They rested for a while longer and again he hoisted her up into the saddle and climbed up a small rope ladder on the saddle to it.  Strapping them in once more and placing the fur over her, he pulled on one of the straps and Midnight launched himself into the air once more.  Once again they were on their way to Ar's Station.  On their way they saw more herds of animals of various kinds and a caravan heading towards the Vosk River.  Merchants bringing a multitude of goods to one of the River Cities to seek passage across the wide river to go further north.  It moved slowly and it dwindled behind them as Midnight  could fly a straight path and move faster then those animals that pulled the wagons.  The rest o f the time they flew was in silence.  Daniel did not say any more to Reese, since she did not seem to want to hear what he had to say.  He knew what she was feeling, it was probably wrong for the Priest Kings to allow slavers to go to earth and kidnap women, but he figured they had their reasons for it.  He saw Earth as being on the brink of destruction.  It's constant wars, and prolifaration of weapons of mass destruction would eventually lead to a war that would end life on the planet, or at least most of it.  Mankind on Earth had no control it seemed on the advancement of technology for weapons.  One did not fight their enemies face to face any more.  They killed from a distance, not even seeing their opponent's face.  Bombs, artillery shells, mortar shells and the like were sent long distances to blow people to pieces and create destruction.  With the nukes one could destroy entire cities and make life in the surrounding area impossible for decades if not longer, not to mention nuclear winter.  Perhaps the Priest Kings were trying to preserve the human race, by limiting how they killed each other and making sure that it had adequate stock to keep reproducing.<br/><br/>All those taken from Earth over the years didn't amount to much, especially in the modern times.  Beautiful women were not the norm anymore.  The diet of those on Earth caused a lot of people to be over weight and lazy.  On Gor you did not find to many fat people.  Perhaps some rich merchant some place but most were physically fit, for they had to be to survive, in a world like Gor.  Even the slaves were kept in physical condition through diet and exercise.  Much like the ancient Greeks and Persians were back in the past, the people of Gor had a healthy life.  Food was prepared fresh daily, no canned or processed stuff.  One went to the market daily for food, for there was no refrigeration to keep things for days.  This kept the economy going and the people eating healthy food.  That was one reason Daniel loved the world of Gor.  Things were simple, and the way of life more healthy and sane.<br/><br/>The ahns flew by and night began to fall.  Taking Midnight down once more Daniel made camp near a stream and a small grove of trees.  He built a fire again and laid out a bedroll close to the fire before preparing the simple stew like meal again.  The night air was becoming cooler.  Midnight having eat earlier, settled down and tucked his head under a wing.  His senses were more acute then Daniels and the Tarn would warn him if there was anything coming close to the camp.  Again he gave a bowl of stew, some bread and watered down Paga to Reese, before settling down on the ground to eat his food.