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Updated: May 12, 2025
It was simply that those with Talent had superior abilities, thus were better qualified to rule. And to rule, the Order must rebel. He had not been fully shielded, he realized when he saw the look on Corina's face. "What Crusade?" she asked curiously. Thark felt her probing for more information, and reinforced his shield. "Do not concern yourself with that," he advised.
There was a grim smile upon his cruel, hard face, as he, the greatest Jeddak of them all, turned to obey the dictates of a creature of another world of a man whose stature was less than half his own. "If you fail, John Carter," he said, "know that the cruel and heartless Thark, to whom you taught the meaning of friendship, will come out to die beside you."
The most dangerous are Thark, who is my problem, then Senior Adepts Valla and Kainor, who I am afraid will be yours and perhaps Colonel Greggson's, if his shield is as strong as I first thought." "We should have some element of surprise with shields, shouldn't we? From what you said, they won't be expecting even that much." "True, but even shields will give only a temporary advantage.
"Like telepathy was, until day before yesterday. Stories, but none of what Greggson likes to call cast-iron facts." Corina sneezed again, and Medart frowned. "Sounds to me like you're coming down with something, Rina. Maybe you ought to go see Dr. Sherman you need to be in top shape when you go against Thark."
These couldn't be the gentle, affectionate people who had taught her with such patience over the last four years, now bloody and fearsome. Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward to the edge of the dais and called, "Thark!" He turned, startled, and looked up at her. "Corina!" he exclaimed. "What " Then he noticed the drab green kilt, totally uncharacteristic of her. Now what? he wondered.
I found the father of Thuvia a man after my own heart, and that night saw the beginning of a friendship which has grown until it is second only to that which obtains between Tars Tarkas, the green Jeddak of Thark, and myself.
My first impulse was to tell her of my love, and then I thought of the helplessness of her position wherein I alone could lighten the burdens of her captivity, and protect her in my poor way against the thousands of hereditary enemies she must face upon our arrival at Thark. I could not chance causing her additional pain or sorrow by declaring a love which, in all probability she did not return.
The sounds we heard were the squealing of thoats and the grumbling of zitidars, with the occasional clank of arms which announced the approach of a body of warriors. The thought uppermost in her mind was that it was my father returned from his expedition, but the cunning of the Thark held her from headlong and precipitate flight to greet him.
The brief use of four other Rangers and a total of five battle fleets saved months if not years of fighting, along with millions of lives." "And gained them the willing service of the most dangerous fighters in the known universe," Thark added.
That brought a trace of amusement to his voice. "Three Sanctioners, Valla? And Entos? I should think either more than adequate to deal with her." "Either should be," Valla agreed, "but you know I like to take precautions, especially when it is so little trouble. Should she by some stroke of luck escape the Sanctioners, she will not escape Entos." "True," Thark said.
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