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The name used to describe Terrans who have been impregnated with eggs by a Tlic mate.
N’Tlic Quotes in Bloodchild
The Bloodchild quotes below are all either spoken by N’Tlic or refer to N’Tlic. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“I saw them eat a man.” He paused. “It was when I was little. I had been to the Hartmund house and I was on my way home. Halfway here, I saw a man and a Tlic, and the man was N’Tlic. The ground was hilly. I was able to hide from them and watch. The Tlic wouldn’t open the man because she had nothing to feed the grubs. The man couldn’t go any further and there were no houses around. He was in so much pain, he told her to kill him. He begged her to kill him. Finally, she did. She cut his throat. One swipe of one claw. I saw the grubs eat their way out, then burrow in again, still eating.”
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N’Tlic Term Timeline in Bloodchild
The timeline below shows where the term N’Tlic appears in Bloodchild. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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...holds the door as she carries an unconscious man inside, saying that the man is N’Tlic. T’Gatoi starts stripping the man’s clothing off and orders Gan to run and call for...
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...when he was little, he was walking home when he saw a Tlic and an N’Tlic. The man needed the grubs taken out of his body, but the Tlic refused because...
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