The Seventh Trumpet
“Gormán and Enda stood to one side holding the horses while Fidelma and Eadulf approached the corpse.
The finding of a murdered youth in this beautiful little glade with its gushing stream produced a curious feeling of unreality. The frothing of the water around the stepping-stones, the rustle of the leaves in the trees and even the musical warble of the smólach mór, a missel thrush, high above them in one of the trees, added to the chimerical scene. It seemed so peaceful, and yet – yet here was... the corpse of someone whose life had come to a violent end, shattering the serenity of the place.
It was Eadulf who knelt to examine the body first.
‘There are no wounds in the front of this young man’s body,’ he announced, echoing what the farmer had already told them.
Fidelma cast her eyes quickly over the body and its clothing, paying particular attention to the hands, which were fair-skinned and delicate, with slender, tapering fingers. The hands and nails were carefully manicured, which was a sure sign of nobility.MoreLess
The finding of a murdered youth in this beautiful little glade with its gushing stream produced a curious feeling of unreality. The frothing of the water around the stepping-stones, the rustle of the leaves in the trees and even the musical warble of the smólach mór, a missel thrush, high above them in one of the trees, added to the chimerical scene. It seemed so peaceful, and yet – yet here was... the corpse of someone whose life had come to a violent end, shattering the serenity of the place.
It was Eadulf who knelt to examine the body first.
‘There are no wounds in the front of this young man’s body,’ he announced, echoing what the farmer had already told them.
Fidelma cast her eyes quickly over the body and its clothing, paying particular attention to the hands, which were fair-skinned and delicate, with slender, tapering fingers. The hands and nails were carefully manicured, which was a sure sign of nobility.MoreLess
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