"War with The Natives in The Temple”
A few days later, after all the blood rites in the temple had ended, the people around it dispersed. Only the most ruthless native Maya soldiers remained around the temple, protecting it with their spears. In Mayan, the protection of temples was one of the most important sacred tasks, and the most ruthless and large natives were chosen for this job. These warrior natives guarded the Ququlcan Temple in this way in shifts, respectively, with two separate shifts of vigils, day and night.
Garcia and Bruno, leaving the women in a safe zone inside the forest after the rites had finished, spoke to their soldiers and slowly advanced towards the area where the temple was located, along with their weapons. At the time of any attack, they would first make a pre-
