Brewing Potions
He sorted through the tinkling bottles of dubious origin until he found the small vial of nymph blood. the horse, brutus, wore only an apron.
Noble Affairs
Passing by dreary paintings and sculpture of dubious skill, she reminded herself that she would need to instruct the servants to take the guests to the west wing instead of the east as they had planned, her reputation would never recover otherwise.
Family Days 27
Even if it sounded better--tone wise, syntax wise, and every other way--it hurt more when his father asked again, as if the answer was more dubious. it was a bad question. even without ben in the picture this was the question he dreaded all the time.
Exposure - Chapter Eight
Billie asked, dubiously. "do you think i should?" "what do you think?" "i don't know!" billie sighed. "gawd, jason, i don't know..." she paused for a moment, wiping her forehead with the back of her hand and considering their options.
Arvians - The Tribe Mother
Shadi asked dubiously, folding her arms across her chest. "máni only almost broke one of his fingers while we were practising! i'm pretty sure he was done with us.
On Colonizing Part 3
They looked at each other dubiously. i huffed and rolled my eyes. "i weigh 15 metric tons and am 50 meters long, hop on, we are going somewhere to talk.
Worlds Apart - Chapter Sixteen
Bo looked dubious. "since when do you speak french?" dan answered him distractedly, his attention on the panel. "i don't, but i took a year of latin in school, so maybe i can... there! that one."
A Run Through Adversity
I eyed it dubiously, then grabbed it and nearly drank it dry. they have us run our morning pt in full kit so we ‘get used to what it feels like in a real war’. all i know is i am really tired of this heavy armor going clank, clank, clank with every step.
Yet So Far Away
Jackie sat in a slump back against the wall behind a force field, arms crossed, an antenna drooping, tilting her head dubiously. "that's _my_ line."
Bar Jocks: Story One, Part Four
"it's not that--" he broke off when he saw sarge's dubious disbelief. "well, i don't know what else to say," mike finished lamely. sarge helped himself to a small sandwich from the plate. "look," he said between mouthfuls. "you need to let him know.
Presto - Chapter 1
The various sparks and glints began to coalesce, and as they did, formed a twinkling, glittering, multi-color version of the boareo logo - a hoof print surrounded by the culturally dubious slogan, "make a pig of yourself!" the audience went wild.
In the Shadows of Kryckwood - Ch. 11 (MHO)
The mention of the witch's name made elzahn spin around and eye him dubiously. "...what was that name you just mentioned?" lykou and kuna backed up slightly at the sudden intensity of his reaction. "uh... al...gryth...a?"