THE MYSTERY OF BELICENA VILLCA / EDITION 2022 2022 / Official English Version | Page 303

The Mistery of Belicena Villca a shower of arrows began to fall on the intruders . Covering Violante , and followed by the infantrymen , the five Lords of Tharsis charged the cavalry upon the mass of indians pouring through the gates of the fortress ; however , although the Sevillian blades caused great mortality among the aborigines , their amount was so great that they soon had to retreat towards the central houses . At Lito ' s orders , the Lords of Tharsis dismounted and ran more than in a hurry to seek shelter .
In a house devoid of any defense , surrounded only by a mud wall two cubits high , were Lito de Tharsis , Violante , Roque , the two friars , an indian , and the five horses . Through a trapezoidal opening they watched how a chilling number of indigenous people had cornered them in a trap with no exit . They called out to the other Noyo , Guillermo , who finally answered from an adjoining house , where he would seek protection with the rest of the troop . He was wounded in the leg , something that could be fatal due to the poison that the indians put in the tips of their arrows , and he warned that three of the soldiers had died , as well as the two indian servants , and two horses . No one imagined how they were going to get out of such a tight situation , when an abrupt silence was made on the aboriginal side . The Lords of Tharsis looked up and watched as the indians respectfully stepped aside to make way for a character dressed in brightly colored woolen fabrics and the head touched with a bonnet-shaped cap , from which hung white and red feathers . He was coming seated on a litter carried by eight men and brought an stone ax in his hand ; a group of indians , who were also distinguished by their clothing , and had obvious authority over the warriors , walked on the sides of the vehicle .
At a safe distance from the invaders ' asylum , the curious caravan halted and the occupant of the bunk dropped to the ground , preparing to deliberate with his companions : without a doubt they were discussing how to finish as soon as possible with the Spanish . They were there when the cry of Lito de Tharsis thundered leaving everyone nailed in place . He had rushed outside in a moment , without a helmet , with the blond head uncovered and the Wise Sword , to which he had removed the ribbon to display the Stone of Venus , raised aloft , while he would utter in a thunderous voice :
– Apachicoj Atumuruna ! – Apachicoj Atumuruna ! – Purihuaca Voltan guanancha unanchan huañuy ! Pucará Tharsy !
The newcomers fell silent in surprise , but after looking at each other they immediately shouted in turn :
– Huancaquilli Aty ! – Huancaquilli Aty ! And then , trembling , like seized by a shiver of terror , that of the litter exclaimed : – Huancaquilli Aty unanchan huañuy ! – Huancaquilli Aty unanchan huañuy !
Hearing these words , all the indians took a few steps back , widening the clearing formed in front of the refuge of the Spaniards . Lito de Tharsis had returned to the house as surprisingly as he had burst into the scene and he watched , safely , the reaction of the natives . – What did you say to him ? --asked one of the friars . – I don ' t know exactly --Lito answered-- . They are words that the Stone of Venus told me in the Secret Cavern . I think they refer to the site that we must go . Suddenly , I had the conviction that I should communicate them to our attackers . And you see the result : they seem to know their meaning .
At that moment , the bunk , with the strange occupant , was moving away quickly , while the Guechas , since they were Muisca warriors , sat on the floor for the most part . They didn ' t stop looking towards the shelter of the Spaniards , not for an instant , the spears and arrows ready to attack ; and in their
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