hand on
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People turned to stare as they made their way to it, and Christopher heard a murmur—“Is that a griffin?” —but Mal kept her protective hand on Gelifen’s claws, and the griffin kept his head buried in her armpit.
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Her hand on it was light as she steered them across the blue sheet of ocean.
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Nighthand clapped a hand on hers, registered the warmth and softness of her skin, and swiftly removed it.
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She kept one hand on the tiller, the other on her bow.
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He hesitated; then he laid one hand on the wall and continued.
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