A small avalanche of dirt and rock greeted her words.

A collective gasp greeted her words, and the captain's frown was now turned on his daughter.

A general wave of chuckling and laughter greeted his words.

Silence greeted her words except for the sound of distant gunfire and heavy male curses.

The legislators, taken aback, greeted his words with nervous laughter.

He saw the small stir behind the war-shields, the shift of heads with which they greeted his words.

A low murmur had greeted his words and a few shouts from nearer the back of the hall.

Laughter greeted her words, and the foremost of the intruders stepped forward into the light.

Not cries but yells of joy greeted his words.

Silence greeted his words as the Iconian ships continued to rotate their position.