"High cities?" "Ar," said he, "Turia, Ko-ro-ba, Thentis, Treve, Venna, and such".
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"Those are cities?" "Yes," he said.
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"Most are tower cities, but less so Turia and Venna".
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"What are tower cities?" "The name is presumably because of the architecture of the primary defensive structures, keeps, usually reached by means of unrailed, narrow bridges".
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"Why did you ask if I wished to live?" she asked, "Because," said he, "if you do wish to live, it will be in your interest to learn to speak Gorean, as quickly and as fluently as you can".
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"I see," she said.
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"Even if this is not Gor," he said, "and I am not sure it is, if there are humans here, humans who have speech, it is probably the language they would speak.
"High cities?" "Ar," said he, "Turia, Ko-ro-ba, Thentis, Treve, Venna, and such".
"Those are cities?" "Yes," he said.
"Most are tower cities, but less so Turia and Venna".
"What are tower cities?" "The name is presumably because of the architecture of the primary defensive structures, keeps, usually reached by means of unrailed, narrow bridges".
"Why did you ask if I wished to live?" she asked, "Because," said he, "if you do wish to live, it will be in your interest to learn to speak Gorean, as quickly and as fluently as you can".
"I see," she said.
"Even if this is not Gor," he said, "and I am not sure it is, if there are humans here, humans who have speech, it is probably the language they would speak.
- (Kur of Gor, Chapter )