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their own deck。 

     Kar Komak stood behind the gun he had been operating�察�staring with 

wide eyes at the onrushing hideous green warriors。 Carthoris�察�seeing him 

thus�察�felt a pang of regret that�察�after all�察�this man that he had thought so 

valorous should prove�察�in the hour of need�察�as spineless as Jav or Tario。 

     ;Kar Komakthe man� ─�he shouted。                ;Grip yourself� �Remember the 

days of the glory of the seafarers of Lothar。            Fight�     �Fight�察�man�      �Fight 

as never man fought before。          All that remains to us is to die fighting。; 

     Kar Komak turned toward the Heliumite�察�a grim smile upon his lips。 

     ;Why should we fight�察─�he asked。             ;Against such fearful odds�拭�There 

is   another     waya     better   way。     Look� ─       �He     pointed    toward     the 

companion´way that led below deck。 

     The   green   men�察  �a   handful   of   them�察  �had   already  reached the Thuria's 

deck�察  �as   Carthoris   glanced   in   the   direction   the   Lotharian   had   indicated。 



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The sight that met his eyes set his heart to thumping in joy and relief  

Thuvia   of   Ptarth   might   yet   be   saved�拭   �For   from   below   there   poured   a 

stream of giant bowmen�察�grim and terrible。               Not the bowmen of Tario or 

Jav�察�but the bowmen of an odwar of bowmensavage fighting men�察�eager 

for the fray。 

     The green   warriors paused in   momentary surprise   and   consternation�察�

but only for a moment。          Then with horrid war´cries they leaped forward 

to meet these strange�察�new foemen。 

     A volley of arrows stopped them in their tracks。 In a moment the only 

green   warriors   upon the   deck of   the Thuria   were dead   warriors�察 �and   the 

bowmen of Kar Komak were leaping over the vessel's sides to charge the 

hordesmen upon the ground。 

     Utan   after   utan   tumbled     from   the   bowels   of   the   Thuria   to  launch 

themselves upon the unfortunate green men。               Kulan Tith and his Kaolians 

stood wide´eyed and speechless with amazement as they saw thousands of 

these    strange�察  �fierce   warriors   emerge     from   the   companion´way   of       the 

small craft that could not comfortably have accomodated more than fifty。 

     At last the green men could withstand the onslaught of overwhelming 

numbers no longer。         Slowly�察�at first�察�they fell back across the ochre plain。 

The bowmen pursued them。              Kar Komak�察�standing upon the deck of the 

Thuria�察�trembled with excitement。 

     At the top of his lungs he voiced the savage war´cry of his forgotten 

day。    He roared encouragement and commands at his battling utans�察�and 

then�察  �as   they   charged   further   and   further   from   the   Thuria�察  �he   could   no 

longer withstand the lure of battle。 

     Leaping   over   the   ship's   side   to   the   ground�察  �he   joined   the   last   of   his 

bowmen   as   they   raced   off   over   the   dead   sea´bottom   in   pursuit   of   the 

fleeing green horde。 

     Beyond a low promontory of what once had been an island the green 

men were disappearing toward the west。 Close upon their heels raced the 

fleet   bowmen   of   a   bygone   day�察  �and   forging   steadily   ahead   among   them 

Carthoris      and   Thuvia     could   see   the   mighty     figure   of   Kar   Komak�察�

brandishing aloft the Torquasian short´sword with which he was armed�察�as 



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he urged his creatures after the retreating enemy。 

     As   the   last  of  them   disappeared      behind    the  promontory�察    �Carthoris 

turned toward Thuvia of Ptarth。 

     ;They have taught me a lesson�察�these vanishing bowmen of Lothar�察─�he 

said。    ;When they have served their purpose they remain not to embarrass 

their masters by their presence。           Kulan Tith and his warriors are here to 

protect    you。    My     acts   have   constituted    the   proof   of  my    honesty    of 

purpose。      Good´bye�察─�and he knelt at her feet�察�raising a bit of her harness 

to his lips。 

     The girl reached out a hand and laid it upon the thick black hair of the 

head bent before her。        Softly she asked�此�

     ;Where are you going�察�Carthoris�拭─�

     ;With Kar Komak�察�the bowman�察─�he replied。 ;There will be   fighting 

and forgetfulness。; 

     The   girl   put   her   hands   before   her   eyes�察  �as   though   to   shut   out   some 

mighty temptation from her sight。 

     ;May my ancestors have mercy upon me�察─�she cried�察 �if I say the thing 

I have no right to say�察�but I cannot see you cast your life away�察�Carthoris�察�

Prince of Helium�        �Stay�察�my chieftain。       StayI love you� ─�

     A cough behind them brought both about�察�and there they saw standing�察�

not two paces from them Kulan Tith�察�Jeddak of Kaol。 

     For a long moment none spoke。             Then Kulan Tith cleared his throat。 

     ;I could not help hearing all that passed�察─�he said。 ;I am no fool�察�to be 

blind to the love that lies between you。 Nor am I blind to the lofty honour 

that   has   caused   you�察  �Carthoris�察  �to   risk   your   life   and   hers   to   save   mine�察�

though you thought that that very act would rob you of the chance to keep 

her for your own。 

     ;Nor can I fail to appreciate the virtue that has kept your lips sealed 

against words of love for this Heliumite�察�Thuvia�察�for I know that I have but 

just heard the first declaration of your passion for him。             I do not condemn 

you。   Rather   should   I   have   condemned   you   had   you   entered   a   loveless 

marriage with me。 

     ;Take   back   your   liberty�察  �Thuvia   of   Ptarth�察─  �he   cried�察   �and   bestow   it 



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where your heart already lies enchained�察�and when the golden collars are 

clasped about your necks you will see that Kulan Tith's is the first sword 

to   be   raised   in   declaration   of   eternal   friendship   for   the   new   Princess   of 

Helium and her royal mate� ─�



                     A     GLOSSARY          OF    NAMES        AND     TERMS        USED 

IN THE MARTIAN BOOKS 

     Aaanthor。      A  dead   city   of   ancient   Mars。   Aisle   of   Hope。   An   aisle 

leading to the court´room in Helium。 Apt。               An Arctic monster。        A huge�察�

white´furred      creature    with           six   limbs�察  �four   of  which�察   �short  and 

heavy�察�carry it over               the snow and ice�察�the other two�察�which grow 

forward              from   its   shoulders   on   either   side   of   its   long�察  �powerful 

neck�察�terminate in white�察�hairless hands with which it     
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