Book 2. (7 results) Outlaw of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 8 | The storm had not abated, but I had ceased to mind it. |
| 5 | 9 | Drenched, cold, I climbed on, holding my shield obliquely before me to deflect the wind and make the climb easier. |
| 5 | 10 | At last on the crest I waited and wiped the cold water from my eyes, waited for the flash of lightning that after these long years would reveal my city. |
| 5 | 11 | I longed for my city, and for my father, the magnificent Matthew Cabot, once Ubar, now Administrator of Ko-ro-ba, and for my friends, the proud Older Tarl, my master-at-arms, and Torm, the cheerful, grumbling little scribe who regarded even sleep and food as part of a conspiracy to separate him from the study of his beloved scrolls; and, mostly, I longed for Talena, she whom I had chosen for my companion, she for whom I had fought on Ar's Cylinder of Justice, she who loved me, and whom I loved, dark-haired, beautiful Talena, daughter of Marlenus, once Ubar of Ar. |
| 5 | 12 | "I love you, Talena!" I cried. |
| 5 | 13 | And as my cry parted from my lips there was a great flash of lightning and the valley between the hills stood stark and white and I saw the valley was empty. |
| 5 | 14 | Ko-ro-ba was gone! The city had vanished! The darkness followed the flash of lightning and the shock of the thunder shook me with horror. |
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The storm had not abated, but I had ceased to mind it.
Drenched, cold, I climbed on, holding my shield obliquely before me to deflect the wind and make the climb easier.
At last on the crest I waited and wiped the cold water from my eyes, waited for the flash of lightning that after these long years would reveal my city.
I longed for my city, and for my father, the magnificent Matthew Cabot, once Ubar, now Administrator of Ko-ro-ba, and for my friends, the proud Older Tarl, my master-at-arms, and Torm, the cheerful, grumbling little scribe who regarded even sleep and food as part of a conspiracy to separate him from the study of his beloved scrolls; and, mostly, I longed for Talena, she whom I had chosen for my companion, she for whom I had fought on Ar's Cylinder of Justice, she who loved me, and whom I loved, dark-haired, beautiful Talena, daughter of Marlenus, once Ubar of Ar.
"I love you, Talena!" I cried.
And as my cry parted from my lips there was a great flash of lightning and the valley between the hills stood stark and white and I saw the valley was empty.
Ko-ro-ba was gone! The city had vanished! The darkness followed the flash of lightning and the shock of the thunder shook me with horror.
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )