Many have entered the mountains and so many must have learned the secret of the Priest-Kings, though none has returned to tell it.
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But let me now speak of Tharna.
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Tharna is now a different city than it has ever been within the memory of living man.
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Her ruler—the gracious and beautiful Lara—is surely one of the wisest and most just of rulers on this barbaric world, and hers has been the torturous task of reuniting a city disrupted by civil strife, of making peace among factions and dealing fairly with all.
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If she were not loved as she is by the men of Tharna her task would have been impossible.
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As she ascended once more the throne no proscription notices were posted but a general amnesty was granted to all, both those who had espoused her cause and those who had fought for Dorna the Proud.
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From this amnesty only the silver masks of Tharna were excepted.
Many have entered the mountains and so many must have learned the secret of the Priest-Kings, though none has returned to tell it.
But let me now speak of Tharna.
Tharna is now a different city than it has ever been within the memory of living man.
Her ruler—the gracious and beautiful Lara—is surely one of the wisest and most just of rulers on this barbaric world, and hers has been the torturous task of reuniting a city disrupted by civil strife, of making peace among factions and dealing fairly with all.
If she were not loved as she is by the men of Tharna her task would have been impossible.
As she ascended once more the throne no proscription notices were posted but a general amnesty was granted to all, both those who had espoused her cause and those who had fought for Dorna the Proud.
From this amnesty only the silver masks of Tharna were excepted.
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )