His skin was hot with the presence of his fire magic beneath his skin as I took his arm between my hands, turning it to inspect the curse mark which now extended up to his elbow and disappeared beneath the rolled sleeve of his black shirt. "Maledizione della luna," I breathed as I reached out to run my fingers over the mark. His flesh shivered beneath my touch and the mark seemed to glow with that same ethereal shine that it had when I'd channelled my gift into creating it.
