Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 89 | "Normally the office is surrendered after the passing of the crisis," said my father. |
| 3 | 90 | "It is part of the Warrior's Code". |
| 3 | 91 | "But what if he does not give up the office?" I asked. |
| 3 | 92 | I had learned enough of Gor by now to know that one could not always count on the caste Codes being observed. |
| 3 | 93 | "Those who do not desire to surrender their power," said my father, "are usually deserted by their men. |
| 3 | 94 | The offending war chief is simply abandoned, left alone in his palace to be impaled by the citizens of the city he has tried to usurp". |
| 3 | 95 | I nodded, imagining a palace, empty save for one man sitting alone on his throne, clad in his robes of state, waiting for the angry people outside the gates to break through and work their wrath. |
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"Normally the office is surrendered after the passing of the crisis," said my father.
"It is part of the Warrior's Code".
"But what if he does not give up the office?" I asked.
I had learned enough of Gor by now to know that one could not always count on the caste Codes being observed.
"Those who do not desire to surrender their power," said my father, "are usually deserted by their men.
The offending war chief is simply abandoned, left alone in his palace to be impaled by the citizens of the city he has tried to usurp".
I nodded, imagining a palace, empty save for one man sitting alone on his throne, clad in his robes of state, waiting for the angry people outside the gates to break through and work their wrath.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )