A wanted man with a new face, had paused due to the pain. Still dazed from the last of the lingering effects of the anaesthetic, the setting sun's revengeful rays took a last stab around the fringe of the bandages that had been wound tightly to protect the fine rows of stiches and his sensitive eyes. The operation had been meticulously planned long before he had been coerced to relinquish his power.
