{"id":1166,"date":"2014-02-12T16:11:38","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T16:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2014-02-12T16:11:38","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T16:11:38","slug":"blue-flames-singe-the-ears-of-port-olni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/?p=1166","title":{"rendered":"BLUE FLAMES SINGE THE EARS OF PORT OLNI"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Initiate\"<\/a><\/p>\n

By Teal Razor, slave of Captain Siri Emerald Jr, Port Olni Warrior<\/p>\n

BLUE FLAMES SINGE THE EARS OF PORT OLNI<\/p>\n

Well, who da thunk it?\u00a0 I was witness to a blue flaming of the ears of the good citizens of Port Olni on Friday night at the temple service.\u00a0 The new Initiate, Solaran, was pounding his fists in the air, exhorting who ever would listen, to be better than they were being.\u00a0\u00a0 It seems the Blessed One has caught wind of a piece of calumny perpetrated in the city.\u00a0 The initiate had the good graces to not reveal the name of the individual.\u00a0 It seems he is more discreet than I would even be.
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\nThere is something delightful about naming the names of\u00a0 those who have breached the boundaries of good taste.\u00a0 It\u00a0 can be so delicious to jeer and caste a disapproving eye at another.\u00a0 There are so many times when I have felt compelled to do this.\u00a0 I am guilty. And, the kiss of the whip has finally caused this habit to exit my practice.
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\nWell, the Friday temple service was exciting.\u00a0 I arrived about 15 ehn early to beg the Blessed One to speak louder.\u00a0\u00a0 I arrived to beat about the bush trying to tell our Holy man about the slaves.\u00a0 The slaves, low beasts that they are, were complaining in the market place about not being able to hear the Blessed Initiate when they had to kneel so far from the door.\u00a0 My entreaties got his attention and as he started the service, his voice rang out in thunderous claps.\u00a0 There was a fisherman floating in a round boat near the Olni shore.\u00a0 He stood in fear, looking around for a possible blue flaming.\u00a0 It was kinda amusing because at the time a thunderstorm started and the rumbles and flashes of lightning matched the words from the Initiate’s mouth.
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\nBarring my ridiculous observations, the content and delivery of the service was bone chilling.\u00a0 There were quite a few attendees inside the temple.\u00a0 Among them were the Ubara of Olni, an Ambassador, the Olni City Kennel Slavers, and three slaves.\u00a0 There were others standing about the temple. \u00a0 I could feel the astonishment in the air coming from inside the service.\u00a0 The only thing I felt from the slaves surrounding me was the hot breath from their yawns.\u00a0 To be sure, it was a cold day.\u00a0 Snow was still on the ground.\u00a0 One of the slaves, gratefully, lit a brazier and we huddled close to it.\u00a0 These slaves may need a dressing down from their owners. But, I guess it is hard to concentrate on the Holy Ones words when your lips and fingers are turning blue. I tried to elicit some conversation but was regaled with things like, “Did you see that so and so’s Master bought her a new set of silks that cost more than the dress his companion wore to their companioning ceremony?”\u00a0 And, “I cooked three suls last night for my Master’s household and all three burst into flame on the hearth.”\u00a0\u00a0 I nodded dumbly.\u00a0
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\nThe content of the Blessed One’s speech exhorted all of Olni to stop the idol gossip and bickering that was perceived to be present.\u00a0 He said that the Priest-Kings know all about what goes on everywhere including Olni.\u00a0 He intimated that Olni will not be permitted to stand unless we are undivided in our loyalties to the city.\u00a0 The old adage, “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link”, was shouted so loudly that I’ll bet anyone in the public baths could have heard it.\u00a0 And how about that other saying, “a house divided cannot stand”, a truth if there ever was one.\u00a0
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\nI watched as everyone left the service, their beautiful robes glinting in the setting Tor tu Gor.\u00a0 The Ubara\u00a0 appeared to have tears welling in her eyes.\u00a0 The slavers were uneasy, and more so since the free woman slaver was in need of a toilet.\u00a0 She is nine months pregnant and her bladder could not be counted on to hold its contents for long periods.
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\nThe Ambassador, as he exited, turned his attention to the thrall that was kneeling with us.\u00a0 He greeted him and told him to serve with heart.\u00a0 At that point, I was so cold I would have preferred he serve with heat.
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\nI glanced up at the Blessed One as he came out the door and exhorted us all to go in peace.\u00a0 There was a wistful look on his face.\u00a0 One of deep concern.\u00a0 He had the look of a father whose son is being sent off into battle.\u00a0 His eyes were overlaid with love, pride. and fear.\u00a0 I took my leave and went to the commons area to see if there was any buzz about the service.\u00a0 I have not\u00a0 heard any yet, put I will certainly keep my ears open and report back any developments.<\/p>\n

From the NEW VOICE OF GOR v.3 Issue 144<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Teal Razor, slave of Captain Siri Emerald Jr, Port Olni Warrior BLUE FLAMES SINGE THE EARS OF PORT OLNI Well, who da thunk it?\u00a0 I was witness to a blue flaming of the ears of the good citizens of Port Olni on Friday night at the temple service.\u00a0 The new Initiate, Solaran, was pounding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,29,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-olni","category-the-slaves-corner-by-teal-razor","category-new-voice-of-gor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1167,"href":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions\/1167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gorean-forums.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}