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dived in the dark side. Night Eagle was amazed of the underwater beauty of that place. Small fish accompanied them and occasionally bit them. The water color was a light blue and amazingly clear. Light penetrating the cenote mixed with the water and gave it life of its own.

After a while, the basket was filled with fish and the two young men came to rest on the surface. Night Eagle told the boy that he came from distant lands and that he now was on his way back home. For its part the fisherman told him that he was called Marine Snake and lived on the coast, about a half day away to the north.

While preparing a grilled fish, the two boys were already friends. A stream of empathy from the outset joined them. Both felt as if they knew one another for a lifetime. Night Eagle realized he was very hungry when he began eating.

Marine Snake after preparing his fish with salt invited his new friend to visit Yucalpetén, his village which was in front of the sea. Very late at night they reached the small fishermen community and Marine Snake introduced his guest to his parents, who was respectfully received.

The next morning Marine Snake took his guest to the village authorities and asked for permission to have Night Eagle as his guest in the community. The Supreme Council questioned the stranger and realized that he was a warrior of the Lord of the darts of fire, so it was approved, taking the event as a good omen.

Marine Snake, as almost all young people of his community, had studied in Tulum, a city that was five days of navigation to the east. He had just finished his studies in the youth house and had returned to marry Morning star, a young girl he had been in love with from his teens.