The Book of Temples Chapter 45

The farms were now safe, Lord of Feasts thwarted yet new threats were arriving. New people wandered into the forest seeking the hidden city. They claimed it was known that secret beauty dwelt within this dark forest. Though rumors were true, they could not describe the city’s full majesty. Lady of Rain’s folk, weak to flattery, allowed the strangers to stay. They granted them leave to freely explore and witness the many sights. The glorious trees and shimmering homes adorned with flowering jewels, glistening fountains and marble walkways wended through sun blessed plazas. The visitors failed to maintain this trust, betrayed immediately. The fawning people turned to thievery. Pleasant demeanor was false. Raiding galleries, they burgled sculptures, and seized many great paintings. The temple ransacked its treasures taken, wondrous objects of gold. People accosted and pushed to the ground, their jewelry was stolen. Nobody was slain. The thieves were too quick. They only wanted riches.…