"Five... five thousand miles?!..."
The old Militia, Chiwaco, trembled all over, even his voice was shaking.
"Five thousand miles to the East... wouldn't that be... the endless Eastern Sea?"
Puap showed surprise; in ancient myths, the Eastern Sea was tumultuous, inhabited by terrifying sea creatures, the final place where the Feathered Serpent Divine departed.
"Ah!... the homeland in the East, the ancestors' dwelling, and the Serpent Island in the sea..."
The Mayan merchant, Tikalo, showed changing expressions, nostalgia surfacing in his heart. He was only a naive child when his parents took him away from the homeland, Tutulxiu-Mayapan, and now it has already been over forty years.
"Hmm. Tikalo, do you remember? You once presented me with two gems from the Eastern Snake Island in the Lake Capital City! Those two gems attracted and repelled each other, born from the cluster of black hard stones..."
