human
Is this the prowler you captured in the slave quarters?
gpt
It is, O Urim.
human
Why have you brought this man?
gpt
The prisoner has been troublesome, explained Vulcar.
human
Since Katon seems able to manage him, I brought him along.
gpt
Well, Katon, he said coldly,
human
I have not forgotten you. Do you find the pits more to your taste than being in charge of the quarry slaves?
gpt
Both places have their good points, O Urim,
human
Let me remind you the Games are not far away. I doubt that you will find many good points there--unless they be fang points!
gpt
What were you seeking in Sephar, forest-man?
human
I came here for my mate,
gpt
Your mate?
human
Yes. She was taken by your men three suns ago not far from here.
gpt
He must mean the girl you brought in a few days ago. I understood the man with her had been slain.
human
This is the one, admitted Vulcar.
gpt
There is an arrow wound--a fresh one--in his side. When we took the girl, the man with her was struck by an arrow. But we thought he had died from a blow from one of our clubs; it seems impossible that he has survived its force.