“"Odd that a mercenary like Conan would accept less in payment than he could get," the new satrap commented. "I offered him a chest full of gold-enough to support him for life. But he would take only one small sack, together with the horse he found on the battlefield and his pick of arms and garments. Too much gold, he said, would only slow him down." 

Atalis chuckled. "Some men fight for things other than gold," he observed. ”[1]




Notes:
  1. The Hand of Nergal (Robert E Howard) – Highlight Loc. 355-57 [↩]
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