The jaguar men lay around the cave, snoring and
drooling.
Iluku grabbed an ear and twisted it.
She yanked a piece of fur.
But the two men only moved lazily.
The first one tried to scratch behind his ear and fell
down to the floor where he continued to snore even louder.
Finally she was happy.
A pilche of chicha under her arm she marched towards
the entrance.
- Take the big bowl, she commanded her husband, the
one that is full!
The passage under the mountain was dark and damp.
They were moving further and further inside the rock
and the earth, away from the air and the open sky.
She could feel the weakness in her bones.
Just like an old, rheumatic woman would.
When they finally reached the dungeons she was limping
and holding her back in pain.
- Do you really have to keep your prisoners all the
way back here, she groused at the guards, at least get someone younger to bring
you your chicha! Do you think that I’m a maid born just day before yesterday to
be walking down all those passages!
- If you wish I can save you the trouble of walking
back, one of the guards growled showing his teeth, I don’t think Kasike minds
if we have one more or less closed in behind the bars.
- Wouldn’t you just love that, Iluku hissed at the
guard, but I’ll just ask who’ll make you chicha then?
- Stop bothering her, another guard warned the first
one, I’ve been hankering that chicha since she first came here.
- Don’t think that I’ll take just anything woman, the
first jaguar man’s hackles were up, but a big pilche of chicha would help to
forgive you.
- Then that is exactly what I’ll give you, Iluku held
her pilche out and let the guard drink it all up.
She smiled at the guard and nodded, that’s the way to
do it. Give me more old man, so I can offer chicha to the other fine warriors here.
She let everyone of the jaguar men drain his cup and
then stayed to talk with them for a while.
Little by little the warriors eyelids started to droop
and they fell into sleep and onto the floor.
To be continued...
This is the thirtyfirst 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 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
To read the twenty-ninth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Flying With The Stars
To read the thirthieth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - The Monster Awakens
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
To read the twenty-ninth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - Flying With The Stars
To read the thirthieth part, go to The Queen With The Frozen Heart - The Monster Awakens
