Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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487
Few, proportionately, had returned home.
5
488
Some, dazed and starving, half mad, had reached the southern dikes of Port Kar, separating her from the delta.
5
489
And when some managed to reach Ar, they found her surrendered to the enemy, garrisoned by the foe.
5
490
Myron, polemarkos of the continental forces of Cos, he of Temos, cousin to Lurius of Jad, of Cos, was in command of the city, though he maintained a headquarters outside her pomerium.
5
491
In this fashion it was proclaimed that Ar had been liberated and a new day had come about, one of harmony, peace, and amicability.
5
492
Meanwhile the citizens of Ar were to believe their loss was a gain, their defeat a victory.
5
493
They must atone now for the erstwhile glory of Ar, regret her former might, influence, and power.
Few, proportionately, had returned home.
Some, dazed and starving, half mad, had reached the southern dikes of Port Kar, separating her from the delta.
And when some managed to reach Ar, they found her surrendered to the enemy, garrisoned by the foe.
Myron, polemarkos of the continental forces of Cos, he of Temos, cousin to Lurius of Jad, of Cos, was in command of the city, though he maintained a headquarters outside her pomerium.
In this fashion it was proclaimed that Ar had been liberated and a new day had come about, one of harmony, peace, and amicability.
Meanwhile the citizens of Ar were to believe their loss was a gain, their defeat a victory.
They must atone now for the erstwhile glory of Ar, regret her former might, influence, and power.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter )