invulnerate

Updated: June 13, 2025

She was gone, casting one swift glance backward, even as the ancient Parthians are fabled to have shot their arrows as they fled; and, if the airier missile, also, left a wound, I, for one, would not willingly have quitted her invulnerate. Night, and a Stormed Castle

James Branch Cabell - The Line of Love: Dizain des Mariages