The veil
Pain and burning did not stop her, blood ran down her arm; Sam screamed at the sight of her wounded, but she was undeterred and rode on in a hurry.
“We must go! The bitch is going to warn Connovan's men,” one of the thugs warned.
“She's wounded, she won't get very far. She's a woman and they're weak, she'll surely bleed to death.”
“What does it have to do with her being a woman! Idiot, chauvinist,” Jacqueline emanated sparks, she couldn't stand those macho comments.
“Right, Jacqueline Ben is a woman who fights against sexism. What you need is a good man to get all those ideas out of your head. I'm going to do you the favor.”