It was a mordacious jab, bringing up his past like that. Kolt's ears lowered in irritation, and he snapped his teeth. What did Yorvet want with him? To make him hungry for food he could no longer eat?
Yorvet raised a cool eyebrow. "Oh, so you do have some bite left in you yet." He remarked, casually leading Kolt away from the caravan.
Kolt snorted keeping the rope taut between them. He wanted nothing to do with this man.
"Not much you can do when I hold the ropes though."
It would be better if he couldn't read his thoughts. So much better.
"You won't get peace that way for a while. You're a rather open book when it comes to your mind Kolt. So simple in your desires."
Mordacious - 1: biting or given to biting 2: biting or sharp in manner or style : caustic
Added Info - The earl of Carnarvan, referred to in 1650 as "mordacious," didn't go around biting people; it was his "biting" sarcasm that inspired that description. The word's association with literal biting didn't come up until later, occurring first in an 18th-century reference to "mordacious" bats. The"caustic" sense of "mordacious" is the more frequent use these days, but admittedly, neither sense is especially common. If you prefer a less esoteric option, you can choose "mordant," a synonym that sees a bit more use. Both adjectives descend from Latin mordere, a verb meaning (literally) "to bite or sting." If you want to sink your teeth into more mordere derivatives, you might use "mordacity" to refer to a biting quality of speech, or substitute "mordancy" for "incisiveness' or "harshness."
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