What is "atelic"

Usage examples of "atelic".

But Atelic's men were in action again, demanding the Traders' knives right down to their little eating tools, shoving people around to suit them, sending three of the young men to reorganize the wagons while the others sorted themselves into new travel units.

Endre said, and Kelyn heard nothing else, for Atelic's powerful backhanded blow came from nowhere, knocking her from her feet.

While she shook her head clear, her body racing through reactions that her mind managed to stop just in time, Atelic grabbed the staff from the ground and slid her knives from the sheaths, running his free hand up and down her body several times until she couldn't stand it anymore and spat out in Keturan, "I don't keep any blades in my breasts, you pig-cocker!

She needed that time, for until now she had seen no way to free the witches, and the Traders—not a single one of them—dared not stray as long as Atelic could punish the witches for it.

Where she could watch the one who had been called Thyra, for it was Thyra who had felt her dowser magic, and Thyra who had led Atelic to the Trader witches.

For there was no fear on Atelic's face, only anticipation—while Thyra only looked bored.

Kelyn had trouble making out Atelic's expression, though she thought it was probably annoyance.

But Atelic wouldn't free them, now that he had them, even if he knew the truth—and the Traders knew it, or they would have given her up.

Kelyn dug in her vest for the round skipping knife Atelic had missed in his eagerness to fondle her, slashing open the pouch itself, and then tearing a jagged section from the hem of her shirt with which to pick up the gem gingerly.

She hadn't taken the soul-gem for herself, but to keep it out of Thyra's hands—or, if she died, Atelic's.

She would simply go in as what she was, a Keturan, and do what had worked with Atelic—she would fulfill their expectations of what that meant.

The one, no doubt, that Atelic had referred to so resentfully, the one he'd wanted to best.

I'm not dying out here just because Atelic didn't think they'd come this way.

And if I hadn't used the dowser when Gergo told me to keep it hidden, your people never would have been caught by Atelic.

She needed that time, for until now she had seen no way to free the witches, and the Traders—not a single one of them—dared not stray as long as Atelic could punish the witches for it.