On one shapely hip she wore a straight double-edged sword, and on the other a long dirk. Flaring-topped boots of soft leather came almost to her knees, and a low-necked, wide-collared, wide-sleeved silk shirt completed her costume. Instead of a skirt she wore short, wide-legged silk breeches, which ceased a hand’s breadth short of her knees, and were upheld by a wide silken sash worn as a girdle.
The latter were incongruous, in view of her present environs. She was all woman, in spite of her bearing and her garments. Her whole figure reflected an unusual strength, without detracting from the femininity of her appearance. She was tall, full-bosomed, and large-limbed, with compact shoulders. The woman shivered with a twitch of her magnificent shoulders, and then cursed.
Clumps of undergrowth limited the vision that quested under the somber twilight of the lofty archs formed by intertwining branches. Giant trees hemmed in the small pool where her horse had just drunk. She made the reins fast to the fork of a sapling, and turned about, hands on her hips, to survey her surroundings. The woman drew a booted foot out of the silver stirrup and swung down from the gilt-worked saddle. It stood with its legs wide-braced, its head drooping, as if it found even the weight of the gold-tassled, red-leather bridle too heavy. Regis Hautiere, Olivier Vatine and Didier Cassegrain give substance to this tale in splendid colors.īonus Material: The Original Robert E.THE woman on the horse reined in her weary steed. Howard affirms his style, persisting in his mistrust of modern civilizations, consumed by passivity, laxity and cruelty. Red Nails is one of Conan's most beloved and sophisticated stories.
After a clash against a terrible dragon, the two go to a strange fortified city, apparently deserted.but the duo will quickly discover that a civilization lives hidden inside, and that the citadel hides a heavy secret. Here he pledges himself a mercenary, promising his sword to the highest bidder, fighting alongside fellow mercenary and fierce female warrior Valeria. In Red Nails, Conan finds himself in the Darfar region, whose territory is almost entirely covered by a huge forest. Howard's Conan is brought to life uncensored! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual.
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