Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen

"That cougar talking to you?" Manco's eyes flashed suspicion and surprise. "Be quiet, Manco..." Paul reminded his brother softly.While everyone in the quad was asleep, Ana Maya squinted her blue eyes. "I did not see the appearance of the man who spoke to me, Manco. Whether it was a man or a puma, I cannot tell you. But the voice was indeed that of your father, Vanya Capac, and I recognized it immediately, Although this time his voice was louder than when he took my hand and talked." "My father touched you?" "He was very old at the time, and he was sick... He made me look up at him."

"So you're just looking at him?" Manco was very surprised, his eyes were full of innocence, and Ana Maya couldn't help laughing.Manco was older than her, but mentally and spiritually, she was more mature than Manco, because she had accumulated many heavy experiences earlier in her life. "Yes, I saw the Inca," she whispered narrowly, "and I didn't die. Or I died once and came back to this world." "But where is his mummy? Where is it?" "I don't know. Maybe in the temple. Sorry, I really don't know..." "That's a secret, it's best not to bother to expose it." Paul regretted.

"What does it matter?" Anna Maya said with a smile. "Isn't it important to let your father return to the temple and stay with his son and ancestors? Isn't this the only element to maintain harmony in the empire?" Manco nodded in agreement, but the two brothers remained silent, as if guessing the meaning of a similar miracle.Afterwards, Paul said tenderly: "We're leaving tomorrow." "So fast? Why?" "After all that has happened," Manco said, "our people have decided to leave early in order to join Huascar in Cusco..."

"It seems to me that your elder brother Huascar is impatient and anxious to become the only king as soon as possible." Paul smiled, but Manco remained silent.He touched the shiny skin on Anna Maya's arm tenderly like an elder brother. "After he learns your skills," he whispered, "you will be with him. He will start a war for it..." "For me? That's crazy!" "No, you can come and go from world to world, our father speaks to you, advises you - it is because you are by his side that Atahualpa has such great powers... Huascal can't stand it. "

"Yes," Paul quietly joined. "When necessary, you would rather turn into ashes than leave him!" "Vera Omar has already told me." Anna Maya replied in a low voice. A stone suddenly fell from the inner courtyard, and they jumped up in fright. "Someone is eavesdropping on us!" Paul whispered. In an instant, the eyes of the three people were all looking at the dark and empty night outside the house.Afterwards, Manco shrugged and added some charcoal to the brazier. "The three of us must never be seen together," Annamaya murmured. "At this moment, anything can be suspicious! Maybe it's Gujapa!"

"Don't mention that man!" Manco muttered, his eyes glowing like flames burning upwards. "No matter what happens, Paul and I will protect you and never let him hurt you." "Didn't you promise us to be our forever friend?" Paul asked affectionately. "Yes, I am your friend." Anna Maya's voice couldn't be softer, and countless emotions were entangled in her stomach. "But you know very well that we are not of the same ethnic group. If someone sees you with me, in the future, those Cuzco people will probably accuse you of treason."

"Then," retorted Manco, taking her hand over his heart, "we will still say you are our friend, because you are the one whom our father, Vanya Capac, trusted." He didn't look at Anna Maya, and after hesitating for a while, he continued: "Also, because you are beautiful, we all like you..." "Look!" Paul exclaimed. The fire in the brazier burst into flames and burned over the rim of the clay pot that held the charcoal.On the brick wall painted with ochre-red lime, several strange, elongated, living shadows danced.Ana Maya immediately saw what Paul was showing them with his finger.It was the shadow of a small bird, which seemed to be dancing, and one could clearly see its neck, beak, and head, and its arched, pointed wings.It's a big vulture!Yes, the miniature shadow of a great vulture soaring high in the sky beside the moon-god Mama Kira!

"Take care of us, vulture," Anamaya murmured to it with outstretched hands. "Protect us, and bless you to spread your wings forever." "Prince Atahualpa!" The blouse worn by Andi Panla is made of the finest wool material, allowing people to see the outline of her plump and pointed breasts at a glance.Excitement flashed in her dark eyes as she stepped forward, and she stood at the door of the Inca bedroom with her head bowed. Atahualpa gestured to the man who wanted to chase her away.The guard immediately bowed and stepped back into the inner courtyard where the fountain could be heard gurgling.

The furnishings in the bedroom are more magnificent than those in the temple: gold and silver curtains, tapestries woven from blue, purple and light yellow feathers, colorful carpets, etc.; Figurines representing a man, woman and alpaca.There are also some terracotta figurines, beautifully painted, imitating warriors holding maces.On the wall on the left is a gown decorated with tiny golden checkered patterns, and on a low table below is a wine glass in the shape of a puma head, with a small nose and a large open mouth filled with water. Chicha.The swaying flames on several torches illuminated the ferocious golden fangs on the wine glass, as if the whole painted wooden jug was alive and ready to bite someone at any time.

Lying on an alpaca blanket, hugging two women on the left and right, the upper body is only covered by a black and white checkered gown, and Atahualpa rests his head on his elbow.Such an ordinary posture, coupled with his bald head and only a turban on his forehead, did not detract from the authoritative and noble outline of his face.One can barely see the gold earrings on his torn earlobes. It wasn't supposed to be, but Anti Panla couldn't bear to look at his face for a few more seconds before bowing his head in greeting.She didn't know which one attracted her more, this beautiful place, or the man's eyes?He's so handsome with such perfect lips...

"What's the matter, Antti Panla?" he asked lazily. "I have something to tell you, my great prince." "In the middle of the night, when I rest? I'm exhausted! The days are long and dull. You'll be whipped if you bother me with nothing, proud girl." Anti Panla's smile is full of ambiguity: "You just like my pride, great prince, I can prove it to you without waiting for dawn..." Her deep voice and the exaggerated swing of her hips when she kneeled was always exciting.Atahualpa immediately guessed what was on her mind. He stroked the face of a young girl lying beside him with his right hand, gliding his fingertips over her bare shoulders, touching her young breasts lightly.He smiled and ordered: "Go to your mother, I want to be alone with my concubine." The two girls immediately got up and left the bed.Afterwards, several court ladies immediately took cloths to cover their naked bodies, and at this moment, there were whispers from all around.After the room returned to calm again, Atahualpa sat upright on the bed, faced Anti Panla squarely, and said: "Come here, woman." Antipanla pretended to be shy and sat down on his lap on purpose so that she could touch him closer.She even lowered her head on the straw mat, took Atahualpa's left hand, and kissed the sun ring he wore on his ring finger.Her body was covered with fragrant carnation ointment, and her cheeks were rubbed with whitening wolfberry lotion.Whether it was true or not, she was short of breath.There was a voracious need in her that matched the ferocity of the cougar-headed goblet. He swiftly undid the belt that fastened the loose alpaca sweater on Antti Panla, and a piece of red fabric slid down.She is naked, with her head bowed. Atahualpa stood still, admiring her silky flawless skin, while she stood upright again, reached out to pick up the wine glass on the low table, and handed it to the prince. While he was gulping down the chicha and stroking the puma's golden tusks with his fingertips, Antti Panla took the opportunity to slip into the bed and wrap himself tightly in a straw mat. "You're right," Atahualpa sighed after finishing the jug of chicha, "it doesn't have to wait until dawn." Antti Panla put his hands inside the checkerboard gown and gently caressed Atahualpa's smooth chest. "Prince, I came here specially to serve you, and I want to tell you something you don't know!" "Something I don't know? What is it?" "She betrayed you." Hypnotized by alcohol, Atahualpa half-closed his eyes, his eyes were dull, and his face was expressionless.He aimed the cougar's golden tusks at Antti Panla's forehead. "As far as you know, who would dare to betray me?" "The blue-eyed girl. I was surprised to see her with Manco and Paul, the two sons of your brother Huascar. I heard them say that she was going to tell her what the only king said to her on the eve of his death. That was revealed to Huascar and the Cuzco people." Atahualpa paused for a moment, but did not respond.He withdrew his upper body just to avoid Anti Panla's touch.After that, with a vigorous flick of his wrist, he threw the wine glass at the little table. "Just for this matter, so you are in a hurry to see me tonight?" Anti Panla instinctively hugged her chest, lowered her head, and stepped back: "I am loyal to you, Prince! I speak the truth." Atahualpa cups the concubine's beautiful face with extraordinary tenderness.He carefully looked at her sexy lips, slender cheeks and curly eyelashes, and then with the tip of his thumb, he gently lifted the closed eyelids of Andy Pan An. "You must help me, Antti Panla," he murmured. "All the help you need..." "If you dare to interfere with my father Vanya Kapac's holy will, I will send you to hell before I die. Do you understand?" Anti Panla's face turned pale immediately, and he panicked involuntarily.She tried to free himself from his strong hands, and Atahualpa's tender embrace became brutal. "Prince, I am here today purely to serve you!" "You have only one way to serve me, woman, only one way." Anti Panla opened his big round eyes full of horror. Atahualpa let her go, slipped one hand over the concubine's exquisite naked body, and then grabbed her again, using the sun ring on his hand to draw thin scars on her dark pointed breasts , a small drop of blood oozed from it.Anti Panla closed her eyes tightly, endured the pain, and did not dare to move, until Atahualpa suddenly bent down, stuck out her tongue, and licked her wound. At this time, the entire inner courtyard was silent, only the slight sound of water flowing from a few fountains.The erratic light and shadow on the torch tore a small hole in the dark night. They stopped talking, and now only heard each other's rapid breathing, sometimes high and sometimes low. Atahualpa enjoys, exhilarates and indulges.He didn't see the tears streaming down the face of Andi Panla while smiling excitedly, each drop was full of hatred.