Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
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Sentence #
Quote
9
55
"Tonight," said Mincon, "we will be safe.
9
56
Tonight we will be in Torcadino".
9
57
Torcadino, on the flats of Serpeto, is a crossroads city.
9
58
It is located at the intersection of various routes, the Genesian, connecting Brundisium and other coastal cities with the south, the Northern salt Line and the Northern Silk Road, leading respectively west and north from the east and south, the Pilgrims' Road, leading to the Sardar, and the Eastern Way, sometimes called the Treasure Road, which links the western cities with Ar.
9
59
Supposedly Torcadino, with its strategic location, was an ally of Ar.
9
60
I gathered, however, that it had, in recent weeks, shifted its allegiances.
9
61
It is sometimes said that any city can fall behind the walls of which can be placed a tharlarion laden with gold.
"Tonight," said Mincon, "we will be safe.
Tonight we will be in Torcadino".
Torcadino, on the flats of Serpeto, is a crossroads city.
It is located at the intersection of various routes, the Genesian, connecting Brundisium and other coastal cities with the south, the Northern salt Line and the Northern Silk Road, leading respectively west and north from the east and south, the Pilgrims' Road, leading to the Sardar, and the Eastern Way, sometimes called the Treasure Road, which links the western cities with Ar.
Supposedly Torcadino, with its strategic location, was an ally of Ar.
I gathered, however, that it had, in recent weeks, shifted its allegiances.
It is sometimes said that any city can fall behind the walls of which can be placed a tharlarion laden with gold.
- (Mercenaries of Gor, Chapter )