"How is it," I asked, "that Ha-Keel of Port Kar wears about his neck a tarn disk from the city of Ar?" "I was once of Ar," said scarred Ha-Keel.
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"Indeed, I can remember you, though as Tarl of Bristol, from the siege of Ar".
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"It was long ago," I said.
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"Your swordplay with Pa-kur, Master of the Assassins, was superb".
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A nod of my head acknowledged his compliment.
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"You may ask," said Ha-Keel, "how it is that I, a tarnsman of Ar, ride for merchants and traitors on the southern plains?" "It saddens me," I said, "that a sword that was once raised in defense of Ar is raised now only by the beck and call of gold".
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"About my neck," he said, "you see a golden tarn disk of glorious Ar.
"How is it," I asked, "that Ha-Keel of Port Kar wears about his neck a tarn disk from the city of Ar?" "I was once of Ar," said scarred Ha-Keel.
"Indeed, I can remember you, though as Tarl of Bristol, from the siege of Ar".
"It was long ago," I said.
"Your swordplay with Pa-kur, Master of the Assassins, was superb".
A nod of my head acknowledged his compliment.
"You may ask," said Ha-Keel, "how it is that I, a tarnsman of Ar, ride for merchants and traitors on the southern plains?" "It saddens me," I said, "that a sword that was once raised in defense of Ar is raised now only by the beck and call of gold".
"About my neck," he said, "you see a golden tarn disk of glorious Ar.
- (Nomads of Gor, Chapter )