To the End
His actions he justified, it was all too much, too much at stake, a single person was not worth these risks. his drooping ears picked apart a different rhythm other than his own, a few feet behind him.
[Detective Thursdays] For Sale
I had been told he had been on the case for almost a month now, that we were close to having enough to bust the mob boss who was cloistered in the building we were staking out. i expected the bust would happen tonight.
Journal Entry #1
As if i have been fooled in a large gambit which the only stakes are my pride. i clutch my smiling muzzle with a light hand and widen my eyes in shock, as the feeling washes over me.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Destiny's Way: Chapter 7: insights into the past.
She reminded herself what was at stake here, and relaxed a bit. it felt good to be helping save the world. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
A Bronze Rising: Justice
Shouted tobias, apparently realizing what was at stake. the sight of the perpetrator being dragged towards me by his former comrades calmed me somewhat. i breathed and my nostrils steamed in the cold air without the need for smoke.
The Last Game of the Master Domino Player
Defeated but he couldn't not fight this opponent, this challenger had to be greeted sadly the opponent was not only wise and strong but they also cheated in the end the old domino master was destined to be outclassed and his life deleted the stakes
From Elsweyr With Love (#4)
I'm going to stake out the place and see if i can spot him." ra'jirra shook her head. "no sarosh. he knows you. he doesn't know me. i'll go." "he knows you too," sarosh protested. "ha.
Kinktober 2018, Day 31 - The Firelight Spooktacular
Instead she reached into the pocket of her leather jacket, pulled out an obvious fake but still rather pointy looking replica of a wooden stake, and scowled as she pulled herself into what looked like a combat-ready fighting stance. "vampire!"
Chapter 15
"what exactly is your personal stake in all of this?" hugo asked, "i got nothing against you guys doing this...i mean, go right ahead but, i'm just wondering what's at stake here...for you."
Multi-Smash
How about we increase the stakes a bit?" kaji offered. thunder looked at him with a confused look. just what did he have in mind? "with every ko, we each get a little...something.
Twin Offering - 01/31/2009
So it was, every decade, that a brother and sister were chosen from the village, taken outside of the protective wall, tied to stakes, and left. jared and jillian were twins, with dark hair and dark eyes. they had always been together.
Volk
So his final showdown ends up taking place in the castle, not against the vampire bat aristocrats as he'd originally thought, but pitting his strength, skills and instinct against the monk's staff, tail whips, stakes, crosses and flying ability.