As he neared the corner where his house was, the tiny cub came face to face with a chariot being driven by one of the invaders. The horses, carrying torches in their mouths, kicked at him.
“Out of our way boy,” said the dog in the chariot. Ahuizotl ran past them when he heard the calls of Amoga, his panther cub. The dog in the chariot took a torch from one of the horses and set fire to the rafters of the house. He smiled and commanded his guards to get going. “Kitty cats and fire don’t jell well, don’t they boys?”