I do not trust yonder Larico, who has always
been my enemy and Urco's friend."
"I think he is his own friend first," I answered, "who knows that if
Urco recovers he will kill him, because he has taken the part of your
father, Upanqui, in their quarrels, and suspects him."
"I am not sure," said Kari. "Yet something must be risked. Did I not
tell you when we were sailing down the English river that we must put
faith in our gods, yes, afterwards also, and more than once? And did not
the gods save us? Well, now again I trust to my god," and drawing out
the image of Pachacamac, which he wore round his neck, he kissed it,
then turning, bowed and prayed to the Sun.
"I will come with you," he said, when he had finished his devotions, "to
live to be Inca, or to die, as the Sun decrees."
So he came and with him some of his friends, captains of those who had
deserted to him in the battle. But the five thousand soldiers, or those
who were left of them, did not come as yet because they feared lest they
should be set upon and butchered by the regiments of Urco.
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