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.