Book 12. (7 results) Beasts of Gor (Context Quote)
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43
I think if they knew the truth in these matters the code words would flash between the steel worlds, the ports would open, and the ships would nose forth, turning toward Gor.
1
44
But the kur, like the shark and sleen, is a cautious beast.
1
45
He prowls, he tests the wind, and then, when he is certain, he makes his strike.
1
46
Samos was much disturbed that the high kur, it referred to as Half-Ear, was now upon the surface of this world.
1
47
We had discovered this from an enciphered message, fallen into our hands, hidden in the beads of a necklace.
1
48
That Half-Ear had come to Gor was taken by Samos and Priest-Kings as evidence that the invasion was imminent.
1
49
Perhaps even now the ships of kurii flamed toward Gor, as purposeful and silent as sharks in the waters of space's night.
I think if they knew the truth in these matters the code words would flash between the steel worlds, the ports would open, and the ships would nose forth, turning toward Gor.
But the kur, like the shark and sleen, is a cautious beast.
He prowls, he tests the wind, and then, when he is certain, he makes his strike.
Samos was much disturbed that the high kur, it referred to as Half-Ear, was now upon the surface of this world.
We had discovered this from an enciphered message, fallen into our hands, hidden in the beads of a necklace.
That Half-Ear had come to Gor was taken by Samos and Priest-Kings as evidence that the invasion was imminent.
Perhaps even now the ships of kurii flamed toward Gor, as purposeful and silent as sharks in the waters of space's night.
- (Beasts of Gor, Chapter )