He crawled towards us, one arm cradled against his body.

I went straightaway to Joscelin, sitting on the bloodstained stones and gasping for air, his right hand clasped loosely about the hilt of his battered sword, his left arm cradled in his lap.

For the first time, Roger noticed that he held the elbow of his right arm cradled in his left palm, the arm itself held close to the body.

As her eyes adjusted, she saw that Rhage was flat on his back, one arm cradled against his chest, the other over his eyes.

Holding his left arm cradled against his body, Caeled moved slowly around the room.

Abruptly, Gabriel released his hold on the brigand's arm and the man fell to his knees, his ruined arm cradled against his chest.

"Not by magic," Naitachal warned sharply, gashed arm cradled against his chest.

Jaric cried out, bent to his knees with his arms cradled against his chest.

He told me of idyllic hours he and his Zinka had spent in each other's arms, cradled in Felix Hoenikker's old white wicker chair, the chair that faced the sea.

For all his apparent healthiness, however, the man kept his left arm cradled against his side.