The tides rise and fall, and the singing continues throughout the night. The following day in Feathered Serpent City, the sacred celebrations are still ongoing. Totonac nobility erect small altars in front of their manors, offering large bowls of gold grains, heaps of silver ingots, shining pearls, colorful shells, stacked flowers...and the gemstones most favored by the divine, especially turquoise, symbolizing wisdom and immortality.
"Eh? These gemstones...these green gemstones..."
The old militia widened his aged eyes, carefully observing the bustling market. Every New Year's celebration is also an auspicious day for markets in villages within dozens of miles, making it the busiest trading day in the city-state.
