He was about to say something else when he saw Esmeralda. He stared at her for a moment. He didn't remember anyone coming with them last time. He straightened up and walked over to her.
"Hello. And who might you be?" He took her hand and kissed it. She jerked it away and wiped it on her dress. She had a disgusted look on her face. There was something about him that just creeped her out.
"Only you could make a high priest act like that," Tulio said.
"I am not a high preist anymore. I have seen the evil I have done. Why else would they let me back in here?"
"Oh, I don't know. Maybe because you threatened them with your giant jaguar!" Miguel looked like he was going to punch him in the face.
"Giant jaguar?" Esmeralda whispered to Tulio.
"I'll tell you later..." He was focused on trying not to kill Tzekle Kan.
"I told you not to be alarmed. He said he was a better man. I, as well as the rest of the city, have offered him a second chance, but he is no longer our high preist." The chief was trying to convince them to calm down. It worked somewhat, but Tulio still looked like he could hurt someone.
Esmeralda put her hand on his shoulder. He looked down at her.
"Calm down, Tulio. Everything's fine." He started to relax.
"If he's not the high priest, then who is?" Miguel asked.
"Not a priest. A priestess. She came to our city a year ago, and she is now our priestess."
"Who is she?" Esmeralda was kind of excited. She wanted another girl to talk to. She had been on a ship with two men for three days!
"Her name is Pocahontas."
Miguel snapped his head up. His eyes went wide and his jaw dropped.
"D-did you say P-Pocahontas?" His face was white and he started sweating on his forehead.
"Miguel. Don't have a heart attack. It might not be the same one." Tulio was trying to keep him from passing out.
"Oh yeah, because Pocahontas is such popular name." Esmeralda said. Tulio nudged her in her side.
Before they could say anything else, someone else came through the crowd. The people around them started clearing a path as she walked towards them. Pocahontas was standing in front of them.