And yet on the very morrow it seemed I might die on the walls of Saphrar's compound.
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What then would be her fate? Moreover, I reminded myself of my work, and that a warrior cannot well encumber himself with a woman, particularly not a free woman.
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His companion, as it is said, is peril and steel.
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I was sad.
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It would have been better, I told myself, if Kamchak had not given me the girl.
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My reflections were interrupted by the girl's voice.
Miss Cardwell would need a protector, a defender.
And yet on the very morrow it seemed I might die on the walls of Saphrar's compound.
What then would be her fate? Moreover, I reminded myself of my work, and that a warrior cannot well encumber himself with a woman, particularly not a free woman.
His companion, as it is said, is peril and steel.
I was sad.
It would have been better, I told myself, if Kamchak had not given me the girl.
My reflections were interrupted by the girl's voice.
- (Nomads of Gor, Chapter )