Related Clues:

• Not strikingly hard on top
• It's hard for the bard to follow this and cover the sword
• Mark how this might let one get in the red
• Let it be taken as red, by the sound of it, for the mark
• On the surface it's hard to break a strike
• For this mark, let it be red
• Mark how one might let it be taken as read, by the sound of it
• Such a mark can get ruddy well let
• Won't strike so hard a cover
• With such a crust it might be enough to break with a strike
• It's hard for one to break it if they are striking it
• Might this mark get let be just a shade bloody?
• Mark how to let this be colourful
• This might get let have a ruddy mark
• This might let it be taken as red