The Basilisk was only weakened by a roosters call and not out right killed by it (Haiya was very pleased by this), and the colors were a green/black with a crest that looked like it was made of fire. In pity for the noble Eagle he rushed up and soon had loosened the coiling Serpent and freed the Eagle. Instead of seeing a serpent, Eglė met her bridegroom Žilvinas, a handsome man and the Serpent Prince. "Haiya calm yourself, your safe now." Then the Rainbow Serpent started to move… Read the Rainbow Serpent here. It lives in the hidden modern world. They apparently were scouting and gathering information, as it seems is typical of their rank in their order. A Countryman chanced to see the unequal combat. He played the part of one of his own delivery birds. Altair waited … wanting to observe this man more … he intrigued him in many ways … and some of these ways … cause him to hesitate. The Assassin was rigid and clearly shocked at being recognized by one not of the brotherhood. It is also 1stplace winner in the 2018 Chaucer Book Awards for pre-1750s historical fiction. I learned for example that Mexica refers to the people we generally call the Aztecs, and that several characters in the story who accompanied Cortes, such as Aguilar and Malintze, really existed. The Serpent and the Eagle is an ambitious retelling of the Spanish invasion of Mesoamerica. The Eagle could not reach the Serpent, neither with beak nor claws. and 113 more users It had been a great day, lots of business and so I had gone out to market to get some supplies for the animals, the business and myself in general. Haiya did not have an animagus form as he was part creature, he could speak to birds of all kinds from the phoenix bloodline as well as his parseltongue staying and becoming more comprehensive from the basilisk bloodline. He hisses out nearly in Parsel, " I am not one of HIS … I am here of my own free will (kinda) and have been here for years … only once HE and HIS showed up was I given more trouble than what is typical … so no Assassin … I am not a Lion … I am Haiya … and I am the serpent for which I am named. The conquest of the Americas is certainly not my favorite topic, but the title of this novel as well as the lovely cover and the short bio of the author promised a good, well-researched and hopefully deep and reflective story on the complicated topic several authors I read did not manage to tuck, certainly not from the Native American point of view. In a near silent grind an opening appears and the serpent of a man disappears into it and it closes right afterwards, preventing Altair from following. Never letting my eyes fall from this assassin … this one has to be one of the higher ranked assassins. This is apparently the first in a trilogy. He moves his head nodding at Altair never letting his eyes fall from the assassin's eyes. Commenting on everything from his lighter skin tone, his soft skin to his eyes and his powers. The Serpent and the Eagle by award-winning author, Edward Rickford, is the first book in the Tenochtitlan Trilogy. The author's notes at the end of the book show that he is familiar with both contemporary scholarship and primary sources from the period surrounding the conflict. Let’s face it, 2020 is making us long for other timelines. In his original time period he had learned much in order to kill Tom Riddle and his DeathEaters. Both forms where different form the typlical creatures, the Phoenix was more a eagle/hawk/raptor than a swan-like bird, also Haiya's colors where of black, sliver, and a blood red color … a very dark coloring for a phoenix. He stumbles upon the three young apprentices while on a walk at dusk. They hunt all kinds of small animals. 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