“Maledian merwolf hair?” suggested Galvin, waving his hand over a clear pouch bulging with coarse blue hair.

I know what kinds of intervals and melodies tweak people—I know how to make people's skin crawl, how to make them shiver. I can't say it works on all listeners. There are some people, such as overly trained composers and theorists ...

a nondiving medical emergency

They went out for a night on the town, but it turned into a pub crawl.