Casca 10: the Conquistador
“They have defeated the Tlaxcalans without the loss of a man and have made them their servants, adding the forces of the Tlaxcalan to their own. They have only yesterday destroyed Cholula, putting its people to the sword when they resisted them." Moctezuma nearly wept as his chamberlain continued his tale of woe. "Oh, my king, they are the most terrible beings, with their strange weapons of thunder and fire and their small bows that can send an arrow completely through the body of a strong man a...nd have enough power to kill another behind him. My lord, they must be gods.
"The Cholutecas resisted them, as they have long been enemies of the Tlaxcalans. They put their faith in the god Quetzalcoatl. They made magic and cast spells and sent warnings to these ‘gods’ to pass them by, for they were not as weak as the sodomite Tlaxcalans, who are now no more than women for the use of the ‘gods.’ " His chamberlain shivered with the impact of his own words. "They were very brave, my king, to resist with such courage those from the sea.MoreLess
"The Cholutecas resisted them, as they have long been enemies of the Tlaxcalans. They put their faith in the god Quetzalcoatl. They made magic and cast spells and sent warnings to these ‘gods’ to pass them by, for they were not as weak as the sodomite Tlaxcalans, who are now no more than women for the use of the ‘gods.’ " His chamberlain shivered with the impact of his own words. "They were very brave, my king, to resist with such courage those from the sea.MoreLess
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