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After Hup's second move Scormus of Ar had looked for a long time at the board, and then at Hup, who was devouring his pastry. - (Assassin of Gor, Chapter 20, Sentence #424)

He had known. Could he then be the fool he pretended? And Scormus of Ar, the brilliant, the natively brilliant master Player was the offspring of these two. I had sensed the marvelous raw power of Sura, her amazing, almost intuitive grasp of the game; and I wondered of Hup, who could be the father of so brilliant a boy as Scormus of Ar; perhaps Hup, the Fool, was no stranger to the game; I looked to one side and saw Qualius of Ar, the blind Player; unnoticed, he was smiling. After Hup's second move Scormus of Ar had looked for a long time at the board, and then at Hup, who was devouring his pastry. Cernus seemed impatient. Philemon suggested three or four counters to the position now on the board. "It is impossible," said Scormus, more to himself than another. - (Assassin of Gor)