Book 21. (1 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 9 | 62 | View more quotes about perhaps">Perhaps, too, the councils of Torcadino, did not care to dispute their gates with forces as considerable as those which now surrounded them. |
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Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 9 | 59 | Supposedly Torcadino, with its strategic location, was an ally of Ar. |
| 9 | 60 | I gathered, however, that it had, in recent weeks, shifted its allegiances. |
| 9 | 61 | It is sometimes said that any city can fall behind the walls of which can be placed a tharlarion laden with gold. |
| 9 | 62 | Perhaps, too, the councils of Torcadino, did not care to dispute their gates with forces as considerable as those which now surrounded them. |
| 9 | 63 | The choice between riches and death is one that few men will ponder at length. |
| 9 | 64 | Still I was surprised that Ar had not moved swiftly on behalf of her ally. |
| 9 | 65 | Torcadino, as far as I knew, had been left at the mercy of the Cosian armies. |
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Supposedly Torcadino, with its strategic location, was an ally of Ar.
I gathered, however, that it had, in recent weeks, shifted its allegiances.
It is sometimes said that any city can fall behind the walls of which can be placed a tharlarion laden with gold.
Perhaps, too, the councils of Torcadino, did not care to dispute their gates with forces as considerable as those which now surrounded them.
The choice between riches and death is one that few men will ponder at length.
Still I was surprised that Ar had not moved swiftly on behalf of her ally.
Torcadino, as far as I knew, had been left at the mercy of the Cosian armies.
- (Mercenaries of Gor)