Mayan December
“Hun Kan’s mud baskets were nearly empty, and Ah Bahlam still hadn’t seen the jaguar again. Julu flew above them, always staying nearby.They had found one pool so far today, a small rushing sliver of water beside a thickening in the animal trail they followed, the lips of an underground river kissing the sky.“We’ll be late,” Hun Kan said.Yes. They should be arriving tonight, and have two full days of preparation before the equinox. “If we get there at all.”A human call floated through the jungle.... He stopped, feeling Hun Kan stop beside him. Bandits? Or the people-of-unrest? Monkeys chattered above him and Julu fluffed his feathers, muttering softly in the language of birds.Hun Kan took his arm, and he looked into her eyes, finding a trace of fear, but more of determination. He smiled to see it, happy she was the one who had been spared to accompany him. A fierce companion.It was hard to tell the direction the single voice had come from. They could stop, but waiting might not avoid any enemies.MoreLess
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