I returned to the house near the fifth Ahn. I had slept some at the tavern
of Cleanthes. I frequented various taverns in Victoria. There were several
in the city. There were attractions, so to speak, in each. My favorite on
the whole I believe, remained the tavern of Tasdron.
Rogue
The Tavern of Cleanthes in Victoria
I returned to the house near the fifth Ahn. I had slept some at the tavern
of Cleanthes. I frequented various taverns in Victoria. There were several
in the city. There were attractions, so to speak, in each. My favorite on
the whole I believe, remained the tavern of Tasdron.
Rogue
The Jeweled Ankle Ring
"The Jeweled Ankle Ring bids seventy," I heard.
Slave Girl
The Perfumed Rope
"The Perfumed Rope bids eighty copper tarsks," I heard.
Slave Girl
The Pleasure Silk
"The Pleasure Silk bids fifty tarsks," I heard.
Slave Girl
The Belled Collar
"The Belled Collar," I heard, "bids one silver tarsk."
Slave Girl
The Silver Cage
"The Silver Cage bids eighty-five," I heard. I wept, shuddering.
Slave Girl
The Tavern of Two Chains
"Forty copper tarsks," I heard call from the floor, "from the Tavern
of Two Chains."
Slave Girl
The Pirates Chain in Victoria
"Come home with me now," I said. " I have sought for you long." Returning
from the wharves to the house I had not found her on the premises. There
had been no sign of forced entry or struggle. Anxious, I had begun to
search the public places of Victoria. Then after two Ahn or searching,
I had found her here, near the wharves, unattended, in the tavern of Hibron,
a miserable tavern, a low place, called the Pirate's Chain.
Rogue
The Tavern of Filimbi in Schendi
The Tavern of Hesius in Laura
The Golden Kailiauk in Schendi
The Tavern of Randolph in Kailiauk
The Tavern of Russell in Kailiauk
The Cage in Port Cos
The Jewels of Telnus in Port Cos
Artemidous' Cargo in Port Cos
The Secret Basement in Port Cos
The Hold in Port Cos
The Scarlet Whip in Port Cos
The Tavern of the Collar of the Two Chains in Port Cos
The Veminium in Port Cos
The Larma in Port Cos
The Dina in Port Cos
“There are many paga taverns in Port Cos, Master,” said the first.
“Not all are named for flowers or fruits. There is the Cage, the Jewels
of Telnus, Artemidorus’ Cargo, the Secret Basement, the Hold,, the Scarlet
Whip, the Tavern of the Collar of the Two Chains, and many others.”
“I am pleased to hear it,” I said. “I take it that you are all friends.”
“Yes, Master,” said the first.
“The Veminium and the Larma are owned by brothers,” said the first.
“They are near one another,” said the second.
I was pleased to hear these things. The girls were friends, which suggested
they might be from similar style and level institutions. Certainly girls
from high taverns and from low taverns seldom consort with one another.
And two of the places were owned by brothers and were near one another.
These were connections, at least of some sort.
“And what of the girls at the Larma?” I asked. “Are they expensive?”
“We, like those at the Dina and Veminium, are affordable,” she said.
“Our uses go much for the standard prices.”
“Were the girls at the Larma all once larmas?” I asked.
Renegades
“Who are you?” I asked the slaves.
“Roxanne, of the Dina, slave of Simonides, taverner of Port Cos,” said the
first.
“Korinne, of the Veninium, slave of Agathocles, taverner of Port Cos,”
said the second.
Yakube, of the Larma, slave of Panicrates, taverner of Port Cos,” said
the third.
Renegades