It was unthinkable that I should take this girl into the Sardar to be destroyed as I would be destroyed, that I should devastate this young life so recently initiated into the glories of the senses, which had just awakened into the victories of life and feeling.
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What could I balance against her—my honor, my thirst for vengeance, my curiosity, my frustration, my fury? I put my arm about her shoulder and led her down from the hillock.
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She looked at me questioningly.
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"The priest-kings must wait," I said.
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"What are you going to do?" she asked.
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"Return you to the throne of Tharna," I said.
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She pulled away from me, her eyes clouding with tears.
It was unthinkable that I should take this girl into the Sardar to be destroyed as I would be destroyed, that I should devastate this young life so recently initiated into the glories of the senses, which had just awakened into the victories of life and feeling.
What could I balance against her—my honor, my thirst for vengeance, my curiosity, my frustration, my fury? I put my arm about her shoulder and led her down from the hillock.
She looked at me questioningly.
"The priest-kings must wait," I said.
"What are you going to do?" she asked.
"Return you to the throne of Tharna," I said.
She pulled away from me, her eyes clouding with tears.
- (Outlaw of Gor, Chapter )