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"And the hapless Tarchon was at hand, to be deemed responsible, at the mercy of lawless, desperate, frightened, imperiled men". - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 48, Sentence #117)

"I suspect that they, under the circumstances, as matters unfolded, viewed him as a spy for Mytilene, and, accordingly, to his dismay and horror, treated him as such". "War," I said, "has not only its secrets, but its surprises and ironies". "Too," said Thrasymedes, "who, mercenary or not, blames themselves for anything? What is more common than to blame others for one's own faults, failures, and lacks? Why assign blame to oneself when it is so easy to ascribe it to others?" "I fear it is common," I said. "And the hapless Tarchon was at hand, to be deemed responsible, at the mercy of lawless, desperate, frightened, imperiled men". "Such would not have been good fortune for him," I said. "He betrayed his Home Stone," said Thrasymedes. I turned the lyre about in my hands, its frame broken, its strings dangling. - (Avengers of Gor)