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Astrinax

Book 31. (383 results) Conspirators of Gor

Chapter #	Sentence #	Quote	Confidence
41	184	I assumed his principal must be Astrinax, or in communication with Astrinax, as the message I had brought had been from Astrinax.	10
8	1885	So, if Astrinax was not thinking in terms of the towers, and was not thinking, at least at present, in terms of the taverns or brothels, in what terms might he be thinking? "You are a barbarian are you not?" asked Astrinax.	10
8	1803	"Astrinax," said Menon, "whom I have long known, is an agent, who receives orders, requests and such, screens merchandise, and buys for others".	10
8	1836	I supposed then that Astrinax, as I gathered his name was, was jobbing for some tower or another, presumably on the lookout for girls who might make acceptable tower slaves.	10
8	1848	"Split your knees," said Astrinax.	10
8	1851	"Astrinax also," said Menon, "scouts and buys for the taverns and brothels, as well".	10
8	1866	"We are not thinking about the taverns or brothels," said Astrinax.	10
8	1868	"Perhaps later," said Astrinax.	10
8	1872	I gathered Astrinax was not thinking in terms of tower slaves.	10
8	1887	"Barbarians," said Astrinax, "have inferior moral characters".	10
8	1889	"When you thought yourself free, on your former world, prior to your rightful collaring," said Astrinax, "for you are obviously a slave, you had some sort of relationship with the men of your world, did you not?" "I was brought to Gor as white-silk," I said.	10
8	1891	"I know the house," said Astrinax.	10
8	1895	"But perhaps not for others?" said Astrinax.	10
8	1897	"Tell me something of it," said Astrinax.	10
8	1899	"You look well in your collar," said Astrinax.	10
8	1902	"Slaves?" said Astrinax.	10
8	1906	"You were calculating in such matters," said Astrinax.	10
8	1909	"In Gorean we have a word for that," said Astrinax.	10
8	1913	"There is a politics involved in such things," said Astrinax.	10
8	1915	"And to achieve your ends," said Astrinax, "you would do what seemed useful, flatter, pretend, flirt, intrigue, invite, and such".	10
8	1921	"You are not unattractive," said Astrinax.	10
8	1923	"And the men whom you knew had little or no experience with female slaves," said Astrinax.	10
8	1925	"Accordingly then," said Astrinax, "you must have been extremely attractive to them".	10
8	1927	"They knew no better," said Astrinax.	10
8	1930	"Do not be upset," said Astrinax.	10
8	1938	"I gather you were a true 'free woman' on your world," said Astrinax, "with all her vanities, pettinesses, impostures, ambitions, plans, manipulations, machinations, pretensions, schemes, deceits, and lies".	10
8	1942	"It is common for free women on your world to misuse their power," said Astrinax.	10
8	1946	"Free women on Gor," said Astrinax, "misuse their power".	10
8	1950	"But stripped and collared, and thrown to a man's feet," said Astrinax, "they are not so different from you".	10
8	1953	"You are all women," said Astrinax.	10
8	1956	"Allison," said Astrinax, "suppose that one of your sister slaves, in the kitchen, had been given a candy, perhaps as a tip from a customer, from waiting on the tables".	10
8	1972	"Now," said Astrinax, "let us suppose that the girl who has been given the candy wants to save it, to postpone the pleasure of eating it until later, perhaps to when her work is done, and hides it somewhere, perhaps in the straw of her mat, and you, unbeknownst to her, have observed this".	10
8	1980	"No," said Astrinax.	10
8	1982	"Of course not," said Astrinax.	10
8	1991	"Of course," said Astrinax.	10
8	1994	"I think she will do very nicely," said Astrinax.	10
8	2004	"Under torture," said Astrinax, "one speaks not to say the truth, but to say whatever will stop the pain".	10
8	2007	"She is a barbarian," Astrinax reminded Menon.	10
8	2009	"I am pleased to hear your response to my question," said Astrinax.	10
8	2012	"I think you are a clever slave," said Astrinax.	10
8	2030	"On your former world," said Astrinax, "one supposes you were adept in certain familiar female practices, commonly associated with free women, for example, that you were skilled in flattering males, in teasing them, manipulating them, playing on their feelings, raising their hopes, encouraging them ...	10
8	2038	"Do you think you could engage in such activities now," asked Astrinax.	10
8	2043	"Astrinax," said Menon, "is seeking slaves for a gambling house.	10
8	2055	"I think I know the house," said Menon to Astrinax.	10
8	2057	"If so," smiled Astrinax, "I think our little Allison might fit in quite nicely".	10
8	2061	"You understand the sort of thing we have in mind, do you not, Allison?" asked Astrinax.	10
8	2072	"And," said Astrinax, "you would be expected to do such things well, with an appearance of delight and enthusiasm.	10
8	2075	"The price agreed," said Astrinax, "as I recall, was a silver tarsk".	10
8	2079	"Oh?" said Astrinax, smiling.	10
8	2089	Astrinax stood up, and, from his pouch, he cast me a bit of purple cloth.	10
8	2093	"Stand up, my dear," said Astrinax.	10
8	2095	Astrinax regarded me, appraisingly.	10
8	2097	"Come along," said Astrinax, holding open the swinging panel, which led from the office.	10
8	2100	"Yes, Master," I said, and hurried after Astrinax, sobbing, my eyes filled with tears.	10
17	55	There were five in our party at the stadium, the Lady Bina; Astrinax, who was our jobber; a man named Lykos, hired, I think, for his sword; he in whose keeping I was; and myself.	10
17	56	I remembered the man, Astrinax, from Ar, as it was he who had arranged my sale to the gambling house.	10
17	70	The Lady Bina, Astrinax, and Lykos accompanied him.	10
17	290	With him were the Lady Bina, with her program, Astrinax, and the guard, Lykos.	10
17	371	"I think," said Astrinax, "we will need two or three more".	10
17	377	"She started to squirm," said Astrinax, "and was on the verge of beginning to yield, as the collar slut she is".	10
17	381	"Come now, pretty slut," said Astrinax, "it was obvious.	10
17	390	"Have your slave fires been lit?" asked Astrinax.	10
17	399	"We will need some more men, too," said Astrinax.	10
17	404	Astrinax drove one, Lykos the last, and Desmond mine, the second wagon.	10
17	407	To be sure, I knew little about such matters, and, possibly, Astrinax might be returning to Ar, rather than accompanying us into the Voltai.	10
17	408	"The race is about to begin," said Astrinax.	10
17	412	"An excellent wager," said Astrinax.	10
17	464	"A new race will soon begin," said Astrinax, turning to Desmond.	10
17	466	A coin passed from him to Astrinax.	10
17	519	Either Astrinax, Lykos, or Master Desmond remained with me.	10
17	544	I think all there were surprised, the Lady Bina, Master Desmond, Astrinax, and Lykos, and the keeper of the pair on the chain, with his switch, who was in his holiday regalia, that of the Slavers.	10
17	554	"Pretty," said Astrinax, appraisingly.	10
18	50	* * * * The day's races had been recently finished and our party, the Lady Bina, Astrinax, Lykos, Desmond, and myself, had descended the tiers, and were preparing to leave the grounds when we had encountered a neck-chained, matched set of slaves, both barbarians.	10
18	76	"Yes," said Astrinax, scrutinizing Jane, as a slave may be scrutinized.	10
18	86	And had I seen something in Eve's eyes, before she thrust down her head, frightened, before Lykos, and had I not noted a momentary start in the eyes of Jane, before hurrying to look away from the gaze of Astrinax? How can a kneeling slave, looking up, not wonder if he who looks down upon her is not ...	10
18	115	"Astrinax," she said, "do you think these two slaves might be of interest to men?" "Yes," he said.	10
18	117	"Remove their bracelets, and the neck chain," said Astrinax.	10
18	119	"Tunics off," said Astrinax.	10
18	123	"Kneel," said Astrinax.	10
18	173	Astrinax removed his belt, briefly, and, looping it, struck Jane twice, sharply, across the back of the thighs, and then served Eve identically, and they cried out, softly, and better understood themselves slaves.	10
18	174	Astrinax then replaced his belt, and we continued on our way.	10
18	180	* * * * Lykos was a spare fellow, dark-haired, familiar with the wicked blade, called the gladius, who had been hired by Astrinax in one of the camps between Ar and Venna.	10
18	183	I did not know the caste of Astrinax, but it seemed likely, if he had caste, that he was of the minor Merchants.	10
18	189	Astrinax, I recalled, had wished to hire two or three more men.	10
18	192	Astrinax would make one last try, it seemed, in one of Venna's larger, more popular paga taverns, The Kneeling Slave.	10
18	204	So I had learned, earlier in the day, that Astrinax would visit one of Venna's more patronized taverns, The Kneeling Slave, to search again for two or three fellows to join our small caravan.	10
18	345	I knelt beside the low table, about which Masters Desmond, Lykos and Astrinax sat, cross-legged.	10
18	371	"What flanks!" said Astrinax.	10
18	374	Master Astrinax had been, so far, unsuccessful in his recruiting.	10
18	403	"See that auburn hair," said Astrinax.	10
18	418	"There is another beauty," said Astrinax, gesturing with his head to another slave.	10
18	441	"Ah!" said Astrinax.	10
18	449	"There is another beauty," said Astrinax, indicating another paga girl.	10
18	457	"What lovely girls," said Astrinax.	10
18	460	"Are all taverns like this, Master?" I asked Astrinax.	10
18	468	"But five tarsk-bits!" said Astrinax.	10
18	493	"I think I know this dance, or sort of dance," said Astrinax.	10
18	551	Astrinax and Lykos laughed.	10
18	593	"Good," said Astrinax.	10
18	609	"You may open your eyes, Allison," said Astrinax, "and kneel at the table, as you will, knees together, if you wish".	10
18	616	"Do not be concerned," said Astrinax.	10
18	618	"I was afraid he was going to alcove you," said Astrinax.	10
18	621	"Put your tunic on," said Astrinax.	10
18	626	"I must be about my recruiting," said Astrinax.	10
18	634	Might I not be better placed in the charge of another, but who? Jane, as I understood it, would report to Astrinax, and Eve to Lykos.	10
18	654	"I have failed," said Astrinax, wearily.	10
18	687	"And alcove the girl, Kalligone," laughed Astrinax.	10
18	689	"Astrinax and Lykos were here".	10
18	826	Master Astrinax had been unsuccessful in his recruiting.	10
18	835	"We are hiring," said Astrinax.	10
18	841	"Your accent," said Astrinax, "does not sound Turian".	10
18	843	"Not at all," said Astrinax.	10
18	848	"She belongs to a woman, the Lady Bina, one supposes of Ar," said Astrinax.	10
18	850	"Her Mistress might wish to put her out to men, for girl use," said Astrinax.	10
18	863	I sensed Astrinax was relieved.	10
18	873	"Can you handle a wagon?" asked Astrinax.	10
18	875	"There are two others chained to a slave post, in our wagon camp," said Astrinax.	10
18	877	"You have looked upon them?" said Astrinax.	10
18	882	"Yes," said Astrinax.	10
18	884	"We will pay well," said Astrinax.	10
18	886	"That has not been disclosed to us," said Astrinax.	10
18	891	"We need drivers," said Astrinax.	10
18	894	"Forty copper tarsks each week," said Astrinax.	10
18	900	"He is our man!" said Astrinax.	10
18	905	"That is not necessary," said Astrinax.	10
18	912	"Certainly not!" said Astrinax.	10
18	926	"We leave tomorrow, at dawn," said Astrinax.	10
18	928	"Who is in charge, who stands the fee?" "You will report to this man, Astrinax," said Lykos.	10
18	939	"Yes," said Astrinax.	10
18	941	"Yes," said Astrinax.	10
18	944	"Not at all," said Astrinax.	10
18	957	"I feel safer now," said Astrinax.	10
18	959	"It would be better, of course," said Astrinax, "if we could have had two or three more".	10
18	961	"To be perfectly frank, my dear Lykos," said Astrinax, "I do not trust you, either".	10
18	963	"No," said Astrinax.	10
18	965	"It is hard to get men to go into the Voltai," said Astrinax.	10
18	967	"No," said Astrinax, "it is the Voltai".	10
18	971	There were five free men with the wagons, Astrinax, who was much as our caravan master; Desmond, thought to be a Metal Worker, in whose care I was; Lykos, whom I supposed a mercenary; fierce, bearded Trachinos, clearly skilled with the gladius, at whose background I could scarcely guess; and his fel...	10
18	975	"It is the six hundredth pasang stone," said Astrinax, indicating a marker, across the road from one of the arched pylons supporting the aqueduct.	10
18	986	I did not know how Astrinax knew we were to stop here, or that a guide would appear.	10
18	1006	She it was who contacted Astrinax, possibly through the eating house of Menon, with which establishment she was familiar, and engaged him to assist in the venture, buying tharlarion and wagons, putting in supplies, and such.	10
18	1008	"What do you see?" asked Astrinax.	10
18	1011	"I do not know," said Astrinax.	10
18	1013	"Yes," said Astrinax.	10
18	1073	How was it that he might think so of me? Ela, I could not speak! Then I recalled that Astrinax, now with the caravan, long ago, had arranged my purchase from Menon, on behalf of the gambling house.	10
18	1074	I recalled both Astrinax and Menon had thought I would be a good buy for such a place, a girl willing to wheedle and smile, to pretend to emotions of excitement and enthusiasm, one who could adroitly feign dismay and sympathy, one who would ply customers with drink, urge them to remain at the tables...	10
18	1078	What intelligent girl with her wits about her would have forgone such an opportunity? What rational girl, in the conjectured circumstances, would not have done so? And Astrinax had doubtless brought he in whose charge I was, Master Desmond, into fee! "Put your head to the dirt," said Master Desmond.	10
18	1095	Astrinax had summoned him to the wagons, and, when he had flung me from him, he had had but a taste of slave.	10
18	1116	"Ho, Astrinax," called Lykos, ahead in the wagons.	10
18	1118	"What is it?" said Astrinax.	10
18	1122	"I see nothing," said Astrinax.	10
18	1125	"What was it?" asked Astrinax.	10
18	1127	"Larls?" asked Astrinax.	10
18	1136	"Dust," said Astrinax, shading his eyes.	10
18	1137	"Wagons," said Lykos, handing the glass of the Builders to Astrinax.	10
18	1144	"They are hunters," said Astrinax.	10
18	1150	"Racing tharlarion," said Astrinax, considering the bipedalian mounts of the newcomers.	10
18	1153	"True," said Astrinax.	10
18	1155	"Hunting tharlarion," said Astrinax.	10
18	1157	"So?" said Astrinax.	10
18	1161	"Welcome," called Astrinax.	10
18	1170	The newcomers, whom I took to be hunters, had dismounted, and were conversing with Astrinax, and Lykos.	10
19	137	Astrinax, two days ago, had lined Jane, Eve, and I up before him, and regarded us.	10
20	1	I was kneeling on a mat, near the forward, right wheel of the first of our three wagons, that usually driven by Astrinax.	10
20	21	Astrinax, the Lady Bina, and Master Desmond, he in whose keeping I was, were conversing on the other side of the wagon.	10
20	47	Before he had joined Astrinax and the Lady Bina by the wagon box, he in whose care I was, Desmond of Harfax, had passed me.	10
20	132	"We have received him," said Astrinax.	10
20	133	I remembered that Astrinax commonly held the late watch.	10
20	135	"He has gone," said Astrinax.	10
20	137	"Easily," said Astrinax.	10
20	140	"Our guide," said Astrinax, "is Pausanias, who recently left with his caravan".	10
20	142	"He does not know it, of course," said Astrinax.	10
20	144	"And how," asked Master Desmond, "does Pausanias know his way?" "It was conveyed to him by Kleomenes, of the hunters," said Astrinax.	10
20	146	"No," said Astrinax, "he does not.	10
20	149	"Pausanias, of the caravan," said Astrinax, "had the key, without the lock, so to speak, whereas Kleomenes had the lock, so to speak, but lacked the key".	10
20	151	"I think you suspect more than you pretend," said Astrinax.	10
20	152	"It has to do," said Master Desmond, "with a deck of cards?" "Precisely," said Astrinax.	10
20	154	"I am told," said Astrinax.	10
20	156	"By whom?" "By one who sees much but knows little," said Astrinax.	10
20	157	"And who might be his informant?" "One who sees little, but knows much," said Astrinax.	10
20	162	"They have been about," said Astrinax.	10
20	164	"During some night watches," said Astrinax.	10
20	166	"I would not do so," said Astrinax.	10
20	168	"You might be killed," said Astrinax.	10
20	172	"I will tell you something else of interest which has been conveyed to me," said Astrinax.	10
20	177	"An ambush is planned," said Astrinax.	10
20	179	"Nine, not counting Trachinos and Akesinos," said Astrinax.	10
20	181	"It is apparently easily gathered by an informant with excellent night vision and unusual hearing," said Astrinax.	10
20	184	"I do not think it will be necessary to do so," said Astrinax.	10
20	186	"The outlaws will live as long as they pose no threat," said Astrinax.	10
20	190	"Trachinos is waiting," said Astrinax.	10
20	194	"They will bide their time," said Astrinax.	10
20	196	"The ax," said Astrinax, "may be in greater danger than we".	10
20	198	"We are not the only ones in the Voltai," said Astrinax.	10
20	200	"Possibly," said Astrinax.	10
20	202	"I have little doubt that it is watched more carefully than we," said Astrinax.	10
20	204	"It is apparently far more important than we," said Astrinax.	10
20	206	"I do not know," said Astrinax.	10
20	209	"I do not understand?" said Astrinax.	10
20	212	"Lady?" asked Astrinax.	10
20	216	"From whom, Lady?" asked Astrinax.	10
20	224	"We hope to be numbered amongst them," said Astrinax.	10
20	225	Poor Astrinax, I thought.	10
20	228	"Yes," said Astrinax, "but, obviously, not that closely".	10
20	230	"I think so," said Astrinax.	10
20	235	"There are hundreds of trails in the Voltai," said Astrinax.	10
20	237	"Call Lykos, Trachinos, Akesinos," said Astrinax.	10
20	260	And Astrinax had been largely unsuccessful in recruiting drivers and guards for our small caravan.	10
20	334	"Finish it," he said, "and then deliver it to Master Astrinax".	10
21	18	Jane, who was in the care of Astrinax, had been tied facing the wheel, naked, wrists widely apart, ankles widely apart, fastened to spokes.	10
21	31	I had no doubt this was done in all innocence, and I am sure Astrinax himself thought it to have been done in all innocence, as well, but, still, it had been done, and the prestige of the talmit was deemed to have been compromised.	10
21	72	"It is not I alone with whom you might deal," said Desmond, "but with Lykos, and Astrinax, and perhaps others".	10
21	112	At that moment, from somewhere on the other side of the wagons, I heard Jane scream, and Astrinax cry out, "Tarsk, tarsk!" Trachinos turned about, startled.	10
21	214	"Astrinax was right about you," he said, "even from Ar".	10
22	1	"You must forgive us," said Kleomenes, leader of the hunters, to Astrinax.	10
22	3	"It is nothing," said Astrinax.	10
22	69	Why then had he not seized me, and cast me to his feet, and pointed to his boots that I might lie on my belly before him, and cover them, as I wished, with the kisses of a trembling, submitted slave? Why had he not done so? What an absurd excuse, honor! What was honor? There was blood, steel, and go...	10
22	70	Kleomenes, as would be expected, assumed that the leader of our expedition was Astrinax.	10
22	73	"We thank you," said Astrinax, "for your concern".	10
22	78	"You are right," said Astrinax, "we must think of turning back".	10
22	82	"We are instructed," said Astrinax, guardedly.	10
22	109	"Ela," said Astrinax, woefully, "no.	10
22	112	"They are cheap," said Astrinax.	10
22	114	"These were cheap," said Astrinax.	10
22	116	"They are owned by the lady," said Astrinax, "and I fear she has retired".	10
22	118	"You are returning to Venna then," said Astrinax.	10
22	120	"What of the meat?" asked Astrinax.	10
22	124	"You are professional hunters then," said Astrinax.	10
22	126	"It is a dangerous sport," said Astrinax.	10
22	134	"I think so," said Astrinax.	10
22	136	"And we, you," said Astrinax.	10
22	149	The seal was undone, and Kleomenes handed the flask to Astrinax.	10
22	157	"Do not drink it all," warned Astrinax.	10
22	159	"Ah!" cried Astrinax.	10
22	184	"Astrinax!" he called.	10
23	73	"What shall we do, noble Astrinax?" asked the Lady Bina.	10
23	113	"The wind is rising," said Astrinax.	10
23	133	"Rope," he said to Astrinax.	10
23	136	"How is that?" asked Astrinax.	10
23	138	"Not when Pausanias passed," said Astrinax.	10
23	140	Astrinax was silent.	10
23	157	"No," said Astrinax.	10
23	163	Next came Astrinax, and then the Lady Bina and Jane, and then Lykos and Eve, and then, however reluctantly, Akesinos, who looped the extra coils about his shoulder.	10
23	172	I followed, the rope grasped in two hands, the pack on my back, Astrinax and the others, on the same rope, following.	10
24	86	"Kur," said Astrinax.	10
24	88	"My informant," explained Astrinax.	10
24	93	"Are you sure, Lady?" said Astrinax.	10
24	98	"He was with another, surely," said Astrinax to the Lady Bina.	10
24	102	Astrinax, I gathered, and perhaps Desmond, as well, did not realize the other Kur was blind.	10
24	110	"It must have been he whom you call your guard," said Astrinax.	10
24	111	"You have that in your mind, my dear Astrinax," said the Lady Bina, "doubtless from your night watches, so much so that you have not looked about you.	10
24	117	"Tharlarion are not native here," protested Astrinax.	10
24	127	"You, and your fellow, good Akesinos," said Astrinax, "must now decide what you will do".	10
24	129	Astrinax and Lykos, too, released the birds of steel from their housings.	10
24	133	"And Astrinax," said Desmond, "might engage, delay, or even strike, one of you, while Lykos and the other tested blade luck in the dark game".	10
25	3	"I have heard it described," said Astrinax, "described variously," joining Trachinos, at the front of the column.	10
25	6	"What think you?" Astrinax asked Desmond of Harfax.	10
25	21	"And what would you see it as?" inquired Astrinax of Desmond of Harfax.	10
25	24	"It is clear, at least," said Astrinax, "why it might be called the Crag of Kleinias.	10
25	29	"Assuredly," said Astrinax.	10
25	31	"One would suppose so," said Astrinax.	10
25	33	"Quite possibly," said Astrinax.	10
25	35	"True," said Astrinax.	10
25	36	"Did Pausanias seem to you a skilled navigator, one who might read charts, lay out courses, determine positions by the stars?" "I would think not," said Astrinax.	10
25	39	"It would be difficult to miss the Crag of Kleinias," said Astrinax.	10
25	41	"If you are correct," said Astrinax, "we may soon turn back to Ar".	10
25	43	"I have gathered from my informant," said Astrinax, "we have been engaged in a mission of honor, or mercy, to return a lost beast to its fellows.	10
25	46	"I do not," said Astrinax.	10
25	48	"I do not understand," said Astrinax.	10
25	50	"You did not speak to me of such things," said Astrinax.	10
25	52	"My informant did not speak to me of such things," said Astrinax.	10
25	54	"Is he not first in this party?" asked Astrinax.	10
25	74	"And, my dear Astrinax," said the Lady Bina, "I am thinking of Jane for you.	10
25	77	"Of course," said Astrinax.	10
25	84	"I gather we are to proceed," said Astrinax.	10
25	86	"To the Crag of Kleinias?" said Astrinax.	10
26	16	"Perhaps for a time she was not missed," said Astrinax.	10
26	19	"I think so," said Astrinax.	10
26	42	"Bring her in," said Astrinax, and Trachinos and Akesinos darted from our side in pursuit of the fair quarry.	10
26	46	Then they flung her to her knees before Astrinax.	10
26	48	"You are caught, girl," said Astrinax.	10
26	61	"State slaves are not camisked," said Astrinax.	10
26	67	"For what purpose?" asked Astrinax.	10
26	69	"Why are you camisked?" asked Astrinax.	10
26	73	"You are a fugitive slave," said Astrinax.	10
26	75	"Who is your master?" asked Astrinax.	10
26	77	"Read her collar," said Astrinax.	10
26	85	"What is the name of your master?" asked Astrinax.	10
26	87	"Lucius of Venna, of Ar, what?" asked Astrinax.	10
26	89	"I do not understand," said Astrinax.	10
26	97	"It is a lair of beasts," said Astrinax.	10
26	192	When the breakfast was done, the fire extinguished, and the packs readied, Astrinax directed Trachinos to bring Mina, the former Lady Persinna of Ar, this known only to me and the slave, to him.	10
26	193	Trachinos knelt her, shackled, before Astrinax.	10
26	194	She looked up at Astrinax, whom she took, naturally, to be the leader of our party.	10
26	207	Mina looked up at Astrinax.	10
26	209	"Return you to your master, of course," said Astrinax.	10
26	211	She tried to spring up, but stumbled, shackled, and was then again on her knees before Astrinax.	10
26	212	"It is the law," said Astrinax.	10
26	216	"No," said Astrinax.	10
26	236	"Bind and leash the captive," said Astrinax.	10
26	262	"We leave," said Astrinax.	10
26	271	Astrinax and the Lady Bina were also forward.	10
26	465	Ahead, on the trail, was our party, Astrinax; the Lady Bina; Lykos; Trachinos, his leash on Mina, the former Lady Persinna of Ar; Akesinos, the confederate of Trachinos; and two slaves, bearing packs, Jane and Eve.	10
27	5	About the table, mixed in with the others, were Astrinax, Desmond, Lykos, Trachinos, and Akesinos.	10
27	61	Similarly, Jane was not permitted to kneel behind Astrinax, nor Eve behind Lykos, whose slave she knew herself, and whose slave she longed to be.	10
27	84	This number had been augmented by the four brought from Ar, and, if we were to be counted, the three who had accompanied Astrinax and the Lady Bina into the Voltai, Jane, Eve, and Allison.	10
27	120	Astrinax and the Lady Bina were conducted, almost ceremoniously, in one direction by Kleomenes.	10
27	121	The men other than Astrinax, namely, Desmond, Lykos, Trachinos, and Akesinos, were then led away in another direction, by one of the men of Kleomenes, presumably to their quarters.	10
29	129	"I think she may be with Astrinax.	10
29	202	"The wagon caravan, a small one of three wagons, was organized by the jobber, Astrinax.	10
29	208	Many nights I made contact with Astrinax, during the night watch.	10
29	209	In the mountains I discovered an outlaw band of nine men, and warned Astrinax.	10
29	212	I warned Astrinax, and I think he warned two of his hires, Lykos, a mercenary, and Desmond, a Metal Worker".	10
30	130	"I have not seen Astrinax," he said.	10
34	9	I did not know the location of Astrinax, but supposed that he might be, as earlier, in attendance on the Lady Bina.	10
35	103	"I learned from Astrinax," he said, "from your test in the office of Menon, which you passed easily, that you, a nasty, deceitful little kajira, were an excellent choice for such a slave".	10
37	3	Amongst those in the room were Astrinax, Lykos, Trachinos, and Akesinos.	10
37	4	"Astrinax!" I had said, seeing him in the room.	10
37	6	"She is essentially a prisoner," said Astrinax.	10
37	14	"I fear she will be killed," said Astrinax.	10
37	24	"Might not Grendel speak for her," I asked, "that she might be simply marked and collared?" "She is of no concern to him," said Astrinax.	10
38	10	Astrinax appeared at our side.	10
38	18	"I think some beasts have left the Cave," said Astrinax.	10
38	21	"What is it?" said Astrinax.	10
38	27	"Aii!" said Astrinax.	10
38	32	"It does exist," said Astrinax.	10
38	35	"That is Agamemnon?" said Astrinax.	10
38	37	"He is a machine?" said Astrinax.	10
38	40	"Let us gather men, who will be our allies," said Astrinax, "acquire supplies, warm clothing, and depart.	10
38	46	"The great portal is clear," said Astrinax.	10
38	49	"Some may flee," said Astrinax.	10
38	50	"Alone, into the mountains, with gray winter on the horizon?" "Before the snows," said Astrinax.	10
38	53	"Why?" said Astrinax.	10
39	37	Master Desmond, though, with his fellows from the secret meeting, including Astrinax, Lykos, Trachinos, Akesinos, and Kleomenes, had worked his way through to the positions held by the adherents of Agamemnon.	10
41	47	It had been given to me by Astrinax, and I was to deliver it to Master Desmond.	10
41	60	"I bring a deck of cards, from Master Astrinax," I said.	10
43	18	It was he who was my principal, communicating commonly through Astrinax".	10
43	19	"Why Astrinax?" I asked.	10
43	21	I recalled that she had been placed largely in the keeping of Astrinax.	10
43	84	"I learned of this from Grendel, through Astrinax," he said.	10
46	42	"My thigh," said Jane, "claims that I have been reserved this evening for Astrinax".	10
49	141	Our familiar fellows were with us, Astrinax, Lykos, Desmond of Harfax, Trachinos, and Akesinos.	10
49	202	The Lady Bina had given Jane to Astrinax, and Eve to Lykos.	10
49	230	Astrinax had returned to Ar, to his jobbing, and Lykos, too, was now in Ar.	10
51	6	I had hoped that our guests would be who they were, as I knew both Astrinax and Lykos were in Ar, and, presumably, with them, two slaves.	10
51	16	"Would," said Astrinax, lifting his goblet, "that one other were here, one we know well, one with whom we shared many perils and hardships, the noble Desmond of Harfax!" "Yes," said Lykos.	10
51	20	Jane, Eve, and I were kneeling a bit behind and to the side the diners, Jane near Astrinax, Eve near Lykos, and I near the Lady Bina.	10
51	23	"May I take this opportunity," said Astrinax, "to render thanks to the noble Lady Bina for the gift of a lovely slave girl".	10
51	27	"We all owe one another much, and what is a mere collar girl?" "Nonetheless," said Astrinax, "they are pleasant to have on one's chain".	10
51	30	"I did not know that," said Astrinax.	10
51	32	"Interesting," said Astrinax.	10
51	36	"Perhaps her character left something to be desired," said Astrinax.	10
51	39	"Why not?" asked Astrinax.	10
51	58	"I am collared!" "You were always a collar slut, Allison," said Astrinax.	10
51	65	"And it will grow, of course," said Astrinax.	10
51	68	"Let us hear from Allison," said Astrinax.	10
51	80	"You see him, then, as a liar, a fraud, a hypocrite?" asked Astrinax.	10
51	98	"I did not think him such a scoundrel," said Astrinax.	10
51	101	"Let us address ourselves to our feast," said Astrinax.	10
51	118	Astrinax and Lykos were smiling, which did not make me easy.	10
51	125	"Two," said Astrinax.	10
51	133	"Astrinax?" said the Lady Bina, handing the deck to him.	10
51	134	"'As agreed,'" read Astrinax, "'here are two silver tarsks, for full and clear title to the barbarian slave currently known as Allison, the property of the Lady Bina of Ar, resident in the house of Epicrates, pottery merchant, of Ar.	10
51	142	The Lady Bina looked to Astrinax.	10
51	156	"Surely you are plunged into despair," said Astrinax.	10
51	158	"Not a word," said Astrinax.	10
51	189	"What are you going to do with her?" asked Astrinax.	10
51	193	"You were badly bespoken," said Astrinax.	10
51	195	"Axes outside the great gate, swords at dawn, on the Plaza of Tarns," suggested Astrinax.	10
51	198	"But this is a slave," said Astrinax.	10
51	200	"Feed her alive to sleen," said Astrinax.	10
51	202	"Throw her into a pit of osts," suggested Astrinax.	10
51	204	"A pool of eels?" said Astrinax.	10
51	206	"There are many excellent possibilities," said Astrinax.	10
51	217	She thought herself rejected, and scorned!" "She is a slave," said Astrinax.	10
51	222	"She has not been fully pleasing," said Astrinax sternly.	10
51	227	"Now be silent," said Astrinax.	10
51	240	"Let us feast," said Astrinax.	10
51	251	I think that Astrinax and Lykos, and their slaves, had departed.	10
52	197	Accordingly, learning that it was being outfitted and organized by Astrinax, I petitioned service, as a Teamster".	10
52	205	"I permitted Astrinax to know that the curves of a slave were of interest to me," he said.	10
52	231	"You listened to Astrinax," I said.	10
52	505	"Before we leave," he said, "we will visit Grendel and the Lady Bina, and Astrinax, and Lykos, and perhaps some slaves".	10