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JUAN FRANCISCO BLANCO
Close-by, however, they observed two very large humanlooking men sitting in front an enormous house, with walls made
of bamboo-like material. The roof seemed to be constructed of
thatched together palm fronds. The men were talking, and
roasting meat on an open pit fire.
“Should we act friendly, or shoot first and ask questions
later?” Tital whispered.
“Let’s try friendly first, just be open for anything.” Bardala
said as she moved forward to where the giants could see her.
Tital walked along beside Bardala, and shouted out, “HI! We
were just riding by and happened to smell your food. Do you
mind if we join you? We have some meat that we would like to
cook. My name is Tital, and this is Bardala.”
The two giants stood up, and waved to the strangers to come
and join them. The bearded giant said, “My name is Zocam, and
my brother’s name is Tabracan. We are from the group called
Tzultach. We knew that you were in the area, as Huracán sent a
messenger around to let us all know. Come, sit down and rest.
Our food is ready to eat, so please join us. We can roast your kill
while we talk.”