Dragonfruit: Chapters 7-12

by Makiia Lucier
In this romantic fantasy, exile Hanalei returns home to Tamarind, and, with prince Samahtitamahenele, goes on a quest to find a seadragon egg that can heal Samahtitamahenele's mother.

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  1. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
    Sam flailed, so close to the edge his boots sent pebbles scattering over the cliff and into the abyss.
  2. skepticism
    doubt about the truth of something
    Sam’s glance was full of skepticism.
  3. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
    Or he could find a cure for his mother’s curse, one that had eluded them all for ten long years.
  4. lilt
    a jaunty rhythm in music or speech
    It no longer carried the distinctive lilt of one Tamarindi born.
  5. dislodge
    remove or force out from a position
    It tipped its head to one side and shook it, as though trying to dislodge something.
  6. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
    His words were brusque.
  7. thrum
    a low, continuous sound
    Hanalei could hear the kandayos breathing and the surrounding thrum of the jungle creatures—bats hunting and pigs foraging, sand crickets everywhere.
  8. lei
    a circular band of flowers or other foliage
    Hanalei’s ancestor was there on the left. Her grandmother many times removed, wearing a long robe and a plumeria lei four strands wide.
  9. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
    “She looks like her mother at that age, Your Grace. The likeness is uncanny.”
  10. skitter
    move or skip quickly across a surface
    On the other side of the pond, a yellow-and-black banana spider appeared between two trees. It was three feet long, legs skittering as it rounded the pond toward them.
  11. proximity
    the property of being close together
    And if he was being truthful, he did not care for the proximity to his grandmother’s home.
  12. voluminous
    large in capacity or bulk
    Aunt Chesa wore voluminous green dressing robes.
  13. devoid
    completely wanting or lacking
    Sam had come early enough in the day that her face was devoid of the heavy layers of paint she normally wore.
  14. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
    At least it was well cared for. It had not been razed, as she had feared.
  15. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
    Aghast, Bayani said, “She can’t stay here.”
Created on Tue Jul 08 03:01:15 EDT 2025 (updated Thu Aug 21 17:16:53 EDT 2025)

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