This
warrior has known battles and blows. But what have we here? Look, O
Inca, _Yuti_, _Quilla_, and _Chasca_, set one above the other, though
_Chasca_ is almost hidden by a hurt. Oh! my fosterling, O my Prince whom
I nursed at these withered breasts, are you come back from the dead to
take your own again? O Kari of the Holy Blood; Kari the lost who is Kari
the found!"
Then sobbing and muttering she threw her arms about him and kissed him.
Nor did he shame to kiss her in return, there before them all.
"Restore his garments to the royal Prince," said Upanqui, "and bring
hither the Fringe that is worn by the Inca's heir."
It was produced without delay by the high-priest Larico, which told
me at once that all this scene had been prepared. Upanqui took it from
Larico, and beckoning Kari to him, with the priest's help bound it about
his brow, thereby acknowledging him and restoring him as heir-apparent
to the Empire. Then he kissed him on the brow and Kari knelt down and
did his father homage.
After this they went away together accompanied only by Larico and two
or three of the councillors of Inca blood and as I learned from Larico
afterwards, told each other their tales and made plans to outwit, and if
need were to destroy, Urco and his faction.
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