The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Flying With The Stars

Sisa grabbed the queen’s hand and felt Kuyllur take hold of her another hand.

Then they were flying high over the night sky.

In the palpating light of the star she could see the land below them.

It was the first time she was not standing on it and she felt earth's yearning to have her in its safety.

And at that moment she was falling.

- Stupid child of the earth, Kuyllur chided her, you will rest safe on it when we arrive but meanwhile you must trust the wind, like your queen.

- Oh, I am a child of the wind and the air, the queen laughed and she rode over the clouds, I have always loved the land and its devotion to our people. But my heart belongs with the sky.

- I don’t know what happened, Sisa muttered, I didn't do anything.

Her magic had turned into a small mouse and hidden under her clothes, scared, just like she was.

Its heart beat against her skin at a terrifying speed and it whimpered in a high voice.

- You are a child of the land, the star laughed, and you need the earth for your magic to survive. But our travelling won’t take long, don’t worry. Nothing shall happen to you, I promise!

Sisa closed her eyes and concentrated on the touch of Kuyllur’s warm skin in her hand and the coolness of the queen’s touch.

Little by little the terrifying feeling of being lost with nothing to hold on to, all alone, without anyone else in the world, left her.

Her magic’s heartbeat became more regular and she started to enjoy the touch of the cool night air against her skin.

- Let go, the queen whispered into her ear, let the wind carry you. It really wants to!

And Sisa could feel how the wind tugged her hair and wanted to fly her off to the sky, towards the awaiting stars.

She relaxed her body and let it flow together with the air, riding the currents and not fighting against them.

She was flying!

With a star!

She opened her eyes to stare at Kuyllur, the magical brother.

To be continued....

This is the twenty-ninth 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

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

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

To read the twenty fifth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Time To Leave The Home

To read the twenty-sixth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - A Suitable Wife

To read the twenty-seventh part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Down In The Dungeons

To read the twenty-eight part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Savouring The Chicha

The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Savouring The Chicha

The jaguar men devoured the food and belched after the choice bits.

They picked their teeth and gnawed the bones; few lucky ones popped the eyes and sucked them noisily.

One man cracked a skull with his bare hands and munched the brains while his friends roared in laughter.

- What a fest, the leader raised a bone in his hand, you cook well, old woman. Would you want to cook the next feast for us too? The meat will be even better, I can promise.

- Do you mean those ugly, smelly men downstairs, Iluku shook her head, I don't think I could cook anything tasty from something that skinny and bad smelling. You better fatten them up first!

The kasike roared in laughter and smacked his hand on the table.

- That we shall do, he shouted, that we shall do! But now, bring us some of that delicious chicha of yours. I've been hankering for it since I smelled it earlier. It's a rare treat we get chunta chicha, since only human females know how to do it.

- Everyone has their uses, Iluku answered dryly.

- Oh, that is for certain, kasike laughed out again.

On his nod two men run to the kitchen and carried the vats of chicha out.

Iluku walked to the vat and took out her pilche, the little cup made of coconut shell was decorated with red and black seeds.

The chicha was ready, a special chicha that she had prepared with angel trumpet tree's leaves.

Leaves that we're sure to offer a good night sleep when smelled and unconsciousness when digested.

Ceremoniously she scooped the first portion of chicha and walked slowly towards the jaguar men’s kasike.

She offered the pilche to him and he took the first sip, savoring the taste.

Smiling he looked up and stared Iluku straight to her eyes.

- Delicious, kasike smacked his lips, just like chunta chicha should be!

- Enjoy, he roared to his men, and drank the cup full.

Starting with kacike Iluku offered a drink from her to pilche to each and every one of the jaguar men.

They all drank heavily and laughed, savoring the sweet, fermented taste of chicha.

To be continued....

This is the twenty-eighth 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

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

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

To read the twenty fifth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Time To Leave The Home

To read the twenty-sixth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - A Suitable Wife

To read the twenty-seventh part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Down In The Dungeons

The Queen With The Frozen Heart 10

A group of men appeared under the canopy of the leaves at the limit of the fields with the jungle.

The men carried long chonta spears and blow pipes wit poisonous darts.

All of them had different animals in their chakras that they had hunted and two of the men carried a pekari, a jungle's wild boar, between them.

We have arrived, the first man called and the rest followed him in a row.

All of them were strong men, muscled and fearsome warriors of the forest.

The children run around them, and laughed in high voices, the women greeted them with joy.

The group laid their eyes on the prince and silence grew in the village.

 Who is he, asked a man with blue parrot feathers in his hair and a puma by his side, who is he and why is he in our village.

I have come well, answered the prince and bowed his head.

The women grew silent and returned to their fires, the children ran away.

Rumi stepped ahead, I welcomed him, he answered quietly, he has come well, and he has drinked our chicha.

The men looked at the stranger surprised, there was no way to throw him away tonight, he had been given chicha already, and with it their welcome and hospitality.

Well, we must show the stranger that we are hospitable people and we know how to treat the strangers, the man with the puma answered.

 I am not a stranger, prince answered, I am Amarun, your prince, and I have come to seek men to help me to free my father, the king, from the hands of the jaguar men and the vultures in the North.

Everyone fell quiet.

Let us talk; an old man very much alike Rumi answered finally, let us talk and drink ayawaska, so we can know what we should.

Yes kuraka, the other men nodded; that is the best thing we can do.

Let us talk and drink ayawaska, the sacred drink, the man with the puma nodded.

I am Ukuku, he said, like the ocelot.

A good name for a fierce warrior and sage hunter, the prince thought.

This is our kuraka, Ukuku nodded at the old man, our wise man, the one who talks with the nature and the spirits.

I am kuraka, the man nodded; my name is Urku, like the mountain. And I rise above the other men in my quest for the good of our people.

I am Amarun, the prince answered, like the noble boa, wise and ancient. And I have his magic, together with him I can talk with the earth, the water, the fire and the air.

That is good, the old man nodded, that is how it should be.

Women, Ukuki barked, get the pekari and get some food coming for us.

The women run to take the meat from the men and to start cooking.

Issa, bring us chicha, Ukuki called, we shall talk and kuraka needs to get ayawaska ready to be able to spirit travel.

Yes father, Sisa stared at her toes and ran to do as her father had ordered.

She is kacike's daughter, Amarun thought looking at her sinuous form, descendant of a chief, a woman worthy of a leader.

To be continued...

This is the tenth part of the story.

If you want 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 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 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