And pass the houses of the stars by night.
They shall find me only in the Morning Star.
But those that will not follow, must not peep. Peeping, they will lose their sight, and lingering, they will fall very lame.’
He stood a moment in silence, gazing with dark brows at the crowd. Then he dropped his arm, and turned. The big doors of the church opened, revealing a dim interior. Ramón entered the church alone. Inside the church, the drum began to beat. The guard of Quetzalcoatl slowly filed into the dim interior, the scarlet guard of Huitzilopochtli filed into the yard of the church, taking the place of the guard of Quetzalcoatl. Cipriano remained in the gateway of the churchyard. His voice rang out clear and military.
‘Hear me, people. You may enter the house of Quetzalcoatl. Men must g
