Lion Heart

Sinews

the strong substance that connects muscles to bone, or a piece of this

Runes

Heralding

to announce something, or to be a sign that something is going to happen soon

Amid

if something happens amid particular feelings or events, it happens while people have these feelings or while these events are happening

Glossary

Dappled

covered with or forming areas of lighter and darker colour or light and shadow

Crests

the white top of a wave

Riding

the activity or sport of riding a horse or other animal

Fists

your hand when your fingers are closed tightly

Gills

one of the organs behind the head of a fish that allows it to breathe

Shut

to close something, for example a door, window, or drawer

Whip

a long thin piece of leather with a handle on one end, used for making horses move faster or for hitting someone

Teased

to say something to someone in order to have fun by embarrassing or annoying them slightly in either a friendly or an unkind way

Shore

the land that is on the edge of a lake, river, or sea

Rasping

to make an unpleasant sound as if two rough surfaces were rubbing together, especially when speaking or breathing

Shroud

a piece of cloth that is wrapped around a dead body before it is buried

Sheen

a shine on the surface of something

Emerald

a bright green stone used in expensive jewellery

Blaze

a large fire that causes a lot of damage, especially when a building is burning

Haunches

the upper part of an animal’s or human’s leg, including the hip and buttock

Summoned

to ask or order someone to come to you

snugly

if you are snug, you feel warm, comfortable, and safe

loam

a type of soil that is especially good for plants to grow in

saplings

a young tree

swaddle

to wrap a baby very tightly in cloth

Embrace

to put your arms around someone in order to show love or friendship

Throbbing

if a painful part of your body throbs, the pain comes and goes again and again in a regular pattern

Stony

covered with stones, or containing stones

Flung

to throw something carelessly or with a lot of force

Scatter

to throw or drop things so that they spread over an area

tapestry

a thick heavy cloth that has pictures or patterns woven into it. Tapestries are often hung on walls.