The Dragon of Despair
“Satisfied, she held up a hand mirror so Citrine could see the stylized drawing now adorning one cheek—two slanting eyes, a hint of whiskers, and an outline of pricked ears.“That’s the mark of the Sodality of Beast Lorists,” Elise explained. “Grateful Peace says that they study many animals. They also raise some exotics kept from the days before the Plague and brought here from other lands.”“Neat!” Citrine said, raising her hand to touch the design then lowering it, clearly remembering just in t...ime that this one gesture was the most to be avoided if an outlander wished to pass as New Kelvinese. They never touched their faces if it could be avoided lest they smear the elaborate designs almost everyone wore.“Now if you were raised to the highest rank, like Peace was in the Illuminators,” Elise went on, “then you could have the design tattooed on. Until then, you’d need to paint it on every day.”“Every day?” Citrine asked.“I think so,” Elise said, “at least if you were going out of your house.MoreLess
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