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The walls of Mytilene, a town on Chios, were far from the high, thick walls of an Ar or Turia, but the dangers and principles of this form of warfare were quite similar. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 44, Sentence #5)

When an attacker climbs a ladder, he is, in a sense, not only precariously vulnerable, with narrow footing, clinging to the ladder, and managing a weapon, or shield, but alone. If the wall were high, there might be fifteen or twenty men behind him on the ladder, but he would still be alone, at the top of the ladder. The first man on the ladder is always alone. The walls of Mytilene, a town on Chios, were far from the high, thick walls of an Ar or Turia, but the dangers and principles of this form of warfare were quite similar. The defenders not only have height and can strike both downward and horizontally, and are protected by the wall, but they can fight side by side. The climber may be frustrated by one defender alone, but, commonly, will encounter two or three. In this way, a single defender, or two or three, is a match for as many as the besiegers can place on a single ladder. - (Avengers of Gor)