[Q]: she placed a single red rose on the grave that she had purchased before she left town and stood silently looking at the cold stone marker wondering what might have been different in her life had he not died so suddenly and he had married her great-grandmother . she returned to her car and did a lot of thinking on her short trip back to the lodge . she had all the pieces of the story in place and it seemed clear to her now that she was in fact dealing with the spirit of austin , but she could n't understand why his spirit was still at the...

[A]: lodge

[Q]: then mirtai 's rope came slithering down the wall . ' let 's go , ' sparhawk said tensely . ' one at a time . ' the building-blocks were of rough , square-fractured basalt , and they protruded unevenly from the walls , making climbing much simpler than it appeared . sparhawk did n't even bother to use the...

[A]: rope

[Q]: if they could get along , why ca n't we ? '' '' your father was n't a vampire . '' '' well , everyone has a quirk of some kind ... '' '' a quirk ? '' he almost choked on the word . a quirk was a funny habit , an odd trait . there was nothing remotely funny about being a...

[A]: vampire

[Q]: ' and it was really more '' intimidation '' than it was '' blackmail . '' maybe with a twist of '' extortion . '' it 's always best to use the proper terminology ! ' the knight returned , then - with a sigh - gestured for us to enter the chamber . we walked in eagerly . and then grandpa smedry exploded . 11 okay , so he did n't really...

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explode