[Q]: setting it aside he began crushing the lodestone in the mortar and thinking through the process . all was going smooth . soon he would add the lodestone to the heated cauldron . a chill went through him . the heating stones ! he set the mortar down almost spilling it and hurried to the cupboard . how many stones ? four ? five ? he brought out five and set them under the...

[A]: cauldron

[Q]: in his deep raspy voice he said , '' i 've been wonderin ' about this some . when you found the dead guy in the river -- '' before he could finish the sentence a wasp buzzed past his ear . he slapped at it and jumped back , stirring up a little cloud of dust . he settled down and started all over . '' when you found the dead guy in the...

[A]: river

[Q]: ir was formulating a letter of response to some minor traffic-related concern , when placidus said he really ought to go to the justice chambers , and summarised the scenario with her usual nucleic penchant , reciting her shorthand notes as he hurried out of the office . no time for consultation on this one , it was down to him and he knew the media would be there . he arrived to see a rather forlorn looking pinstripe , handcuffed and being shuffled to a vehicle of conveyance , decked with the official detention livery . cheers rang out when the unruly crowd spotted ir , and even the law officers appeared to be...

[A]: relieved

[Q]: when he left , would he go with no intention of ever looking back on her or holiday retreat as anything more than a pleasant memory ? if that happened , it would break hannah 's heart . it would break savannah 's heart , too . '' how 's the turkey coming ? '' trace inquired , peering over her shoulder to look into the...

[A]:
oven