This story takes place in the early 16th Century; a time when the world seemed to be expanding at an almost exponential rate. It occurs in South America in a land known as Maya: this is not a tale of what was, but rather, a story of what might have been if I had been in charge of that era. The main character, Cuauht moc, is born in a small village in the northwestern part of Maya: the story line follows his life from birth, through birdman-school,...