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Who knows where the prisoners have been taken, how long they will be held, and what is being done with them in these unknown locations? By such means an authority may see to a population's alarm, lack of ease, and intimidation. - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 26, Sentence #48)

There are two major reasons for this. First, it is intended to complicate, if not frustrate, attempts to communicate with prisoners, attempts to rescue them, and such. Second, it is thought to instill fear in the general populace. Who knows where the prisoners have been taken, how long they will be held, and what is being done with them in these unknown locations? By such means an authority may see to a population's alarm, lack of ease, and intimidation. "And," I said, annoyed, lifting the glaive, "do you fear that I, a wearer of the mask, and he chosen to convey the command of the shogun, am incapable of managing a small herd of twenty tarsks, helpless and tied together?" "No, noble one," he said. "Thus," I said, "you keep your head". "The noble one is gracious," he said. - (Rebels of Gor)