diff --git a/src/npc/descriptions/describeBrands.js b/src/npc/descriptions/describeBrands.js
index 6ffaaddc6607e90ac77bf07060eb67d9ea3f28c7..d9226091bc6d376b970de8f9ba1ff08106f8936f 100644
--- a/src/npc/descriptions/describeBrands.js
+++ b/src/npc/descriptions/describeBrands.js
@@ -37,26 +37,29 @@ App.Desc.brand = function(slave, surface) {
 
 	function desc(part) {
 		const surface = App.Desc.oppositeSides(part);
-		if (slave.brand[surface.center]) { // center defined, body part has no mirror.
-			return `${slave.brand[surface.center]} branded into the flesh of ${his} ${surface.center}`;
+		const centerBrand = slave.brand[surface.center] ? pronounsForSlaveProp(slave, slave.brand[surface.center]) : undefined;
+		const leftBrand = slave.brand[surface.left] ? pronounsForSlaveProp(slave, slave.brand[surface.left]) : undefined;
+		const rightBrand = slave.brand[surface.right] ? pronounsForSlaveProp(slave, slave.brand[surface.right]) : undefined;
+		if (centerBrand) { // center defined, body part has no mirror.
+			return `${centerBrand} branded into the flesh of ${his} ${surface.center}`;
 		} else { // Center not defined, body part has a mirror.
-			if (!slave.brand[surface.left] && !slave.brand[surface.right]) {
+			if (!leftBrand && !rightBrand) {
 				return; // no marks
-			} else if (part.startsWith("right ") && slave.brand[surface.left]) {
+			} else if (part.startsWith("right ") && leftBrand) {
 				return; // we already described it on the left
-			} else if (slave.brand[surface.left] === slave.brand[surface.right]) {
+			} else if (leftBrand === rightBrand) {
 				// matching places and marks
 				// note that the slave.brand object won't have slave.brand["upper armS"] with an S defined, just the left and right, so we just use the left since we know they match.
-				return `${slave.brand[surface.left]} branded into the flesh of both ${his} ${surface.both}`;
-			} else if (slave.brand[surface.left] && slave.brand[surface.right]) {
+				return `${leftBrand} branded into the flesh of both ${his} ${surface.both}`;
+			} else if (leftBrand && rightBrand) {
 				// matching places but different marks
-				return `both ${slave.brand[surface.left]} branded into the flesh of ${his} ${surface.left}, and ${slave.brand[surface.right]} branded into ${his} ${surface.right}`;
-			} else if (slave.brand[surface.left]) {
+				return `both ${leftBrand} branded into the flesh of ${his} ${surface.left}, and ${rightBrand} branded into ${his} ${surface.right}`;
+			} else if (leftBrand) {
 				// left
-				return `${slave.brand[surface.left]} branded into the flesh of ${his} ${surface.left}`;
-			} else if (slave.brand[surface.right]) {
+				return `${leftBrand} branded into the flesh of ${his} ${surface.left}`;
+			} else if (rightBrand) {
 				// right
-				return `${slave.brand[surface.right]} branded into the flesh of ${his} ${surface.right}`;
+				return `${rightBrand} branded into the flesh of ${his} ${surface.right}`;
 			}
 		}
 	}