"That could be a possiblity.   If the Priest Kings use people to help them, the Kurii could as well.  Though I wonder if they indeed are working for the Kurii, if they know about them, and their designs on Gor."  If indeed the Kurii had enlisted the help of warriors, they would have to be mercenaries.	By the looks of the tracks, a Mercenary Company.  There were many of such Companies on Gor.  These Warriors like those that had been at Sadar, had no Home Stone, they came together under the leadership of a strong and charismatic Warrior that became the Captain of the Free Company as they were called.  These men however, even though they fought for a price, were honorable warriors that preferred the life of constant warfare or strife.  Sometimes they would hire on with caravans to protect them, knowing that it would be passing through areas infested by bandits and the like.  He wondered if they indeed knew what the Kurii was up to and if they did would they still work for him.  "As for cities south of the mountains, there are many and towns and villages, though this one, it looks as if it had come from the Amazon jungle, where there are lost tribes still living there.  Perhaps new aquisitions the Priest Kings have brought here to secure their survival."<br/><br/>He would have to worry about that for a short time, for not long after leaving the village and following the trail, he noticed a sentry that was half asleep and had his eyes closed.  It seemed they had found the Mercenary Company.  Daniel moved up quietly behind the man and with the end of the pommel of his sword knocked the man out by hitting him in the right spot.  He eased the warrior down to the ground and then motioned for Kyla to move forward with Tiny.  Together they moved slowly forward, Tiny growling lowly in his throat.  "Yes my friend I know they are there.  We will see first how they are before taking any action."  he told the sleen.  Tiny turned his head towards him and licked his chops.  Daniel chuckled lowly, knowing the sleen would enjoy ripping an enemy apart.  They came to the edge of a clearing in the forest where there were a number of tents, Tharlions and Warriors.  It was a good size camp with many camp fires.<br/><br/>"Wait here."  he told Tiny and took Kyla by the arm and stepped out into the open.  Immediately the Warriors seeing him rose to their feet and drew their weapons.  "Tal."  he called out a smile on his lips.  The Warriors looked around them, at the woods, expecting to be surrounded by a force of warriors.  "You look nervous."  he continued.<br/><br/>One Warrior stepped forward and approached.  He looked Daniel and Kyla over and raised a brow when he saw the color of the trim of her slave garment.  "What is this?" he asked pointing to Kyla.  "A pretty slave that wears the scarlet of a Warrior."  The others began to move forward standing behind their leader.<br/><br/>"That is because she is a part of the Warrior Cast now, even though she is a slave.  She has been raised up in status."  Daniel told him<br/><br/>The man chuckled.  "No matter she will entertain us when you are dead."<br/><br/>Daniel Chuckled.  "Perhaps, but who wishes to die first, to try and take her?"  he asked.  "You?"  he looked at their Captain.  "You would be the first to die and then perhaps that one and that one,"  He pointed to a couple warriors.  "Then perhaps all of those there."  again he pointed to several Warriors.<br/><br/>"You think highly of yourself Warrior.  Perhaps to highly.  You might take a couple of us down, but there is a hundred of us and one of you."<br/><br/>"True, there is only one of me and of course my slave.  But I am not talking about just me."  Daniel said.<br/><br/>That made the men nervous more now as they again looked at the forest.  "He is not alone Travis.  He has other warriors with him."<br/><br/>"No, he doesn't."  The man called back.  "Our sentries would have alerted us."  Travis looked at Daniel.  "You have no other warriors do you?"<br/><br/>"No."  Daniel told the truth, and grinned.  "But my slave and I are not alone."  he told Travis.  "Tiny."  he called out, and Tiny moved forward out of the forest and snarled at the warriors his tail twitching side to side as he crouched, ready to spring at a moment's notice.  The warriors took a couple steps back and came on guard, fear washed over their features at the sight of the sleen.<br/><br/>"It is them."  one young warrior called out.  "The ones I told you about, from Sadar.  She is the one called Sleen Girl.  She was the slave that rode this sleen into battle against Port Cos Warriors leading a pack of Sleen."<br/><br/>Daniel looked at the young man.  He smiled and nodded.  "Yes She is Sleen Girl, and Tiny here is one of the Pack of Sleen we are friends with and are part of their Pack."<br/><br/>The young warrior spoke again.  "He is the one that found the city's Home Stone and rallied the people and warriors there to fight Port Cos.  From what I heard while I was there buying goods, he is one you do not want to fight Captain.  You would surely lose."<br/><br/>Travis eyed Daniel again and the Sleen and Kyla.  His eyes fell upon the bracers she wore.  "Is it true she used those in the battle with Port Cos?  That she killed Warriors of Port Cos?"<br/><br/>"Yes."  Daniel said simply.<br/><br/>Travis sighed and motioned to the warriors to lower their swords.  "Tal Warrior.  Be welcome here at my camp."  he smiled and chuckled.  "Come and have some paga with me at my tent. "  he told Daniel, "Also if you could calm your large friend their it would be greatly appreciated."