Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 269 | "I do not understand," I said. |
| 16 | 270 | "If the commander of an army had fallen," said Lord Nishida, "would that not be an ideal time to attack?" "Surely," I said, and shuddered. |
| 16 | 271 | At that moment, from high above, I heard the war horn of Ichiro, signaling the alarm, and then the signal to mount. |
| 16 | 272 | In the distance, far off, coming from the south, it seemed a cloud had formed, obscure, uncertain, at first, and then swift and dark, and then, in a moment or two, it seemed the cloud might be a flight of insects, a dark swarm, a plague of predators. |
| 16 | 273 | I did not wait, but raced toward the cavalry. |
| 16 | 274 | Torgus and Lysander had already marshaled it, and the first birds, in line, were already climbing. |
| 16 | 275 | Two tarns, returning, those of Tajima and Pertinax, ahead of the swarm, streaked overhead, and then turned, to take their place in the ascending formation. |
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"I do not understand," I said.
"If the commander of an army had fallen," said Lord Nishida, "would that not be an ideal time to attack?" "Surely," I said, and shuddered.
At that moment, from high above, I heard the war horn of Ichiro, signaling the alarm, and then the signal to mount.
In the distance, far off, coming from the south, it seemed a cloud had formed, obscure, uncertain, at first, and then swift and dark, and then, in a moment or two, it seemed the cloud might be a flight of insects, a dark swarm, a plague of predators.
I did not wait, but raced toward the cavalry.
Torgus and Lysander had already marshaled it, and the first birds, in line, were already climbing.
Two tarns, returning, those of Tajima and Pertinax, ahead of the swarm, streaked overhead, and then turned, to take their place in the ascending formation.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter )