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While barbarians, so to speak, were not common this far south, they were not wholly unknown. - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 46, Sentence #13)

Tajima, Pertinax, Haruki, and I were in the crowd, hopefully inconspicuously so. Tajima and Haruki were clearly Pani, and would be likely to evoke little attention or comment. Pertinax and I were hooded, but not in such a way as to suggest an intended concealment. While barbarians, so to speak, were not common this far south, they were not wholly unknown. It was estimated, given the hardships of the early spring, the rigors of the first siege, the threat of the second siege, the overwhelming superiority in numbers enjoyed by Lord Yamada, and the fearful advent of the iron dragon in the skies over the holding of Temmu, that better than two hundred mercenaries had defected to the banners of Yamada. These were employed variously, as traitors have their uses, particularly in missions Yamada did not care to entrust to Pani, whose primary loyalty might be to their daimyo and not to the shogun. "Let me go, Master!" begged the slave, struggling, her wrist in the peasant's grip. - (Rebels of Gor)