Much worse than scars, or so Shrike thinks. After all, any normal human could have mere scars. What he's hiding is something that clearly indicates something inhuman about him, a visible part of his fay heritage. Even if the marks look... different, since he came here, than they normally do.

But suffice it to say he's afraid of the reactions should anyone find out, especially anyone he's come to respect and like.

"A poncho?"