The trouble was, I thought grumpily, the humans had forgotten why they were sent.

His five minutes couldn't be up, he thought grumpily.

If you need us again, you mean, I thought grumpily.

The aches were bad enough, she thought grumpily.

Black absorbs heat, he thought grumpily as he moved silently along the back of a building, staying close to the wall.

He made it sound like she was going to make a career of this, she thought grumpily.

Discussions with gods might be very impressive, he thought grumpily, but they seemed to offer far less guidance than all the tales insisted.

Who, he thought grumpily, was letting him down.

Somehow, he thought grumpily, it doesn't really seem to matter any more.

Few men were visible; either riding or sleeping off last night, Alanna thought grumpily.