"By the protection of the Chief Divine! Family Head, your status is exalted, bearing the safety of the entire world! Even when performing the sacrificial dance for the Chief Divine and the ancestors, you must take care of yourself..."
"Indeed! Indeed! Your Highness, such a dangerous sacrificial rite is something even the royal ancestors would not wish to see... After all, you are the Supreme High Priest, the Venerable above all! ...Please, you must, must cherish your divine body!"
Under the grand pyramid of the Teotihuacan Holy City, Xiulote had an entirely relaxed smile, surrounded tightly by more than a dozen royal nobles. Guard Commander Ecatl was visibly tense, holding Xiulote's arm. Giant Bear Stanley, sweat pouring down him, stuttered as he spoke. He had never imagined that the honorable His Highness Xiulote would be so daring, showing no fear of death!
