His lance had a rider hook under the point, with which he might dismount opponents.
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The kaiila of these men were as tawny as the brown grass of the prairie, save for that of the man who faced me, whose mount was a silken, sable black, as black as the lacquer of the shield.
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About the neck of the fourth rider there was a broad belt of jewels, as wide as my hand.
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I gathered that this was ostentation.
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Actually I was later to learn that the jeweled belt is worn to incite envy and accrue enemies; its purpose is to encourage attack, that the owner may try the skill of his weapons, that he need not tire himself seeking for foes.
The leather of his jerkin was black.
The buckles on his belt of gold.
His lance had a rider hook under the point, with which he might dismount opponents.
The kaiila of these men were as tawny as the brown grass of the prairie, save for that of the man who faced me, whose mount was a silken, sable black, as black as the lacquer of the shield.
About the neck of the fourth rider there was a broad belt of jewels, as wide as my hand.
I gathered that this was ostentation.
Actually I was later to learn that the jeweled belt is worn to incite envy and accrue enemies; its purpose is to encourage attack, that the owner may try the skill of his weapons, that he need not tire himself seeking for foes.
- (Nomads of Gor, Chapter )