Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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Quote
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144
I rose to my feet and looked at him.
2
145
He had turned away, as if lost in thought.
2
146
"It is the occasional dream of a conqueror or statesman," he said, "to have but a single Supreme Home Stone for the planet".
2
147
Then, after a long moment, not looking at me, he said, "It is rumored there is such a stone, but it lies in the Sacred Place and is the source of the priest-kings' power".
2
148
"Who are the priest-kings?" I asked.
2
149
My father faced me, and he seemed troubled, as if he might have said more than he intended.
2
150
Neither of us spoke for perhaps a minute.
I rose to my feet and looked at him.
He had turned away, as if lost in thought.
"It is the occasional dream of a conqueror or statesman," he said, "to have but a single Supreme Home Stone for the planet".
Then, after a long moment, not looking at me, he said, "It is rumored there is such a stone, but it lies in the Sacred Place and is the source of the priest-kings' power".
"Who are the priest-kings?" I asked.
My father faced me, and he seemed troubled, as if he might have said more than he intended.
Neither of us spoke for perhaps a minute.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )