The funeral was over. Except for Chimamla, the members of the family were standing on Atlatl's grave.
"Now the funeral is over, what are we going to do now?", Totlcotl asked.
"Let's hunt for the crest!", Metztli exclaimed.
"Yes!", Eztli agreed.
"No!", Acalan countered.
"Brother, don't you care about our family history?", Totlecotl asked, defending his daughter and his nephew.
"It may be an object to signify our family's history, but I will not revolve my life around an ancient artifact that will be hard to find"
"It does not hurt if we try"
"Please, Dad, let's try", Eztli pleaded.
"Alright, you, 3, may start, but I will not join you", Acalan concluded, and he walked from them.
Chimamla chased her husband.
"I want to join you, but Acuecuyoticihuati needs someone to assist her, and I doubt her other son will volunteer", Chautico explained. "The important thing is you will not forget about calling me".
"You never needed to remind me", Totlecotl said.
Then, Chautico followed Acalan and Chimamla. When Eztli, Metztli, and Totlecotl remained, they looked at the clue:
QEB CFKXI ZIRB FP FKPFAB QEB EBXA LC QEB IXAV TEL ELIAP QEB QLOZE LC COBBALJ.
"Alright, does anyone have an idea how to solve it?", Metztli asked.
"We will go to the library", Totlecotl answered. "Perhaps, Gabriella can help us"
Therefore, the trio went to the library.
"Good morning, Gabriella", Totlecotl greeted. "Can you help us?"
"What kind of book are you looking for?", Garbriella asked.
"We are not looking for the book"
Totlecatl gently put the clue on the table. "Can you help us to decode it?", he asked.
Gabriella sighed. "Because I am Mexico City's famous librarian, it does not mean I know everything. Yes, I love reading, so I work here. I know many things but not everything. Since you were nice to ask, let me try". She analyzed the clue and added, "Obviously, this will be decoded with a cipher"
"How can we solve it?", Totlecotl asked.
"Did you hear when I said 'a cipher' not 'the cipher'?", Gabriella reminded. "There are lots of ciphers in this world"
"Do you have any idea which one to use for that clue?"
"No"
Gabriella looked behind the paper, and she looked semi-angrily towards Totlecotl.
"Did you see behind the paper before you came to me for help?", she asked.
Then, she returned the paper, so the trio could see the other side of it. It had a riddle:
To solve the clue on the other side of this paper, one must go to where the warriors ran to escape the bear, which made the Earth erected a mountain.
"Do you know which location is it?", Totlecotl asked.
"We will wait for me to close the library then we will search", Gabriella assured them with a smile.
YOU ARE READING
The Search for the Family's Crest
AventuraA family dared to search for their missing crest that represented them since the Aztec-Spanish War.
