"No, no, no. *YOU* shut up. You dont deserve respect just because youre the host. You stole 5 families that should be paying tribute to ME, not to mention the deers your hunters killed accidentally. I was letting them get fat, Eucaneme! They were not for you." Screamed Chunsica. "I agree with Chunsica, why should we ally with you? If anything we should ally *against* you. You never sent a messenger back thanking me for my generous gift. Clearly you dont respect us." Replied Raga. "Ha! Thats rich! Of course you would agree with Chunsica! You two teamed up to raid two of my villages! I refuse to join forces with him or you, Raga." Refuted Saymoso Eucanemes bohio was supposed to be a place of dialogue, where the four chieftains could reach an agreement to protect each other against the Panche menace, and Eucaneme as a host should be calm and wise. And he really was trying, but oh how he hated Chunsica. How dare he accuse him of stealing those families? They moved recently to one of the villages in the outskirts of his domain, he got notice about them just two days ago. And the deer? Hard to believe it as it may, it really was an accident. The hunters had been drinking that day and didnt notice when they crossed the big twin rocks of the west.
His wife touched his shoulder. A signal from her to maintain calm. But Chunsica wouldnt let him "Why so silent Eucaneme? Did the cuy eat your tongue? Or is it that your wife stole your manhood? That would explain why you only have one!" Said Chunsica with a smirk. "How dare you, you honor-less bastard? Are you trying to project your failings on me? Do you really think anyone here would believe that you have many wives but that their beauty is such that you can only be seen with one?" Said Eucaneme while getting closer to Chunsica Raga and Saymoso decided to take sides, with Raga insulting Eucaneme and Saymoso insulting Chunsica. The discussion reached its boiling point when Chunsica punched Eucanemes face. When the blood touched the soil, Eucaneme and Chunsicas wives disappeared. They were the only women inside the bohio, and Saymoso and Raga saw this as an opportunity to join in the fight. Were weapons permitted inside the bohio, death would have visited the chieftains that day. Water. Cold water. The chiefs were stunned. The cold water of the paramos bit them harder than any punch or kick. Looking down on them were Curima and Guana, respectively Eucaneme and Chunsica wives. They had a stern look on their faces, only interrupted by a furtive smile directed at each other. These were powerful and like-minded women. They were not just adornments or trophies of their husbands. They were counselors and their complements, and so; they acted as such. "Are you children?" Spoke the women in unison. "Our children, *YOUR* children are in danger, not even when they play inside the walls of the cities are they safe! I had to carry mine here to this city instead of leaving him with the other women because I felt unsafe!" Said Curima with her furrowed brows. "I dont think anyone is saying that any offense suffered should be ignored. You are men of honour and wrongs should be righted! But NOT NOW." Argued Guana. "We all face a common threat! And we cant rely on the help of the powerful lords of Muequet or Hunza, they are too busy playing at who is the biggest rooster in the coop!" Added Curima. "What will you do, captains of the Muisca? Will you fight, or let the Panches take whats yours?" Replied Guana
Still on the ground, covered in what now was cold bloody mud, all chiefs looked at each other and nodded. Eucaneme was the first to stand up, and offered his hand to Curima in help while Saymoso helped Raga. "Let us bury the hatchet For today at least. Then We shall see where the spirits guide us." Declared Eucaneme. Having said that, all chiefs agreed to form a temporary alliance, to defend their lands from the panches. They agreed to meet again the following day to discuss strategies and responsibilities. And then, one by one they left the bohio. The last one to leave was Chunsica, and before he could walk through the portal, Curima grabbed him and said: "Please accept my apologies, and an invitation to pass the night with us and share our food. Me and my husband would love to have you, and Id love your wifes company." "We accept." Replied Guana. Eucaneme and Chunsica shared an understanding stare and then laughed. Their feud was over.