: Journeyman Flavor Texts
: Told of the rearguard at Bagrada in 1158: 3Not a palm1s
: breadth free of wounds on his body, Five Moon Heron
: knelt to kiss the earth, and drawing strength from her
: rose to charge the thickest gathering of the enemy.
: 3Returning to the ruin Llancarfan had become in their
: absence, the emperor1s deathless Heron Guards each
: tore nine gold tiles from the palace wall, every one
: the weight of a grown man ... 2
: 3 ... and hanging these heavy plates about their neck in
: penance for being absent when most needed, the Guard
: disbanded, each of the hundred choosing a different
: path into the waste.2
One interesting note... "To kiss the earth" was an Aztec gesture of obeisance, consisting ok kneeling and pressing one's face to the ground. Yet another link between the Herons and the indigenous cultures of Central America.
William
