmised that she would never get in.
2258	litany	Noun	UNKNOWN	2257	4	Silently mouthing that litany, Elbryan inched his face toward the edge of the pine.
2259	collapse	Verb	B2	2258	4	The dog's legs splayed wide; it gave one yelp, then lay still, its back broken, its lungs collapsing.
2260	grimace	Noun	UNKNOWN	2259	4	Cat did well to keep the grimace from her face.
2261	weirdly	Adverb	B2	2260	4	The goblin staggered weirdly, dropped its weapon, and fell to its knees.
2262	gash	Noun	UNKNOWN	2261	4	Elbryan saw the bright red gash, the white of split bone, the grayish brain.
2263	dismay	Noun	UNKNOWN	2262	4	He looked ahead at the evergreen vale and noted to his dismay that a fight was going on down there.
2264	stifle	Verb	UNKNOWN	2263	4	She took a moment to consider where she was, whose house this was, and she stifled a sob.
2265	vomit	Verb	UNKNOWN	2264	4	Avelyn stepped out of the room, into the stone corridor, and vomited all over the floor.
2266	thrash	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2265	4	The creature went berserk, kicking and thrashing, flopping like a landed fish.
2267	thrashing	Noun	UNKNOWN	2266	4	The pair rolled hard into the trunk of another tree, and the goblin abruptly stopped its thrashing.
2268	daze	Verb	UNKNOWN	2267	4	Elbryan, dazed, his breath blasted away, nearly fainted.
2269	alter	Verb	B2	2268	4	Elbryan knew it, yet he did not slow his pace and did not alter his course.
2270	mumble	Verb	UNKNOWN	2269	4	Tears ran freely down his cheeks; he mumbled the name "Dansally," over and over.
2271	fortune	Noun	B2	2270	4	Not one to argue with good fortune, Elbryan scrambled to his feet.
2272	casually	Adverb	B2	2271	4	And all hope flew from him as a fomorian giant, holding a club as large as Elbryan's entire body, casually walked toward him.
2273	clamp	PastTense	UNKNOWN	2272	4	Cat-the-Stray clamped her teeth over one of his knuckles and bit him hard.
2274	securely	Adverb	B2	2273	4	Thus she kept her cabin door securely locked.
2275	crank	Noun	UNKNOWN	2274	4	Brother Avelyn turned hard on the crank, both wood and man groaning with each rotation.
2276	appropriately	Adverb	B2	2275	4	Other bowyers would have marked the stem appropriately, but Joycenevial was far beyond such crude necessities.
2277	tan	Verb	UNKNOWN	2276	4	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.
2278	lure	Noun	UNKNOWN	2277	4	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.
2279	assume	Verb	B2	2278	4	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.
2280	sincerity	Noun	UNKNOWN	2279	4	It was obvious that Avelyn had loved his mother dearly, and yet, there was a sincerity in his.
2281	aspect	Noun	B2	2280	4	So went the widely accepted argument that allowed for relaxing some aspects of the holy pledge.
2282	healing	Adjective	B2	2281	4	Pony looked at Bradwarden, but the centaur was smiling widely, the healing salves already at work under the red bandage.
2283	musing	Noun	UNKNOWN	2282	4	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.
2284	midsummer	Noun	UNKNOWN	2283	4	Palmaris falls before midsummer, I say, and another powrie force sails to join us, makes fast for the Broken Coast.
2285	polished	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2284	4	There were several various stones within, all smooth and polished.
2286	uncomfortably	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2285	4	Jojonah cleared his throat uncomfortably.
2287	melodious	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2286	4	"In their melodious singing, so it is said, and in the metal their gardens `grow' from the soil."
2288	alternate	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2287	4	He collected himself quickly and did as instructed, alternating the number of raised fingers behind his back.
2289	volume	Noun	B2	2288	4	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.
2290	register	Verb	B2	2289	4	It took a long moment for Avelyn even to register the question.
2291	blurt	Verb	UNKNOWN	2290	4	"Do those work?" he asked on impulse, blurting out his thoughts before he even realized he was speaking.
2292	grating	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2291	4	The fiend ended with yet another hideous laugh, but this time, Quintall heard his own grating voice joining in.
2293	horrid	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2292	4	That horrid thought set Pony into violent motion.
2294	ounce	Noun	UNKNOWN	2293	4	Avelyn screamed, and the dactyl shrieked again, throwing all its magical strength, every ounce, behind the beam.
2295	shared	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2294	4	Too private and yet shared.
2296	visualize	Verb	UNKNOWN	2295	4	Pony turned with a start, visualizing the fight on the road, the last she had seen of her father.
2297	riddle	Noun	UNKNOWN	2296	4	One group in particular, a pile of many monstrous corpses together in the road, posed a curious riddle.
2298	sometime	Noun	B2	2297	4	Sometime later, as dusk descended, Pony's senses warned her that she was not alone.
2299	titter	Noun	UNKNOWN	2298	4	To the left came a titter, a tiny voice whispering softly.
2300	exposed	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2299	4	Paulson was caught; he tripped over an exposed root and went facedown into the mud and slush.
2301	sapling	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2300	4	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!
2302	slaughter	Verb	UNKNOWN	2301	4	And what of those youngsters who had been slaughtered on the hill?
2303	attentive	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2302	4	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.
2304	methodically	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2303	4	Cat ignored it and methodically placed the mugs on the table.
2305	rivalry	Noun	UNKNOWN	2304	4	It seemed to Avelyn as if he had fallen into the middle of a running rivalry between the two older men.
2306	petty	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2305	4	But with no time for such petty problems, the ranger had dismissed the incident.
2307	nighttime	Noun	UNKNOWN	2306	4	The short, stocky man went at the martial training as eagerly as Avelyn went at the nighttime studies.
2308	strict	Adjective	B2	2307	4	Even his strict rules for duty had relaxed within the week, Pireth Tulme reverting to its typical partying ways.
2309	serene	Adjective	B2	2308	4	The spirit was waiting for him, serene in the depths of the mirror.
2310	staring	Noun	B2	2309	4	It had come so fluidly, so fast, that Elbryan was still staring at the elf when he heard the third arrow hit.
2311	maniacal	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2310	4	Father Abbot Markwart appeared wickedly intense, the gleam in his eyes seeming almost maniacal, and certainly frightening.
2312	depression	Noun	B2	2311	4	Just inside, Elbryan noted the hooflike depression of the centaur's track.
2313	sear	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2312	4	All the world was blackness, was searing heat and unbearable agony, and Quintall knew no more.
2314	verge	Noun	UNKNOWN	2313	4	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.
2315	exertion	Singular	UNKNOWN	2314	4	Then came a sound not so far below them, a deep breath as one might take after great exertion.
2316	bathe	Verb	UNKNOWN	2315	4	Elbryan realized that he was bathed in a cold sweat.
2317	scowl	Noun	UNKNOWN	2316	4	Elbryan's scowl melted away in curiosity.
2318	unpreparedness	Noun	UNKNOWN	2317	4	All of it: the cancer that had grown in his world, the unpreparedness, the ungodliness of St.-Mere-Abelle.
2319	lush	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2318	4	Gray became green as they closed, lush vegetation thick on the slopes.
2320	unseen	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2319	4	Up on the balcony, unseen by the victim and his pair of torturers, Master Jojonah sighed and shook his head.
2321	replay	Verb	UNKNOWN	2320	4	He forced himself to remember Dundalis, to replay the horror, that he might find a fighting edge.
2322	promising	Adjective	B2	2321	4	Despite the promising events, the demon now paced about its obsidian throne anxiously.
2323	detachment	Noun	UNKNOWN	2322	4	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.
2324	icy	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2323	4	Winter's icy grip weakened at last, more than three weeks after the vernal equinox.
2325	wad	Verb	UNKNOWN	2324	4	He picked up his basket, cursed when one pant leg slipped down into the water, then waded out through the reeds.
2326	deceivingly	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2325	4	The stream flowed around one of the deceivingly high rises, turning out of sight just a couple dozen yards from where he stood.
2327	groin	Noun	UNKNOWN	2326	4	A shift of the angle sent his staff poking straight up, smacking the man's groin.
2328	lick	Verb	UNKNOWN	2327	4	There came a bright flash and then the monk lay still, low flames licking his lifeless body.
2329	agility	Noun	UNKNOWN	2328	4	A combination of strength and agility, a balanced, thinking warrior.
2330	load	Noun	B2	2329	4	His legs grew strong and agile from carrying loads and dodging traps.
2331	erase	Verb	UNKNOWN	2330	4	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.
2332	bustle	Noun	UNKNOWN	2331	4	The moment ended all too soon, Cat-the-Stray tuning back to the bustle of the lively room about her.
2333	apology	Noun	B2	2332	4	Cat suffered the inevitable apology, the insincere man only offering it at the end of his twisted arm.
2334	populous	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2333	4	The real challenge lay in the south, in the most prosperous and populous kingdom, in Honce-the-Bear.
2335	predicament	Noun	UNKNOWN	2334	4	The reminder of Jill's predicament bolstered the monk's failing courage.
2336	pelt	Noun	UNKNOWN	2335	4	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.
2337	orphan	Noun	UNKNOWN	2336	4	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.
2338	splinter	Verb	UNKNOWN	2337	4	The leg had splintered in the fall; Cat could see the jagged edge of a bone poking through the skin.
2339	garish	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2338	4	Adjonas straightened, the blood rushing to his face, making that garish scar seem all the more imposing.
2340	baldric	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2339	4	The rest of his dress, though weathered, was rich, particularly a golden brocade and jewel-studded baldric.
2341	perilous	Adjective	B2	2340	4	He had to set the ground rules right away or this would be a long and perilous journey indeed.
2342	offend	Verb	B2	2341	4	To hear his fellow monks speaking of something as sacred as love in such crude terms did surprise and offend him.
2343	impart	Verb	UNKNOWN	2342	4	Quintall seemed disgusted, but Siherton was unbending, silently imparting to the aggravated Quintall that his.
2344	mainmast	Noun	UNKNOWN	2343	4	The other end of the rope was fixed to the yard of the mainmast.
2345	observe	Verb	B2	2344	4	He had learned to observe the world through the senses of each animal, understood now each creature's fears and needs.
2346	elm	Noun	UNKNOWN	2345	4	The giant was near a wide-branching elm with thick, solid limbs.
2347	stature	Noun	UNKNOWN	2346	4	Though diminutive in stature, they were said to be stronger than an average man and with incredible stamina.
2348	sparring	Noun	UNKNOWN	2347	4	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.
2349	overrun	Noun	UNKNOWN	2348	4	The monstrous troop in the south had been overrun, so it seemed.
2350	abrupt	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2349	4	The would be attacker skidded to an abrupt stop, recognizing the man.
2351	pivot	Noun	UNKNOWN	2350	4	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.
2352	bold	Adjective	B2	2351	4	Avelyn and Pellimar held their breath at the bold words.
2353	faraway	Noun	UNKNOWN	2352	4	He had hoped simply to drive the bear faraway into the deeper woodlands.
2354	rigging	Noun	UNKNOWN	2353	4	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.
2355	feathered	Noun	UNKNOWN	2354	4	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.
2356	clasp	PastTense	UNKNOWN	2355	4	They were not clasped, rather, his right hand was cupped, fingers set tight, forearm muscles twitching from the strain.
2357	league	Noun	B2	2356	4	For now Avelyn, had his duties, and his goal was growing closer with each gliding league.
2358	chewing	Noun	UNKNOWN	2357	4	Quintall would say no more about it, leaving Avelyn chewing his lip in frustration for the rest of the afternoon.
2359	smelly	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2358	4	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.
2360	solace	Noun	UNKNOWN	2359	4	His only solace came in his many discussions with Master Jojonah, to whom he still felt a bond.
2361	nightshirt	Noun	UNKNOWN	2360	4	Pony came through the brush lightly, wearing only a soft silken nightshirt that didn't reach her knees.
2362	impose	Verb	B2	2361	4	Adjonas straightened, the blood rushing to his face, making that garish scar seem all the more imposing.
2363	forsake	Verb	UNKNOWN	2362	4	He could not do that, could not forsake his duty and the destiny that he had been shown by the Touel'alfar.
2364	twirl	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2363	4	Now firmly held in both hands, his staff made a second twirl, then came arching diagonally toward the ground, toward Tuntun.
2365	dirk	Noun	UNKNOWN	2364	4	She couldn't even talk, and her dirk, like her sword before it, slipped uselessly from her weakened hand.
2366	stabbing	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2365	4	Connor thrust against her, but she felt no stabbing point.
2367	pluck	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2366	4	She was ripe for the plucking.
2368	borne	Noun	UNKNOWN	2367	4	That left only one possibility, an escape borne on translucent wings.
2369	remarkable	Adjective	B2	2368	4	And the amount of damage to the house was remarkable.
2370	proclamation	Plural	UNKNOWN	2369	4	On those first few occasions, Connor took the rejection personally, as a slight, despite Jill's proclamations otherwise.
2371	bartender	Noun	UNKNOWN	2370	4	The man with the broken arm shrugged noncommittally, then turned to the bartender, who likewise had no answers.
2372	gown	Noun	UNKNOWN	2371	4	She would dress in the finest gowns and attend the highest social events in Palmaris, even in Ursal!
2373	lazily	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2372	4	The ruby, shining with power, arced lazily over the open hatch.
2374	prow	Noun	UNKNOWN	2373	4	The barrelboat was moving much more swiftly than it appeared, for it cut no prow wake, as did the Windrunner.
2375	tack	Verb	UNKNOWN	2374	4	Adjonas looked up at his sails, then at his crew, tacking frantically to keep them as full of wind as possible.
2376	ram	Noun	UNKNOWN	2375	4	Hopefully we will be able to keep our pace swift enough so that the powries' initial ram causes little damage.
2377	quarrel	Noun	UNKNOWN	2376	4	Even as Adjonas spoke, a flaming quarrel arched over the taffrail of the Windrunner, slashing into the rear sail.
2378	swimmer	Noun	UNKNOWN	2377	4	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.
2379	loincloth	Noun	UNKNOWN	2378	4	The elves prodded and pushed him, finally getting him out of his low tree house wearing only a cloak and a loincloth.
2380	dorsal	Noun	UNKNOWN	2379	4	A second, smaller dorsal fin joined the first in its tightening ring.
2381	anxiously	Adverb	B2	2380	4	Up ahead, Avelyn and Pellimar waited anxiously.
2382	uncommon	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2381	4	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.
2383	snapping	Noun	UNKNOWN	2382	4	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.
2384	dangle	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2383	4	But they got him up to the rail, Quintall grabbing Pellimar and hauling the man onto the deck, Avelyn dangling dangerously low.
2385	dissipate	Verb	UNKNOWN	2384	4	The excitement on the Windrunner did not dissipate until the powries were left far behind.
2386	bunch	Noun	B2	2385	4	The folk of Dundalis were, a hardy bunch, not shying from the occasional fight.
2387	spray	Verb	UNKNOWN	2386	4	Cold winds and stinging spray buffeted the crew.
2388	decree	Noun	UNKNOWN	2387	4	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.
2389	mutiny	Noun	UNKNOWN	2388	4	Quintall realized that shooting the desperate man in front of the crew would likely cause a mutiny.
2390	salve	Noun	UNKNOWN	2389	4	Pony looked at Bradwarden, but the centaur was smiling widely, the healing salves already at work under the red bandage.
2391	dispatch	Verb	UNKNOWN	2390	4	The cool and callous, way Quintall had dispatched the man, had murdered a human being, shook gentle Avelyn to his very bones.
2392	loved	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2391	4	The thought that Dansally had never loved caught Avelyn off his guard and settled him back for a bit.
2393	silhouette	Plural	UNKNOWN	2392	4	And beyond the masses loomed a single dark silhouette, a conical mountain tipped by a steady stream of dark smoke.
2394	ignite	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2393	4	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.
2395	ballista	Noun	UNKNOWN	2394	4	The barrage intensified, more pitch, great heavy stones, and giant ballista bolts battering the ill-fated craft.
2396	sizzle	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2395	4	But then came the worst thing of all - a hissing, sizzling noise.
2397	succumb	Verb	UNKNOWN	2396	4	The blackness will not fall complete until the last free human spirit has succumbed.
2398	mend	Verb	UNKNOWN	2397	4	Pellimar would carry scars forever, but surely he had mended.
2399	coil	Noun	UNKNOWN	2398	4	He was heading back for his physical coil when he realized that time was against him.
2400	magnetite	Verb	UNKNOWN	2399	4	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.
2401	extraordinary	Adjective	B2	2400	4	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.
2402	daylight	Noun	UNKNOWN	2401	4	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.
2403	inflection	Plural	UNKNOWN	2402	4	Jojonah leaned over the rail, listening to every inflection, every whisper.
2404	gratitude	Noun	UNKNOWN	2403	4	But for all their joy, for all the centaur's gratitude toward Pony, the three found themselves in a precarious position.
2405	jag	Verb	UNKNOWN	2404	4	So many times he thought he would collide with jags of stone only to watch them rush under him at the last possible second.
2406	soggy	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2405	4	Flames licked at him, at his soggy muddy cloak, but he scampered along, buried by the blaze, bearing down on his unsuspecting enemy.
2407	military	Noun	B2	2406	4	Elbryan didn't believe it, not this time, not in looking at that military camp.
2408	hallway	Noun	UNKNOWN	2407	4	Jill hurried down the hallway and entered the common room of the upper level.
2409	woodland	Noun	UNKNOWN	2408	4	But there was no high ground, just thick woodlands, giving way to the brown and gray stones that lined the riverbank.
2410	sever	Verb	UNKNOWN	2409	4	Elbryan rolled to one knee quickly and brought the sword flashing across, severing the plant at exactly the stripe.
2411	escort	Verb	UNKNOWN	2410	4	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.
2412	meager	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2411	4	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.
2413	meander	Verb	UNKNOWN	2412	4	The path meandered, joining another, then forking three ways.
2414	midair	Noun	UNKNOWN	2413	4	Elbryan's staff picked it off in midair, deflecting the blow up high.
2415	jolly	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2414	4	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.
2416	hind	Noun	UNKNOWN	2415	4	In came the giants at full charge; Bradwarden braced and set his hind legs firmly.
2417	trapping	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2416	4	Such were the trappings of power that Dosey did not realize what an ultimate bore and ridiculous buffoon he truly was.
2418	dislodge	Verb	UNKNOWN	2417	4	A flick of the wrist dislodged the bar and Elbryan kicked open the door, striding a single step into the shack.
2419	befallen	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2418	4	Had they been prepared, this disaster would not have befallen them.
2420	hamlet	Noun	UNKNOWN	2419	4	She recognized the name Tinson as that of the small hamlet some dozen miles inland from the fortress.
2421	fault	Noun	B2	2420	4	What had precipitated the trouble, a fault of Avelyn's or the man's lack of fault in an order grown perverse?
2422	brutish	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2421	4	He hail never held any love for brutish Quintall, but still he pitied the man.
2423	desertion	Singular	UNKNOWN	2422	4	The master understood the man's desperation, despite the fact that Avelyn's crimes and subsequent desertion were not without precedent.
2424	forgive	Verb	B2	2423	4	The ranger nodded, forgiving himself for missing the signs.
2425	tentative	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2424	4	Theirs became a tentative friendship, an offered smile and exchange of news whenever the pair happened to be in the same area.
2426	unaware	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2425	4	They had been caught unaware; she noted no allies had yet exited the tower even as she got back to the front wall.
2427	plump	Noun	UNKNOWN	2426	4	And then, quickly, the plump woman was gone, back into the bustle of the Way.
2428	whereabouts	Noun	UNKNOWN	2427	4	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.
2429	emanation	Plural	UNKNOWN	2428	4	shortly thereafter, finding no magical emanations in or about the pitiful village.
2430	fortify	Verb	UNKNOWN	2429	4	The two giants banged against the fortified wall for a moment, then simply stepped over it.
2431	emissary	Noun	UNKNOWN	2430	4	This time, though, more than a few of the village folk were considering their options should an emissary approach.
2432	telepathically	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2431	4	You have destroyed the fool Dosey, then, the creature telepathically imparted to the monk, and have stolen his treasure.
2433	guided	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2432	4	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.
2434	nicker	Verb	UNKNOWN	2433	4	The horse nickered and threw back his head.
2435	conventional	Adjective	B2	2434	4	At first, the monk used the conventional methods, the same lessons that had been given to him in St.-Mere-Abelle.
2436	underestimate	Verb	UNKNOWN	2435	4	But still she feared that his decision was folly, based on his underestimating the pain within her.
2437	creak	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2436	4	As if on cue, the burning catapult creaked again and slanted over farther.
2438	sidestep	Gerund	UNKNOWN	2437	4	She dodged each, sidestepping, then came in hard with a thrust of her own.
2439	dizzying	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2438	4	His power, sheer strength, was dizzying, overwhelming.
2440	flurry	Noun	UNKNOWN	2439	4	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.
2441	dizziness	Noun	UNKNOWN	2440	4	It went down hard, groaning, trying to shake the dizziness, growling against the searing pain.
2442	prop	Verb	UNKNOWN	2441	4	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.
2443	puddle	Noun	UNKNOWN	2442	4	Every so often, the pair crossed a low spot, a muddy puddle, and Elbryan spotted the deep tracks of Bradwarden.
2444	repay	Verb	UNKNOWN	2443	4	I told you that I meant to repay a debt."
2445	afore	Adverb	UNKNOWN	2444	4	I've waited them out afore, and I'll wait them out again!'."
2446	bark	Noun	UNKNOWN	2445	4	One of the powries stood tall on the first catapult, barking out commands.
2447	stampede	Noun	UNKNOWN	2446	4	Goblins and powries scattered or were crushed beneath the charge, a hundred wild horses stampeding along the ravine.
2448	unmistakable	Adjective	UNKNOWN	2447	4	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.
2449	thorn	Noun	UNKNOWN	2448	4	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.
2450	lodestone	Noun	UNKNOWN	2449	4	Lodestone was highly magnetic; its enchantment would send it fast to a metal surface.
2451	passageway	Noun	UNKNOWN	2450	4	Elbryan slammed hard, into the wall of the narrow passageway with his already broken arm.
2452	hatred	Noun	C1	2451	4	Who will quell the ancient and deep hatred between powrie and goblin when Bestesbulzibar is gone?
2453	sin	Noun	C1	2452	4	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?
2454	embarrassment	Noun	C1	2453	4	Recognizing the boy's ultimate distress and embarrassment, Juraviel generously let the insult pass.
2455	legendary	Adjective	C1	2454	4	Olwan Wyndon nodded, not wanting to get Brody into one of his legendary fits of outrage.
2456	recount	Verb	C1	2455	4	Elbryan closed his eyes and recounted the events in his mind.
2457	binding	Noun	C1	2456	4	He approached the snared creature boldly, only to find that it had chewed right through the leather bindings.
2458	shed	Noun	C1	2457	4	The monk had shed his telltale brown robe in favor of the more normal dress of a villager.
2459	humble	Adjective	C1	2458	4	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.
2460	divine	Adjective	C1	2459	4	A stone of divining, Brother Justice then realized, and he was beginning to catch on.
2461	meditation	Singular	C1	2460	4	list day in prayer and meditation, mentally preparing himself for the task ahead.
2462	invisible	Adjective	C1	2461	4	To Pony and Elbryan, alert as they were, the creature was invisible and unnoticed.
2463	misery	Noun	C1	2462	4	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.
2464	crawling	Noun	C1	2463	4	He glanced back to see a pair of powries crawling under the war engine, coming for him with prodding spears.
2465	carve	Verb	C1	2464	4	Twin rows of massive columns, each carved into the likeness of a giant warrior, lined the room.
2466	carving	Noun	C1	2465	4	Twice a week during the carving, he would coat the stem with special oils to add to its resilience.
2467	eagerness	Noun	C1	2466	4	The young man stared at him wide-eyed with hope and eagerness, his hands clenching and opening at his sides.
2468	remains	Noun	C1	2467	4	Scattered around it were the small quartz crystals, blackened, some stuck in the remains of the golden setting.
2469	latter	Noun	C1	2468	4	She knew that she was in pain, physical and emotional, but the reason for the latter escaped her conscious memory.
2470	lap	Noun	C1	2469	4	Grady was more than willing to comply, practically shoving Cat right onto the man's lap.
2471	cryptic	Adjective	C1	2470	4	Elbryan glared at Juraviel, in no mood for cryptic talk.
2472	contemplate	Verb	C1	2471	4	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.
2473	fleet	Gerund	C1	2472	4	That notion was lost along with so many others, fleeting thoughts banging into a wall of images.
2474	boundary	Noun	C1	2473	4	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.
2475	laden	Noun	C1	2474	4	And their poles were laden with the deer they would need, and with ...
2476	cling	Verb	C1	2475	4	Avelyn clung to the powrie's sword arm, for all his life.
2477	heritage	Noun	C1	2476	4	It took him some time to heal, but he was strong, as is the way of your heritage.
2478	attain	Verb	C1	2477	4	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.
2479	establishment	Noun	C1	2478	4	He liked the money the establishment brought in, though, and the young woman already understood that if Graevis and.
2480	fleeting	Noun	C1	2479	4	I remembered her so very vividly that she was indeed beside me once again for a few fleeting moments.
2481	drifting	Adjective	C1	2480	4	Pellimar reached the drifting boat first, pulling himself cautiously up its slick, rounded side.
2482	disturbing	Adjective	C1	2481	4	Cat-the-Stray shook her head violently, as if trying to launch the disturbing half memories right out of her ear.
2483	wholly	Adverb	C1	2482	4	Avelyn, who had worked so closely with Quintall for more than four years, found that he believed the man wholly.
2484	sentiment	Noun	C1	2483	4	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.
2485	flourish	Verb	C1	2484	4	He finished with a leaping flourish and landed pointing to the stripe.
2486	calculation	Plural	C1	2485	4	The showers, by their calculations, were now overdue.
2487	volatile	Adjective	C1	2486	4	Elbryan looked at Bradwarden, and the centaur only shrugged, not about to disagree with the volatile friar's estimation of himself.
2488	compensation	Singular	C1	2487	4	"Extra compensation for the lost man," Adjonas remarked.
2489	plead	Verb	C1	2488	4	The creature's arms came up, reaching straight out toward the ranger, in a posture that might be threatening or pleading.
2490	circumvent	Verb	C1	2489	4	With the amber, he crossed wide lakes that his pursuers would have to circumvent.
2491	verbal	Adjective	C1	2490	4	Elbryan said firmly, and even as he spoke the words, he understood Bradwarden's cunning verbal maneuver.
2492	conviction	Plural	C1	2491	4	It didn't take her long to realize that she was alone in her convictions.
2493	harvest	Noun	C1	2492	4	The trees are older, never harvested by humans, and darker.
2494	wit	Noun	C1	2493	4	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.
2495	confront	Verb	C1	2494	4	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.
2496	descending	Adjective	C1	2495	4	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.
2497	harshly	Adverb	C1	2496	4	He ran about, kicking at feet, whispering harshly, until all the humans were roused.
2498	scattered	Adjective	C1	2497	4	Goblins and powries scattered or were crushed beneath the charge, a hundred wild horses stampeding along the ravine.
2499	appreciation	Singular	C1	2498	4	- bow and a long dagger - and with a final look Symphony's way, a final nod of appreciation, she ran off into the night.
2500	strap	PastTense	A2	2499	3	When he got there, Juraviel handed him a full pack, a fine knife strapped on one side, a balanced hand axe on the other.

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