ZION

I skipped the infirmary. It would raise too many questions. Instead, I waited near thewest tower for Leona. She arrived with her satchel clinking softly with salves and stones.

 “These will help heal you faster and tighten the glamour,” she whispered, dabbing a cooling ointment on the worst of the gashes. “But I hate to say it, my magic isn’t strong enough to hide everything.”

She stepped back squinting. “Even with the enchanted necklace, your femininity ...