Part 3, The Eagle's Gift, Chapter 10, The Nagual's Party of Warriors Summary and Analysis

When Carlos' time comes to meet Don Juan's warriors, he shifts awareness to the left and is warned that they may do anything except kill him. They are replicas of his benefactor's party, the women fierce and the men powerful. Warned to expect a "head-on conclusion," Carlos is apprehensive and curious. Don Juan dispenses with ritual but insists on an omen—a traffic stop. They observe the traditional order: south, east north, and west,. In central Mexico, they approach a rural house, guarded by two massive women, identical except that one is dark-skinned and one light. The latter is Cecilia, a dreamer; the former is Delia, a stalker. Inside, Carlos meets Don Juan's courier Emilito, a slender, radiant "old child," and Teresa...