Parley

• noun
• a discussion or conference

companion

• a person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another

cease

• to stop; discontinue

intruder

• a person who enters a building, grounds, etc, without permission

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• to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. to seize upon

Profit

• pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction

enclose

• to shut or hem in; close in on all sides

lapping

• a place, environment, or situation of rest or nurture

conceal

• to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight

pelt

• to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.

ravine

• a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.

strewn

• to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle

tragedy

• a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster:

surge

• a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:

league

• a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.

cove

• a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.

stern

• firm, strict, or uncompromising

delight

• firm, strict, or uncompromising

scatter

• firm, strict, or uncompromising

Perish

• to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.

decree

• a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law

shirk

• to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.)

abalone

• a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother-of-pearl.

fowl

• the domestic or barnyard hen or rooster; chicken

Shroud

• a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.

stout

• bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat

ponder

• to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).

overtake

• to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with

dune

• a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.

Strode

• to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.

Deafening

• something very loud

Brackish

• having a slightly salty or briny flavor.

harbor

• a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.

clamor

• a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people

weigh

• to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device

serpent

• a snake.

lobe

• a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.

herb

• a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.

stalk

• a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.

basin

• a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.

venture

• an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one

abandon

• to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert:

headland

• a promontory extending into a large body of water.
• a strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence or border.

plank

• a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.

wearily

• physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired:

muzzle

• the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose.

lure

• anything that attracts, entices, or allures.

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