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some high-ranked dignitary like this.

As Natala cut off his tunic, she admired the strong,

tough lines of his upper torso. The Giran had a typical

stockmanтАЩs build, with heavily muscled arms and a deep,

broad chest. His skin was a dark, even blue but marred by

wide angular scars on both forearms. Marks left behind

from young tтАЩlerue hooves, she knew, because they were

identical to her own.

тАЬI shall have to show you my holding pen,тАЭ she

murmured. She had designed and built the holding area to

immobilize new calves while tattooing them with stock

numbers. тАЬThat should save some of your pretty hide in the

future.тАЭ
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The wound was long but not dangerously deep, and she

irrigated and disinfected it thoroughly before sealing it

with the suture laser from her med kit. Their healer might

have made a neater job of it, but this was a man accustomed

to regular injuries and their resulting scars. It would

have to do.

Natala studied his face as she washed the dark green

blood from his skin and infused him with a mild analgesic

she used occasionally for her own pains. He wore his thick

black hair shorter than most men, in the style of a

ClanLeader, but that was likely more for convenience.