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STEER: (verb) to control the course of.
Rated G | Named Warrior of Light | Character Study
HORIZON: (noun) range of perception or experience.
Rated G | Named Warrior of Light | Character Study
TEMPEST: (noun) a violent storm.
Rated M | Koana/Warrior of Light | Suggestive
RETICENT: (adjective) restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance.
Rated T | Koana/Warrior of Light | Unrequited Pining
STAMP: (noun) a small adhesive piece of paper stuck to something to show that an amount of money has been paid, in particular a postage stamp.
Rated G | G'raha Tia/Warrior of Light | Established Relationship
HALCYON: (adjective) denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
Rated T | Koana/Warrior of Light | Unrequited Pining
MORSEL: (noun) a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.
Rated G | Sphene and Warrior of Light | Non-Ship
MORTIFY: (verb) cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated.
Rated G | Koana/WoL | G'raha/WoL | Unrequited Pining | Established Relationship
LEND A EAR: listen sympathetically or attentively.
Rated G | Wuk Lamat and WoL | Non-Ship | Character Study
SURROGATE: (noun) a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.
Rated G | Gulool Ja and WoL | Character Study
QUARRY: (noun) an animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.
Rated T | G'raha Tia/WoL | Established Relationship | Primal Play | Continues in Chapter 12
BUTTE: (noun) an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top (similar to but narrower than a mesa).
Rated E | WIP | G'raha Tia/WoL | Exhibitionism | Continued from Chapter 11
STABLE: (adjective) (of a person) sane and sensible; not easily upset or disturbed.
Rated G | Named Warrior of Light | Character Study
ARDOR: (noun) enthusiasm or passion.
Rated G | Koana/WoL | Unrequited Love | Pining
THIRD-RATE: (adjective) of inferior or very poor quality.
Rated G | Koana/WoL | Unrequited Love | Pining
SALLY: (verb) to leap out or burst forth suddenly.
Rated G | Koana/WoL | Unrequited Love | Pining | WIP | Incomplete
HACKNEYED: (adjective) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite.
Rated G | Koana/WoL | Pining | Unrequited Love
TAKEN: (verb) to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action.
Rated G | Koana/WoL | Pining | Slow Burn
DUEL: (noun) a contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honor.
Rated G | Koana/WoL | G'raha Tia/WoL | Pining | Established Relationship | Incomplete | WIP
SHADE: (noun) comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.
Rated G | Warrior of Light | Character Study
TELLING: (adjective) having a striking or revealing effect; significant.
Rated G | Koana/WoL | Pining
PARLEY: (noun) a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.
Rated G | Koana/WoL | Pining | Established Relationship Mentioned | Polyamory | WIP
ON CLOUD NINE: (phrase) extremely happy.
Rated G | Warrior of Light | Character Study | Fluff
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty