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I had little doubt that the names 'Aelius' and 'Lucilius' had been chosen with political intent, largely to soothe apprehensions in the House of a Hundred Corridors, to suggest a relationship of sympathy and accord that might not exist, to insist on the existence of a bridge where, in reality, one might not exist. - (Plunder of Gor, Chapter 60, Sentence #282)

"Behold," called Tyrtaios, from his stance, some yards back. "It is a surprise, arranged by Aelius and Lucilius, to delight the afternoon, the execution of an enemy, the consolidation of their seizure of power". If larls could speak, how could one transcribe their names in human phonemes? I did not even know, nor, if I knew, could I pronounce the Kur name of Lord Grendel, or that of Lord Agamemnon, or Surtak, or Eve, or Lyris, or others. I had little doubt that the names 'Aelius' and 'Lucilius' had been chosen with political intent, largely to soothe apprehensions in the House of a Hundred Corridors, to suggest a relationship of sympathy and accord that might not exist, to insist on the existence of a bridge where, in reality, one might not exist. The two seeming beasts, one bound with chains, the other with its ax, approached the center of the small field, opposite the stands, near the stake to which Kurik of Victoria had been fastened. I suppressed a tiny cry of surprise. The one seeming beast, it with the ax, as one would expect, had been rather behind his charge, but, as it came closer, and was less blocked from view, I was startled. - (Plunder of Gor)