What is "hearthstones"

Usage examples of "hearthstones".

My chair and Hap's stool were by the hearth, but we ended up sitting on the hearthstones by the dying fire.

Nighteyes would never again sprawl beside him on the hearthstones, never nudge his hand to have his ears scratched, never walk at his side to hunt rabbits again.

The man’s blood must fall on the hearthstones of her mother’s house for that mingling to be auspicious.

But you might offer some of your blood to the hearthstones of the Prince’s mother, if you are so minded.

I entered to find Thick sitting disconsolately on the hearthstones before the dwindling fire.

Now, mingle your blood upon the hearthstones of our mothershouse, in offering to Eda for the children she may send you.

I gathered that there had been some structural damage in the process, but nonetheless the immense Icefyre had forced his way into the mothershouse, where he ungraciously placed his head, very briefly, upon the hearthstones, so that Dutiful’s promise to Elliania might be completely carried out.

Tales of dragons rescued and dragon heads on hearthstones will mean little to nobles who have seen not so much as a scale of a dragon, let alone the bride and alliance won by such valor.

Then we both smiled, and I came to sit on the hearthstones by his feet.

And all the while the Fool perched on the hearthstones and watched us silent as an owl.

She sighed again, and drew on the hearthstones with the ash coated poker.

Moving silent and unseen through enemy camps, shifting the hearthstones to deliver deepest insult, eluding the hunters and trackers day and night until the borderlands were reached, then crossed - the vista ahead unknown, its riches not even yet dreamed of.

Any other three… aye, glide the dark winding ways and turn hearthstones and pluck feathers and crush a few windpipes among sleeping foes.

He let go a shaking breath, and came to where she sat, knelt down on the hearthstones and ripped off the cloak she had lent him, laid it aside and stared elsewhere himself until he thought that he could speak without losing his self-control.

He heard the brittleness in her voice, knew what it masked, and bowed, in shaken gratitude, touched his brow to the hearthstones, sat up again.