Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
Chapter #
Sentence #
Quote
34
17
"My son," he said, "the people of Ko-ro-ba were scattered and none could be together and no stone of that city might stand upon another stone".
34
18
"But you are here," I said, "three men of Ko-ro-ba".
34
19
"We met here," said the Older Tarl, "and since it seemed the world would end we decided that we would stand together one last time—in spite of the will of Priest-Kings—that we would stand together one last time as men of Ko-ro-ba".
34
20
I looked down at the little scribe, Torm, who had stopped sneezing, and was now wiping his nose on the blue sleeve of his robes.
34
21
"Even you, Torm?" I asked.
34
22
"Of course," said Torm, "after all a Priest-King is only a Priest-King".
34
23
He rubbed his nose meditatively.
"My son," he said, "the people of Ko-ro-ba were scattered and none could be together and no stone of that city might stand upon another stone".
"But you are here," I said, "three men of Ko-ro-ba".
"We met here," said the Older Tarl, "and since it seemed the world would end we decided that we would stand together one last time—in spite of the will of Priest-Kings—that we would stand together one last time as men of Ko-ro-ba".
I looked down at the little scribe, Torm, who had stopped sneezing, and was now wiping his nose on the blue sleeve of his robes.
"Even you, Torm?" I asked.
"Of course," said Torm, "after all a Priest-King is only a Priest-King".
He rubbed his nose meditatively.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter )