Book 4. (7 results) Nomads of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 66 | Raising my arm and shouting, I led the Thousand toward them, hoping to catch them before they could form and charge. |
| 23 | 67 | Our bosk horns rang out and my brave Thousand, worn in the saddle, weary, on spent kaiila, without a murmur or a protest, turned and following my lead struck into the center of the Paravaci forces. |
| 23 | 68 | In an instant we were embroiled among angry men—the half-formed, disorganized Hundreds of the Paravaci—striking to the left and right, shouting the war cry of the Tuchuks. |
| 23 | 69 | I did not wish to remain on the crest of the hill long enough to allow the left and right flanks of the Paravaci—rapidly assembling—to fold about my men and so, in less than four Ehn—as their disorganized, astonished center fell back—our bosk horn sounded our retreat and our men, as one, withdrew to the herds—only a moment before the left and right flanks of the Paravaci would have closed upon us. |
| 23 | 70 | We left them facing one another, cursing, while we moved slowly back through our bosk, keeping them as a shield. |
| 23 | 71 | We would remain close enough that small parties would not be able to approach the bosk with impunity again. |
| 23 | 72 | If they sent archers forth to slay the beasts, we could, from within the herd, answer their fire, or, if we wished, open the herd and ride forth, scattering the archers. |
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Raising my arm and shouting, I led the Thousand toward them, hoping to catch them before they could form and charge.
Our bosk horns rang out and my brave Thousand, worn in the saddle, weary, on spent kaiila, without a murmur or a protest, turned and following my lead struck into the center of the Paravaci forces.
In an instant we were embroiled among angry men—the half-formed, disorganized Hundreds of the Paravaci—striking to the left and right, shouting the war cry of the Tuchuks.
I did not wish to remain on the crest of the hill long enough to allow the left and right flanks of the Paravaci—rapidly assembling—to fold about my men and so, in less than four Ehn—as their disorganized, astonished center fell back—our bosk horn sounded our retreat and our men, as one, withdrew to the herds—only a moment before the left and right flanks of the Paravaci would have closed upon us.
We left them facing one another, cursing, while we moved slowly back through our bosk, keeping them as a shield.
We would remain close enough that small parties would not be able to approach the bosk with impunity again.
If they sent archers forth to slay the beasts, we could, from within the herd, answer their fire, or, if we wished, open the herd and ride forth, scattering the archers.
- (Nomads of Gor, Chapter )