- treacle "I wonder what would happen if we increased the iron in your diet, perhaps adding a large amount of treacle to your food.
- gossamerThe folds of her midnight-blue gossamer robe fell around her, and her white hair was long and unbound.
- pincerManon tried not to think about the size of the pincer that extended it to her.
- to sack / snareIf Narrok's force was going to take the deer path to sack the fortress, then they'd find themselves taking it through pitfall-laden territory: through glens of venomous creatures, over concealed holes full of spikes, and into snares at every turn.
- maypole / hawthornMaypoles would be raised, hawthorn bushes decorated—that was about as much as the king would allow.
- ware / to meander During drier months, you never knew what or who you might find selling their wares or meandering through the dirty, damp tunnels.
- poised for somethingPoised for violence, Rowan and Aedion kept silent, though she could have sworn a hint of shock flashed in their shadowed eyes.
- to scrounge up She would have to scrounge up some herbs from the kitchen tonight to soak her foot; maybe even some oils, if the ornery cook was feeling generous enough.
- vat "Let's go," was Rowan's only reply as he hauled his vat along as if it weighed nothing.
- vitriolic Even though Rowan had offered his cloak that night beside the river, the next morning had brought them back to their usual vitriolic dislike.
- boonWhen he and the Bane won that first battle and the king had proclaimed him the Northern Wolf and offered him a boon, Aedion had asked for the sword.
- emberAnd somewhere far and deep inside her, an ember began to glow.
- glenAfter a week of making shields of various sizes and temperatures, Celaena could have multiple defenses burning at once, and encircle the entire glen with half a thought to protect it from outside assault.
- cadre"Tell me which one of your little cadre is the handsomest, and if he would fancy me."
- to stanch (to staunch UK)Nesryn had removed the arrow from Rowan's shoulder, and Aedion had found some herbs to chew and shove into the open wound to stanch the bleeding.
- warrenAnd another small relief as thunder reverberated through the subterranean warren, setting everyone murmuring.
- mirthlessThe king chuckled mirthlessly and faced her grandmother, whose iron-tipped fingers had curved as if she were imagining them around Manon's throat.
- denizenThis was a neutral zone—but its denizens didn't take kindly to authority.
- grunt / to croon"So condescending for a mere grunt," she crooned.
- plait (UK) (braid US)Her black, curly hair was braided back, but even the plait couldn't keep it entirely contained.