Thalhkarsh chuckled, and the apprentice tried to shrink into insignificance.

What sort of prank is that for apprentices to try on anyone?

Whatever the exact extent of the damages suffered from her fall, my apprentice wasn't even trying to rise.

I didn't have any friends when Khefti was my master, and his apprentices, the boys I had to work around, were always trying nasty tricks on me.

The apprentice shrugged and scooped up a mouthful of stew with the bread, trying not to gulp it down.

If it was good, he became a master; if inferior, it was smashed and the apprentice tried again.

Meanwhile, the apprentices try to talk sense into O-Bin, their "teacher".

The apprentices, Amberdrake among them, tried, to spare her that as much as possible, offering themselves in her place.

Still, my apprentice was trying to help the only way she knew how, and I didn't want to hurt her for that.

The apprentice tried to avert his eyes, but he found himself staring at the grim remains.