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Usage examples of brod.

Officially, Brod was a hostage, taken by the women reavers to ensure cooperation by the sailors of the ship they had hired, the Reckless.

On further thought, perhaps Brod had been left here with the full agreement and approval of his crewmates, to take some starch out of him, or simply to get him out of their hair.

Just as the trees ended, Brod stepped to the right, making room for Maia.

Maia spent one evening, assisted by Brod, reviewing for the others how to sight certain stars by night, and judge sun angle by day.

Maia watched from the precipice, along with Brod and several women, remembering the last time she had seen big floaters like these, though nowhere near this many.

His longing expression, followed by sheepish blushing, finished off one lingering doubt Maia had nursedthat Brod might just possibly be a spy, left here by the reavers to watch over the prisoners.

Maia pondered, patting Brod on the back and turning to go back to work.

If a crude dinghy did get built, she would not sail with Naroin and Brod to Landing Continent, but ask to be dropped off along the way.

Though relieved in a way, by the kindness of the weather, Brod also seemed ambivalently wistful at his narrow escape.

The singers alternately leaned toward Brod, then shied off again, to his embarrassment and the amusement of everyone else.

But when the round seemed about to skip past Brod, the young man leaped instead to his feet.

Even the Quinnish sixer, who had flirted awkwardly with Brod for days, avoided his eyes and kept to her mates.

Along with Brod and the sailors, Charl and Tress, she frequently had to row hard just to keep the skiff in place.

Maia and Brod stood up, together releasing the clamps holding the furled sail, and drew it to the clew outhaul.

The fabric flapped like a liberated bird, suddenly catching the wind and throwing the boom hard to port, catching Brod and knocking him into Maia.