Book 33. (1 results) Rebels of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 3 | 20 | How View more quotes about else">else might the raid on the encampment been as deftly managed? An awareness of the signs would have been initially important, as much so, I supposed, as forged commands, bearing fraudulent seals. |
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Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 3 | 17 | Some might have seen the tarn descend, black, brief, swift, against the yellow moon. |
| 3 | 18 | My hand tightened on the one-strap. |
| 3 | 19 | If there was someone there, in the darkness, I thought, he might be well aware that signs and countersigns had been compromised. |
| 3 | 20 | How else might the raid on the encampment been as deftly managed? An awareness of the signs would have been initially important, as much so, I supposed, as forged commands, bearing fraudulent seals. |
| 3 | 21 | But I had arrived on tarnback, and tarns were alien to the islands, and thus it must be clear I was of the forces of Lord Temmu. |
| 3 | 22 | But there were clearly traitors within the command of Lord Temmu. |
| 3 | 23 | Might there not then be traitors within the tarn cavalry itself? I dismounted. |
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Some might have seen the tarn descend, black, brief, swift, against the yellow moon.
My hand tightened on the one-strap.
If there was someone there, in the darkness, I thought, he might be well aware that signs and countersigns had been compromised.
How else might the raid on the encampment been as deftly managed? An awareness of the signs would have been initially important, as much so, I supposed, as forged commands, bearing fraudulent seals.
But I had arrived on tarnback, and tarns were alien to the islands, and thus it must be clear I was of the forces of Lord Temmu.
But there were clearly traitors within the command of Lord Temmu.
Might there not then be traitors within the tarn cavalry itself? I dismounted.
- (Rebels of Gor)