Fledgling: Parts 10-11

by S.K. Ali
In this first book of The Keeper's Records of Revolution duology, a fractured world is rocked by the consequences of a political kidnapping that leads to revolution.

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  1. contorted
    twisted, especially as in pain or struggle
    Musaid couldn’t even make them out, what they looked like, whether there was one or two of them, nothing, with the way his face was contorted to hold in the swell of sorrow threatening to flood the world.
  2. gargantuan
    of great mass; huge and bulky
    I thought I’d grown out of my tears-and-tantrums-filled childhood, but the terror that has welled inside is gargantuan and has taken over every faculty I have.
  3. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
    Even though every word coming out of Dame Kizuwanda’s mouth is worse than the previous one, I feel strangely ebullient.
  4. gangly
    tall, thin, and awkward
    His cousin had transformed in prison. From gangly to muscled, almost as tough as him.
  5. percolate
    permeate or penetrate gradually
    There was a murmur throughout the council, and Lein refused to look up, fury beginning to percolate within him on the council’s strange insistence to offer politeness to Nayf’s stupid treaty presentation.
  6. atrium
    a chamber connected to other chambers or passageways
    He retraced his steps to the huge atrium they called a waiting room, through which he’d memorized the route to the air carrier rim as soon he’d landed; he was glad his instincts had cautioned him to not expect a successful outcome.
  7. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
    His retort — You mean like you? — never left his lips.
  8. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
    “Speaking of caves, I bequeath you mine. I am not returning.”
  9. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
    When he and his father had gotten into the land carrier after, Lein had noticed she was standing outside the medic’s office, blond hair disheveled, fingers twisting around one another.
  10. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
    The spotlight on Lein’s face didn’t help him make out who had bid against him — but it gave Nayf a clear view of his adversary.
  11. averse
    strongly opposed
    “I just returned from my first trip to Upper Earth, my first meeting with the Council of Guardians. I’m not averse to overturning the new world order.”
  12. alight
    settle or come to rest
    He resumed climbing, worry alighting in his brain.
  13. fatigues
    military uniform worn by personnel when doing menial labor
    She was petite with brown skin, wore a brown leather jacket over green fatigues, and walked with purpose.
  14. agonize
    suffer anguish
    She’d agonized and immediately moved to the floor, to her mat, where she slept with Eyas.
  15. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
    As communicated previously, Amir Nayf has been in hiding since he participated in the act of sedition at the Rabaa Gate, which paused the Enlightenment.
Created on Mon Aug 25 05:13:13 EDT 2025 (updated Thu Sep 18 17:49:17 EDT 2025)

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