All manner of pleasures and diversions were indulged.But always, there remained the discipline of steel. Language and writing were also made available, the poetry of Kitai, the philosophy of Sung and he also came to know the pleasures of women, when he was bred to the finest stock. He was taken to the east, a great prize, where the war masters would teach him the deepest secrets. In time, his victories could not easily be counted. Only that the crowd would be there to greet him with howls of lust and fury. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure! It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. And unto this, Conan, destined to bear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of.(When a beggar says to Conan and Subotai "A pittance to protect you from evil?") I am evil! (laughing).What daring! What outrageousness! What insolence! What arrogance!.There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father's love for his child.One who would crush the snakes of the earth. A man who would some day be king by his own hands. Do you not wish to warm yourself, by my fire? This is a paraphrase of a quote attributed to Genghis Khan. ![]()
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