Motif
scout killed before sounding the alarm
scout_killed_before_sounding_the_alarm
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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mongol
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Gessar Khan V. THE TWELVE-HEADED GIANT / VI. THE THREE SHIRAIGOL KHANS / VII. THE TREACHERY OF CHOTONG / LADY ROGMO AND BEAR HER INTO CAPTIVITY.; lines 4086-4275 confidence: high
Lady Rogmo sends Arigon to check whether the Shiraigol Khans have departed; before crossing two streams he sees the Shiraigol hosts advancing, but an enemy arrow pierces his breast and he dies before raising an alarm.
Arigon is sent to investigate, sees the enemy advancing, and is struck down by an enemy arrow before he can turn back and warn the others.
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