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I regretted, however, that no bow was among the weapons at my disposal, as I had, in my previous sojourn on gor, developed a skill with such weapons, and admittedly a fondness for them, a liking which had scandalized my former master-at-arms. I recalled him with affection, the Older Tarl. Tarl is a common name on gor. I looked forward eagerly to seeing him again, that rough, Viking giant of a man, that proud, bearded, affectionately belligerent swordsman who had taught me the craft of arms as practiced by the warriors of gor. I opened the leather bundle. In it I found the scarlet tunic, sandals and cloak which constitute the normal garb of a member of the Caste of Warriors. This was as it should be, as I was of that caste, and had been since that morning, some seven years ago, when in the Chamber of the Council of High Castes I had accepted weapons from the hands of my father, Matthew Cabot, Administrator of Ko-ro-ba, and had taken the Home Stone of that city as my own. - (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )