SCENE 6
Great hall in the palace of Tupac Yupanqui.
(The INCA discovered seated on the tiana. To him enter the UILLAC UMA, in full dress.)
TUPAC YUPANQUI.
I greet thee, great and noble Priest!
Hast thou no news of Rumi-ñaui.
UILLAC UMA.
Last night, with guards, I wandered out
On heights towards Uilcanuta.
Far off I saw a crowd in chains,
No doubt the Anti prisoners,v For they are all defeated quite.
The cacti[68] on the mountains smoke,
E’en now the fortress is in flames.
TUPAC YUPANQUI.
And Ollantay, is he taken?
Perhaps—I hope his life is saved.
UILLAC UMA.
Ollantay was among the flames,
’Tis said that no one has escaped.
TUPAC YUPANQUI.
The Sun, my Father, is my shield,
I am my father’s chosen child.
We must subdue the rebel host,
For that I am appointed here.
(Enter a CHASQUI with a quipu in his hand.)
THE CHASQUI.
This morning at the dawn of day,
Rumi-ñaui despatched this quipu.