WOLVES MIST - Chapter 1(.4)
He pulled at his arms, but it felt like he was pulling against manacles of the hardest steel even though he could see nothing. he looked at the youth next to him, seeing him standing similarly. "prepare yourselves." the old man's voice said.
With These Broken Wings: Chapter 1
The overseer, lonan, came with men bearing heavy chains that took several people to hold up at a time and great manacles meant to go around a dragon's neck.
The Outlander 3 28
The dormouse managed to kill the last of his wife's captors and set her free of her manacles. glendal embraced farlo and smothered him with relentless kissing. "i knew you'd come," she said.
U.C.O.D. Scorn of The Lost: Chapter 14
Then there came a set of two rings, intertwined with eachother around a man-sized table with manacles hanging from the sides. then finally the stones that had fallen now rose to form a staircase. then the room became silent once again.
Truth Is Deceptive
The cuffs were pretty standard, solid steel and chains; he had escaped manacles like this a few times in his troubled youth. the trick was you had to do a little maneuvering; it was all in the wrist really.
Revaramek the Resplendent: Chapter Fifty Nine
Vakaal wanted to heal him, but the manacles and the collar…he put a hand on father’s chest, wondering just how strong their binding was. father grasped vakaal’s hand and eased it back down, whispering. “now is not the time, vakaal. i’ll be fine.”
The Hunt
Some were evidently anchor points for manacles and other such restraints, while others were wickedly sharp, placed at locations intended to bleed the guilty of their sins, and to encourage confessions.
Fire and Ice - Chapter Five - The Fallen Knight
Sir kathis snarled, his anger rising and his manacled hands clenching. "she is the one who freed me from my bonds of false servitude.
Love Lost, Chapter 16a: Declarations.
Held fast, the gardevoir struggled weakly as two men with masked faces fastened its wrists inside silver manacles, and then its legs. a third came from behind, reached through the gap, and pulled its skirt through.
Preying on the Past - Ch. 1 Bridging Two Worlds
Gunshots, my mind quickly processed, as the envelope slipped from my grasp as i instinctively went for my sidearm at my back, the black leather manacle unmasked when i removed the envelope from the box un-noticed in my haste. "all-right everyone!
The Weakest Link
"look at him; he has his brand, and the manacles. the guards will come along soon enough, and without a slave lord to mind him...well, they'll just get rid of him." the akita said finally, looking away again.
What You Deserve
If a slave was particularly clumsy or rebellious however, the manacles could be used for all kinds of punishment. they could be dragged through the streets, hung up for a time, or just locked away somewhere.