The Southern Trail (Book 4)
“Iasco said in a flat tone to Lura. The woman immediately removed her blade from her scabbard and handed it to Iasco without comment, then knelt by the dead man and methodically stripped off his uniform.“Let me see the body,” Iasco said, then made the guards gasp as she lifted the dead man’s right arm and methodically sliced the flesh just above the wrist.“You don’t have to watch this if you don’t want to,” Iasco told the women.“What, what are you doing, my lady?” one of them timidly asked.Iasc...o nimbly flipped the blade about and made a series of incisions. She put the sword down, then covered the carved flesh with her own hands. There was a low hum, and a dim glow, then Iasco easily peeled the skin from the man’s hand as though it were a glove.“Golden Hand’s hand is golden, as his names implies, and as you’ve noticed no doubt. It needs to be covered so that his identity is not discovered,” Iasco explained. She lifted the right arm of the unconscious Marco, then released it so that it floated in air, while she raised the ghastly covering and laid it atop his enchanted hand. Iasco waved her hand over Marco’s, and the skin from the dead soldier adhered to Marco instantly, covering the golden flesh that marked him as unique.She picked up the sword and lightly scored Marco’s scalp, then rubbed it to make blood run onto his forehead. She looked at him carefully, then reached down to his wrist and carefully removed the silver bracelet he wore, the wedding gift that had been given to him by Mirra at Sant Jeroni on their wedding day; she smiled a sad smile momentarily.“Now, let this sword become unnoticeable, not worth observing by anyone who looks at Marco, not worth spending any time on if it is noticed,”MoreLess
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