Book 6. (7 results) Raiders of Gor (Context Quote)
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Quote
9
102
Samos, First Slaver of Port Kar, said to be an agent of Priest-Kings, was, I knew, a member of this council.
9
103
I had been supposed to contact him.
9
104
Now, of course, I would not do so.
9
105
There is even, in Port Kar, a recognized caste of Thieves, the only such I know of on Gor, which, in the lower canals and perimeters of the city, has much power, that of the threat and the knife.
9
106
They are recognized by the Thief's Scar, which they wear as caste mark, a tiny, three-pronged brand burned into the face in back of and below the eye, over the right cheekbone.
9
107
One might think that Port Kar, divided as she is, a city in which are raised the thrones of anarchy, would fall easy prey to either the imperialisms or the calculated retaliations of other cities, but it is not true.
9
108
When threatened from the outside, the men of Port Kar have, desperately and with the viciousness of cornered urts, well defended themselves.
Samos, First Slaver of Port Kar, said to be an agent of Priest-Kings, was, I knew, a member of this council.
I had been supposed to contact him.
Now, of course, I would not do so.
There is even, in Port Kar, a recognized caste of Thieves, the only such I know of on Gor, which, in the lower canals and perimeters of the city, has much power, that of the threat and the knife.
They are recognized by the Thief's Scar, which they wear as caste mark, a tiny, three-pronged brand burned into the face in back of and below the eye, over the right cheekbone.
One might think that Port Kar, divided as she is, a city in which are raised the thrones of anarchy, would fall easy prey to either the imperialisms or the calculated retaliations of other cities, but it is not true.
When threatened from the outside, the men of Port Kar have, desperately and with the viciousness of cornered urts, well defended themselves.
- (Raiders of Gor, Chapter )