Part VII, Section 2, P. 511 to P. 584 Summary

Mixtli returns to Tenochtítlan, to his newly-built home and his wife. Ahúitzotl receives Mixtli and is presented with another quartz crystal. Mixtli tells the ruler about the opportunity to garrison Xoconócho on the southern coast. A small garrison can protect the area and make it part of the Empire. Mixtli admires his beautiful new house, including two floors and a rooftop garden. The slaves are taught good manners at a school run by Cozcatl. Mixtli is inducted into the order of the Eagle Knights, while the ruler's nephew, Motecuzóma is sent to establish the new garrison at Xoconócho.

Mixtli and Zyanya go on a mission to steal a piece of the precious hard metal of the Purempecha. They lure the ruler there with the Lady Pair, a pair...