The Waypost
This Fair Folk keeper of the waypost looks like a "bundle of sticks with cobwebs" and is in a "woeful state of disrepair."
Who is Gwystyl?
Each Huntsman bears this specific mark or "brand" on his forehead.
What is a crimson brand?
Taran becomes angry when Ellidyr refers to Princess Eilonwy by this insulting job title.
What is a scullery maid?
This 3-letter word refers to a loud, harsh, or strident noise, such as the sound of battle.
What is din?
Through Kaw, the companions learn that the Black Cauldron is currently in the hands of these three sisters.
Who are Orddu, Orwen, and Orgoch?
To get inside the waypost, Doli invokes a rule stating the post must be available to any Fair Folk in this specific situation.
What is danger?
This "terrible power" makes a group of Huntsmen harder to defeat as their numbers dwindle in battle.
What is the strength of one man adds to the strength of the rest?
This character allows Taran to make the major decision of whether to find Gwydion or go straight to the Marshes.
Who is Adaon?
This word refers to a particularly difficult or unfortunate situation from which it is hard to escape.
What is a plight?
The three sisters who have the cauldron live in this unpleasant and smelly stretch of country.
What are the Marshes of Morva?
The actual entrance to the waypost is well-hidden behind a huge tangle of these.
What are thorn bushes?
During the battle in the grove, this character unexpectedly saves Taran’s life from a Huntsman with a dagger.
Who is Prince Ellidyr?
Ellidyr becomes furious when Taran removes this from the hoof of his horse, Islimach.
What is a stone?
This adjective describes a place offering little or no hope, used to describe the area near Annuvin.
What is bleak?
Adaon’s dream of a glade filled with flowers and sunshine served as this literary device for his own death.
What is foreshadowing?
This large, scraggly crow lives with Gwystyl and can understand and speak human words.
Who is Kaw?
Gwydion warns that despite their supernatural strength, the Huntsmen are actually this, meaning they can eventually be killed.
What is mortal?
When invisible, Doli feels this sensation in his ears.
What is a swarm of bees?
Doli accuses Gwystyl of this, which means lying in wait or behaving in a sneaky, secretive manner.
What is skulking?
Adaon refers to this symbolic creature that "spurs Ellidyr cruelly" and masterfully.
What is the Black Beast?
Gwystyl provides the group with this substance to dust on their feet and hooves to hide their tracks from the Huntsmen.
What is magic powder (or black powder)?
This character is mortally wounded by a Huntsman’s dagger at the end of Chapter 8.
Who is Adaon?
Adaon entrusts Taran with his horse Lluagor, his healing herbs, and this most valuable item.
What is his iron brooch (or clasp)?
To come to understand something, as Taran could not do with the strange look on Adaon’s face.
What is to fathom?
Adaon allows Taran to decide the path because he fears his own choice would be influenced by his desire to return to this person.
Who is Arianllyn (his betrothed)?