He poked his head forward and said, very quickly, "You are a slave!" He then giggled.
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Aphris of Turia threw back her head and screamed.
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"You do not even have a name," hissed the little merchant.
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It was true.
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Kamchak would undoubtedly continue to call her Aphris, but it would be now his name for her and not her own.
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A slave, not being a person in the eyes of Gorean law, cannot possess a name in his own right, any more than an animal.
He pursed his lips and then smiled.
He poked his head forward and said, very quickly, "You are a slave!" He then giggled.
Aphris of Turia threw back her head and screamed.
"You do not even have a name," hissed the little merchant.
It was true.
Kamchak would undoubtedly continue to call her Aphris, but it would be now his name for her and not her own.
A slave, not being a person in the eyes of Gorean law, cannot possess a name in his own right, any more than an animal.
- (Nomads of Gor, Chapter )