It was common, of course, for Initiates to claim to speak for the Priest-Kings; indeed, it was presumably the calling of their caste to interpret the will of the Priest-Kings to men.
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But this man I believed.
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He was not as other Initiates, though he wore their robes.
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"Are you truly of the caste of Initiates?" I asked.
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"I am one who conveys the will of the Priest-Kings to mortals," said the man, not choosing to answer my question.
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I was silent.
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"Henceforth," said the man, "you are Tarl of no city".
It was common, of course, for Initiates to claim to speak for the Priest-Kings; indeed, it was presumably the calling of their caste to interpret the will of the Priest-Kings to men.
But this man I believed.
He was not as other Initiates, though he wore their robes.
"Are you truly of the caste of Initiates?" I asked.
"I am one who conveys the will of the Priest-Kings to mortals," said the man, not choosing to answer my question.
I was silent.
"Henceforth," said the man, "you are Tarl of no city".
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )