My brother, if it is in your power to help me, do so I conjure you by the memory of our ancient friendship, and of all that we have suffered together.

Then a time may still come when I shall rule again in Anahuac, and you shall sit at my side.' I heard and my heart was stirred, for then, as to this hour, I loved Guatemoc as a brother.
'Go back,' I said, 'and find means to tell Guatemoc that if I can save him I will, though I have small hopes that way.

Still, let him look for me in the forests of Yucatan.' Now when Otomie heard of this promise of mine she was vexed, for she said that it was foolish and would only end in my losing my life.

Still, having given it she held with me that it must be carried out, and the end of it was that I raised five hundred men, and with them set out upon my long and toilsome march, which I timed so as to meet Cortes in the passes of Yucatan.

At the last moment Otomie wished to accompany me, but I forbade it, pointing out that she could leave neither her children nor her people, and we parted with bitter grief for the first time.
Of all the hardships that I underwent I will not write.