A thousand miles east of the Apa Plain, in the Lake Capital City of Tenochtitlan, there was a secluded manor to the south of the city.
The sun was setting in the west, and Lake Texcoco shimmered with the light of the waves. The prayers of the evening echoed throughout the entire Capital City, reaching into the underground chamber of the manor. The emblem of the Sun Hummingbird stood erect in the dark chamber, casting a faint glow under the dim candlelight. In the shadowy confines of the chamber, several figures sat encircling another figure, and the lengthy questioning continued.
"...you said last time that the King in the north has a huge Bronze Beast, that, once ignited with fire, can launch stone balls and emit smoke, smashing any target in front of it?"
An icy voice asked calmly. Each word in that voice was steadily calm, devoid of personal emotion.
