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The boy himself, of course, did not know that we knew who he was. Indeed, he, a price on his head from the Council, had excellent reasons for concealing his true identity. And yet, in a sense, he had no true identity other than that of Fish, the slave boy, for he had been enslaved and a slave has no identity other than that which his master might care to give him. In Gorean law a slave is an animal; before the law he has no rights; he is dependent on his master not only for his name but for his very life; he may be disposed of by the master at any time and in any way the master pleases. "The slave boy, Fish," I said to the kitchen master, "has come unbidden into my presence and he has not, in my opinion, shown sufficient respect for the master of my kitchen". The boy looked at me, fighting back tears. "Accordingly," I said, "he is to be beaten severely". - (Raiders of Gor)