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I was now convinced more than ever of their importance, but also of the danger of carrying them. - (Mercenaries of Gor, Chapter 19, Sentence #480)

Had I not checked the draw this morning, as is my wont, I might not have known the papers were missing until I had arrived at the checkpoint. I had determined, incidentally, that the deeper papers, the letters, addressed to Ar's regent, Gnieus Lelius, were still in the sheath. I now had strong, mixed feelings about them. I was now convinced more than ever of their importance, but also of the danger of carrying them. The Taurentians were far from Ar. I suspected that it was their mission, on behalf of some high-placed power in Ar, to sift through refugees and travelers, seeking out those who might be inimical to their interests, or party, in Ar. I now understood more clearly than before why earlier messengers or agents might have failed to make contact with the regent and high general. - (Mercenaries of Gor)