Book 31. (7 results) Conspirators of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 24 | There were four triggers on the device. |
| 29 | 25 | The slotted quarrels were heavy, and of iron, almost like short javelins. |
| 29 | 26 | The four cable tensions, tiered, were such that I supposed few but a Kur could have readied the weapon. |
| 29 | 27 | It seemed to me a terrible weapon, one which might splinter beams, perhaps shatter rocks, but, also, I supposed that it complied with the weapon laws of the priest-kings. |
| 29 | 28 | It was, in its way, a form of complex crossbow. |
| 29 | 29 | It would have been difficult for a human to lift, and, if it were not mounted, to fire. |
| 29 | 30 | The guard, backed now by the second Kur, the armed Kur, motioned that Lord Grendel should retreat to the rear of his cell, which he did. |
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There were four triggers on the device.
The slotted quarrels were heavy, and of iron, almost like short javelins.
The four cable tensions, tiered, were such that I supposed few but a Kur could have readied the weapon.
It seemed to me a terrible weapon, one which might splinter beams, perhaps shatter rocks, but, also, I supposed that it complied with the weapon laws of the priest-kings.
It was, in its way, a form of complex crossbow.
It would have been difficult for a human to lift, and, if it were not mounted, to fire.
The guard, backed now by the second Kur, the armed Kur, motioned that Lord Grendel should retreat to the rear of his cell, which he did.
- (Conspirators of Gor, Chapter )