The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Time To Leave The Home

Silently the warriors passed under the canopy of the giant trees.

The early morning sun shone golden through the leaves.

The men warmed themselves in its rays while walking from the waterfall to the jaguar men’s cave.

 Their magic fluttered in the air, jumped from tree to tree and skulked behind the green growth of the forest floor.

The vats of chicha were heavy on their backs but they trudged on.

They have promised Iluku to have everything ready for her at the cave’s mouth by the night fall.

The walk was long but they did not falter.

It was not in their nature.

Nor was to care about the cold or the heat, the insect bites or the sun in their eyes.

They were warriors and their skills were needed, tonight.

Sisa stared at the sun’s play on the river.

She had not been able to forget Amarun or shake the feeling of threat.

The village was quiet, everyone worried about the faith of their men.

What had happened after they left?

Why had not they returned with the snakes?

Her magic had finally taken the shape of an ocelot.

Small, but fierce and dangerous, feline hunter.

Not something that the village was accustomed to see as a female’s guardian.

It purred and pushed its head against Sisa’s feet, trying to calm her down.

- My soul can’t rest, she petted the magic, not until I know what happened.

- And you won’t be able to rest then either, her magic answered her.

It had gotten its voice as soon as it had chosen a definitive form.

- What do you mean, Sisa’s voice trembled.

- You will only want to help, the magic laughed, you say that you will be at rest when you know what has happened. But when you do, you won’t be at rest until you can help and make everything right. That is your nature, embrace it.

She shook her head.

It was not a female’s place to change the world.

Her place was at home, taking care of the hearth.

- It is time you accept who you are, her magic demanded, you cannot keep hiding and living here anymore. Not with a magic like this.

Sisa looked around her.

She saw the worried faces of the women, the silent looks and eyes evaluating her.

Their backs so eloquently shown to her.

The way the women huddled together, closing their circle and shutting her out.

- You don’t belong here anymore, the magic repeated, and they all know it.

- What am I to do, Sisa bursted and then drew a shuddering breath.

- You know it, the magic shook its head, take your things and find the queen. She is the only one who can help you!

Inside the cave the king roamed in his cell.

He could hear his men, their desperate sobs when they remembered their homes and families.

There was no more hope, nothing to look forward to.

- Tonight, the jaguar kasike had told them, tonight we feast. And you will be our main course.

To be continued... 

This is the twenty fifth part of the story.

To read the first part of the story, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 1  

To read the second part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 2 

To read the third part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 3. 

To read the fourth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 4. 

To read the fifth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 5.

To read the fourteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 14

To read the sixth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 6

To read the seventh part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 7

 To read the eight part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 8

To read the ninth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 9

To read the tenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 10

To read the eleventh part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 11

To read the twelth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 12

To read the thirteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 13

To read the fifteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 15

To read the sixteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 16

To read the seventeenth part, go to the The Queen With The Frozen Heart 17

To read the eighteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 18

To read the nineteenth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 19

To read the twentieth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart 20

To read the twenty first part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - The Night Of The Black Moon

To read the twenty second part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - To The Enchanted Night

If you wish to read the twenty third part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - At The Mouth Of The Cave

If you wish to read the twenty fourth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - The Visiting Star