A Night Amongst the Ruins
I stood up quickly and backed away from him, trying to get downwind, almost stumbling over the gnarled roots of the oak as they seemed to insinuate themselves between my feet. "what do you mean 'was wolf'?"
Shifting Shadows- A Character Study, Odd Perspective
._ the creature's gnarled fingers found purchase on a wall that it couldn't so much see as feel. it was hunting. as it felt it's way around the corner in the alley, avoiding the trashcans, skateboards, and other junk instinctually.
Draconis Combinus
It was armed with a long, gnarled staff, which was a powerful magical aid. jyrtan watched as the wraith slammed its staff into the dragoness's shoulder, knocking her to the ground.
Mama Ohen
Percy took an involuntary step backward as he was greeted by the cottage's occupant, but what caught him first was her voice: a gnarled, raspy thing that was so strangely devoid of emotion that it sounded surreal and unsettling.
Through Breath and Sight - Chapter 3
_ _wrapping my paw about his gnarled and bony claws, i remain silent._ _'been keeping our lost brothers in your prayers?' he rasps through a warm smile._ _squeezing his claw, i say nothing.
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 8
Maybe he could - a gnarled root caught him just above the ankle, its rough surface scraping off a clump of fur and skin, the pain intensified by the cold. kadai ploughed headfirst into the dirt, his fall barely broken by the thin layer of underbrush.
Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 50
Without any soil, he could look straight down into the gnarled mass of roots growing out of the trunk. little bits of dirt clods and fine grains of sand still clung to them, as if the entire tree had been ripped out of the real world.
Nobody's Servant, Part 20 - Infirmary
My hands are strapped to the edges of a slab, fingers gnarled. i can feel that instinctual, hated bloodlust that seethes out of my shock but i'm thankfully secured too tightly to act on it.
Raspberry Line Chapter 4 - Accidentally A First Kiss
"now, class," the terrier put up a gnarled hand, speaking softly against the noise, "ms. hupp informed me that she's holding off the math homework until she's returned tomorrow.
The Lonely Road
gnarled branches swept past in the beams of the car's headlights and the road itself seemed more narrow and unkempt. clayton assumed it was a result of the area's isolation, but it did not make him any more comfortable.
cassandra and me chapter 1
Franticly trying to keep her from getting disappointed casandra sticks her tongue out at me jokingly "hah, i gotcha" she says smirking at me --------------------------------------------- later that day, i find myself hiking upon the sites of rather gnarled
Scales and Honor: The Shattered God: Chapter 27
Weapons and staffs were held within their gnarled fingers, clutched firmly to their deaths. mouths were sewn shut with blackened twine, their eyes scooped out by some unseen hand.