Still, speak, Teule, and swiftly.' 'I have little to say, lord.

If the princess Otomie is willing to wed me, I am willing to wed her,' I answered, and thus in the moment of my danger all my doubts and scruples vanished.

As Cuitlahua had said, it was easy to guess the choice of one set between death and Otomie.
She heard and looked at me warningly, saying in a low voice: 'Remember our words, Teule.

In such a marriage you renounce your past and give me your future.' 'I remember,' I answered, and while I spoke, there came before my eyes a vision of Lily's face as it had been when I bade her farewell.

This then was the end of the vows that I had sworn.