There were no visible signs of torture. No cuts or any external wounds. Instead the corticospinal tract in his spine had been pinched, paralysing him but leaving his sensory nerves intact. That way, he would feel everything. Beneath his skin, Ivy had flayed him, using vivimancy to sever the individual layers of skin. Blood had pooled between each one. In some areas, he was flensed down to the muscle. It was one thing to heal people injured in battle, but healing torture was a different kind of horror. Crowther did not seem to think that any physical violation went too far in the war against
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