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lurked the guards. Fire Jaguar had already warned the warrior about these dangers. Because the Night Lord, sent his children to hunt down unsuspecting guards, whom attracted by strange noises, voices or images, moved away from the protective fire and never returned from the dark.

Soon the transporters team left the peninsula flat lands and began to climb mountains, each time growing in size and height.

The climate and vegetation began to change. The humid rainforest transformed into mid-mountain lush vegetation, the shade freshness from trees made the journey lighter. Night eagle body immediately registered the change. Something inside, recalled the trees and mountains.

After a few days the team left the mid-mountains and entered majestic forests. Immense pines, which saturated the hills and mountains, changed the weather completely. Cold air passed between the trees branches, making them sing and whistle. Night Eagle body became alert, as when someone recognizes an old song, very familiar.

The carriers were moving south, between mountain ranges oriented east west. They climbed steep roads, to reach the high tops, to immediately, start descending, reaching small streams that were at the bottom of the ravines, to again start climbing another peak.

In the midst of these remote and uninhabited Petén Mountains, a man appeared in the middle of the road. He was tall and wearing a headdress made from tanned skin, with the design of the head of a snake, formed by small Turquoise stones, attached to the skin and which together gave the idea of a splendid color mosaic, the snake eyes and fangs were highlighted in white. Crowned with beautiful quetzal feathers,