Re: Queen of Emerald Bay: Jason, Marianne
"As you wish, Miss Trevors." Basil Rose replied, and ordered up some brandy to accompany the tale. "A very long time ago, the world was a different place, with the animals having strange shapes and purposes. There were giant creatures bigger than any ever seen today, bigger than elephants, and even the pink dolphins had teeth. There were creatures that were strange and wonderful, and they were the children of Pacari. But they were the old creatures of the earth, and when the god Apotachul fell to earth when he fought with Inci, he slew them in fire and lightning. Quilla, the wife of the sun, wept to see these animals die, and from her tears sprang the first woman, Goolah, and she fell to earth, with all the new animals that we see today.
Goolah saw the devastation and wept too, and her tears became the Amazon. She took the ashes of some of the old creatures back to the Pacari and breathed life into them, and gave them of her blood, and they live hidden in the jungle, which is her place, for it is full of life. She hides from Inci and from Apotachul, and her creatures guard her. Goolah was born of a goddess' tears and she fell to earth to save lives, and if you despair of losing life, you must seek her and praise her, and give gifts to her. For, though she was only a woman, she was a woman born of a goddess."