Q: the weather and winds were with us and we sped along over the western sea almost as though pulled along by the whales . '' he paused a moment to pull his blanket closer . the wine dulled the pain in his midsection and warmed him , driving off the evening 's chill . '' it was the fourth month of the voyage . we were far from our homes and were getting a bit _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is homesick

Q: beowulf thanked the king , grendel and the crowd . ' and now i think we should all go home , ' he said . the crowd were reluctant to leave , but some started to move off while beowulf merely stood on the platform . no further entertainment seemed available . ' you too , ' he said to _ ... Fill the blank.
A: blank is grendel

Q: yes , i do . yes , i do , '' bethy began chanting in a drunken singsong voice . i did n't want her distracting us . messing this up . it was my time with blaire , and i wanted that . why could n't she just pass out or something ? blaire shifted in her seat to look back at _ ... Fill the blank.
A:
blank is bethy