Duress
Duress noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.
Fury
Fury noun - A bad-tempered scolding woman.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Burning the Ships: In Cursor's Fury Sarl, the Canim commander, burns the Canim fleet in order to prevent the warriors under his command who are there under duress from fleeing back home.
Source: Literature / Codex Alera - In Cursor's Fury, book three of the Codex Alera, Sarl, the Canim commander, burns the Canim fleet in order to prevent the warriors under his command who are there under duress from fleeing back home.
Source: Burning the Ships
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