Chasing Evil (2010)
“He grabbed a handful of dirt and smeared it in brown streaks across his clothes. Castor and Gwen did the same. All three of them tore at their tunics, making them ragged and loose. They crushed sandy rock into their hair and patted it across their faces and skin. When they were finished, their faces were so filthy that their eyes seemed startlingly white.
“How’s that?” Tanner said.
Castor studied him, then raised a fistful of dirt. “You need more on your chin.” He slapped a black streak across ...Tanner’s face.
Tanner laughed and coughed. “I’m pretty sure you could use some more, too,” he said. When Castor jumped back, grinning, Tanner threw a dirt clod at him.
“What about me?” Gwen said. “How do I look?”
Tanner examined her. Gwen’s tunic was crumpled and jagged at the ends, and her trousers were so dirty that she trailed dust when she moved.
“Looks good to me,” Castor said.
“Except for one thing,” Tanner said. “Your hair.”
Gwen raised a hand to her blond, tangled braids.MoreLess
“How’s that?” Tanner said.
Castor studied him, then raised a fistful of dirt. “You need more on your chin.” He slapped a black streak across ...Tanner’s face.
Tanner laughed and coughed. “I’m pretty sure you could use some more, too,” he said. When Castor jumped back, grinning, Tanner threw a dirt clod at him.
“What about me?” Gwen said. “How do I look?”
Tanner examined her. Gwen’s tunic was crumpled and jagged at the ends, and her trousers were so dirty that she trailed dust when she moved.
“Looks good to me,” Castor said.
“Except for one thing,” Tanner said. “Your hair.”
Gwen raised a hand to her blond, tangled braids.MoreLess
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