Metztil's Men

As Tepin made his escape under the moonless cover of darkness, his absence went largely unnoticed by the rest tribe. 

This might be quite absurd to think about given his high post and prestige, him being a very shaman and judge, but these days it seemed anything and everything was possible among the Helvati.

The reason for this gross oversight was because the following few days, the entire Helvati tribe was in a state of absolute reverie and euphoria, as Metztil had finally confirmed the floating rumors.

Although the people had heard of this news long ago, this was the first time Metztil had officially admitted its veracity.

Thus when they heard the speech from the horse's mouth and got to know the general details of the deal with the outsiders, their happiness reached such a fever pitch that not only they forget about Tepin, they even did not care that they were being asked to go to war.