On the following day Kari was established in a house of his own that was
more of a fortress than a palace, for it was built of great stones with
narrow gates, and surrounded by an open space. Upon this space, as a
guard, were encamped all those who had deserted to him in the battle of
the Field of Blood, who had returned to Cuzco from the camp of Huaracha
now that Kari was accepted as the royal heir. Also other troops who were
loyal to the Inca were stationed near by, while those who clung to Urco
departed secretly to that town where he lay sick. Moreover, proclamation
was made that on the day of the new moon, which the magicians declared
to be auspicious, Kari would be publicly presented to the people in
the Temple of the Sun as the Inca's lawful heir, in place of Urco
disinherited for crimes that he had committed against the Sun, the
Empire, and the Inca his father.
"Brother," said Kari to me, for so he called me now that he was an
acknowledged Prince, when I went to meet him in his grandeur, "Brother,
did I not tell you always that we must trust to our gods? See, I have
not trusted in vain though it is true that dangers still lie ahead of
me, and perhaps civil war.
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