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Post by Daubee on Mar 9, 2008 0:21:22 GMT -5
“We noted that his pouch had not been cut. The killer had wanted only the life. The older Tarl, taking the knife by the hand guard, withdrew it. It was a throwing knife, of a sort used in Ar, much smaller than the southern quiva, and tapered on only one side. It was a knife designed for killing. Mixed with the blood and fluids of the body there was a smear of white at the end of the steel, the softened residue of a glaze of kanda paste, now melted by body heat, which had coated the tip of the blade. On the hilt of the dagger, curling about it, was the legend, "I have sought him. I have found him." It was a killing knife. "The Caste of Assassins?" I asked. "Unlikely," had said the Older Tarl, "for Assassins are commonly too proud for poison."” Assassin of Gor, page 42
“In Mip’s hand I saw a small dagger, a throwing knife, of a sort manufactured in Ar; it was smaller than the southern quiva; it was tapered on only one side. “It is an interesting knife,” I said. “All Tarn Keepers carry a knife,” said Mip, playing with the blade. Assassin of Gor, page 174
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