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For example, little was known at that time other than the fact that the door to the chamber of the Kurii was secured and that the iron dragon had flown north, presumably on its mission to deal out destruction to the holding of Temmu. - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 54, Sentence #7)

We had opened the door the first time on the second day of our isolation, near the twentieth Ahn, both to reconnoiter and to rid ourselves of the bodies of the two dead Kurii. We trusted that, at that time, little would be known of what, if anything, had transpired within the chamber of the Kurii. Whereas it would be known that we were no longer in our respective incarceration chambers and had neutralized two Ashigaru near the corridor entrance, little else would be known. For example, little was known at that time other than the fact that the door to the chamber of the Kurii was secured and that the iron dragon had flown north, presumably on its mission to deal out destruction to the holding of Temmu. Thus, from the point of view of Lord Yamada, it seemed his plans were being implemented although the Kurii were surely unresponsive. As the iron dragon was in flight, it seemed all was well from his point of view, that of the self-proclaimed Shogun of the Islands. And who but Kurii might manage the enormous mechanical beast? Who else might risk bringing such a dreadful thing forth from its lair? Who else might dare to pilot such a thing? And who else would have the skills to do so? Most likely it would be supposed that we had failed to obtain an entrance to the chamber of the Kurii, and had fled elsewhere. - (Rebels of Gor)