[Q]: i asked . '' not face-to-face , '' thomas said , his voice confident . '' he 's more jackal than wolf . '' '' look on the bright side , '' i said . '' maybe the scarecrow turned around and got him . '' thomas sighed . '' keep dreaming . he 's a greasy little rat , but he...

[A]: survives

[Q]: then i lifted my leg , rested it on the log , and placed my foot in his lap . he looked at it for a moment , like he had to appreciate what it was before he could touch it . the ankle was pretty swollen . he began touching it in different places , asking me , '' does this hurt ? does it hurt here ? '' then , strategically , he started working on my...

[A]: ankle

[Q]: '' there would be a great danger that the freed life force would enter into one of the wizards performing the spell . we might just switch one danger with another . we do not know what would then happen . we might just create the thing we are trying to prevent . '' sluv glanced back at moog . '' what of the second part of your...

[A]: spell

[Q]: he makes everyone pissy . '' '' no , i got the distinct feeling maddox was ... i realize how this sounds , but he was behaving like a jealous ex-boyfriend . if that 's not it , then i think he gave me this promotion to make me look incompetent . it falls in line with what you 've said about him before and what he did to me before i got the...

[A]:
promotion