Time Measure Money
Do you have a summer home, do you have a stake in wall street, do you know where your next meal is coming from? i didn't ask any of that. i asked, how much money, in this world, is yours.
The Story of Desmond Søren
Erika shakes her head, "i'm sorry dear but it's just not right, if anyone ever found out that we might be in love we would be kicked out of town if not burned at the stake for such things. it's better this way."
Hoof and Claw
The tiger won in the weaponry stakes, but the goat was nimbler, and he was happy to take a couple of scrapes whilst waiting for his opponnent's first mistake. they stood head-on, gauging each other's next move.
dark angel part 2
Down on a bench, she laid against his body, the soft fur tickiling her face, as if by magic the heart on scar's chest began to close "i cannot stay here, i am a disgusting creture to you, my very existance is a curse, that is why you burn us at the stake
A Dragon's Tale-Chapter 16-The Resistance
"james has been cooking my stuff with extra spices to tenderize and to help my stomach because the stake really screwed me up." "whatever it is that he puts in it,it works." "enough talk",adelind said,"let's actually go in and get something to eat!"
Scourge Second Life part 1
Suddenly black vines shot from the undergrowth and pinned scourge mid-air, a large wooden stake appeared next and flew at scourge lodging in his stomach.
The End of the SWAT Kats! Part Eight
Admittedly, perhaps she was pre-judging him, and harshly at that, but with all of megakat city, and the lives of t-bone, razor and lieutenant feral at stake, she wasn't taking any chances.
Piercing the Swordsman: Chapter 1: Intro
The king was even higher stakes in that regard. the lion certainly hadn't meant to rub that bruise in his dear little samurai's armor.
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 16
"now you understand the stakes." it said. for the first time, max noticed it was standing between their two chairs. "i'm going to make it _really_ simple for you, as thick as you seem to be. one of these two is not going to survive today, max."
Star Wars VIII: Shadows of the Past (9)
This was her best soldier's life at stake, and she treated it as if it were nothing. "the patient is beyond revival," the medical droid said. ray turned around to see luke leave the observation hall.
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 124
There were too many lives at stake right now, too many calls for help in too many different directions. getting stabbed in the face wouldn't do anyone any good.
Autobiography of an Apocryphan Lord
Of course i'd staked my claim in the astrological panorama by then, and no one dared challenged it since i was unknown to other gods, though in my younger years the thought of being unheard of infuriated me so i set out to sow the seeds of chaos.