Thus prodded, the youth slouched to his feet and stepped in front of Mark.

Firebird heard the youth step away behind her.

The sun-dark youth stepped forward, and as he passed her.

A slim youth stepped stiffly forward a few paces and stopped.

The youth rose smoothly and stepped across to where Rzak sat.

The youth stepped closer, placed a foot on the Staff.

But a youth stepped forth and asked leave to try him.

Then, to everyone's surprise, a youth stepped forward.

Several youths stepped up: gangling adolescents who seemed hardly to know how to hang on to their weapons.

The two youths, visibly nervous, stepped gingerly into the circle.