Fede sat forward in his seat. He was looking a little less shaky now, and was completely engrossed in what Vargas was saying. "Amazing," he said, glancing up at me. "Vargas and Guzman were two of the most powerful sacerdotes in the Temple of the Sun. Imagine—one bacab killing another." His voice dripped with sarcasm, as if Azzie priests were known to betray one another frequently. Then I remembered his bias. Vargas—or other priests who followed the Path of the Sun—had been responsible for the death of Fede’s teammate and close friend. But from what I’d seen and heard so far, Fede’s impression of the Azzie priesthood was bang on.