Jivro

For an age the Jivro has been a creature shunning all work and effort, even thinking.

Valley of the Croen Lee Tarbell

I turned my head, saw that I was in the chamber of my first interrogation, and the sound of feet about me was the Jivro "doctors," moving to carry away their ruler.

Valley of the Croen Lee Tarbell

The bar was lifted; I saw four armed guards and a waiting white-robed Jivro, his protruding pupiless eyes moving as he ran his gaze over my figure.

Valley of the Croen Lee Tarbell

A Jivro never does anything he can get a human to do.

Valley of the Croen Lee Tarbell

The tour ended before a wide metal door, the guards spaced themselves at each side, the door was opened by the agile, hopping Jivro.

Valley of the Croen Lee Tarbell

You should be able to outrun a Jivro; they are not very fast.

Valley of the Croen Lee Tarbell

They know that, and constantly try to destroy this strength of mine by making me commit cruelties which I cannot always avoid for fear of such of them as the old Jivro whom you met at the council.

Valley of the Croen Lee Tarbell

Very like the Jivro caste, yes, but different as men are different from insect.

Valley of the Croen Lee Tarbell

One was a very old Jivro, his skin ash-white and covered with a repulsive scale, like leprosy.

Valley of the Croen Lee Tarbell

He was playing on the Jivro fear of the Croen to get the military power fully in his hands!

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