Prince Taak Ts'iikil
Taak Ts'iikil felt joy for the first time in a long time. He'd successfully taken the prisoners from Southland to Itza, and now they would be sacrificed.
He'd start with that woman with the sand-colored hair who had dared to question him. Teach her a lesson about impudence.
There was a spring in his step as he climbed the long stairs of the temple, seeking the priestesses, telling them they had fresh sacrifices for the gods.
Ixchel had to be pleased with his actions. It had been too long since their last sacrifice. One on this scale would surely bring water back to the desert.
It would surely bring the Jade Star from Athering, and that was what the Nine Kingdoms needed.
At the top of the stairs he stopped to breathe, looking at the city of Itza.
Itza, the seat o
