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Mother Delaney regarded the young man as he left, then her attentionj turned to the girl as she entered. She smiled at her as she babbled. "You know, I have a daughter who was like you... You really are just a normal girl, aren't you?" she said, then frowned gently. "Sit down." she said, reaching for a small pot and a brush. She added a little water, making a henna-like paste, and sat behind the girl, taking the brush and swirling it carefully, creating a detailed emblem on the girl's shoulder. it looked like a crest or a coat of arms, but somehow not, somehow like a tribal design, too. Once she was finished, she put away the equipment, and stood up. "You now have a mark resembling a soul-mark. it isn't, however. The design is almost unipue. But if you let it be seen, you will be given help. It is waterproof." she walked back to Jace, who was beginning to stir.