By late February, the air warmed, and flocks of birds headed north. The Royal Banner of Black Wolf moved again, traveling forty li north from Kan River village to Tepalcatpek.
In the local language, this place was "Tepalcatpek," known for its abundance of pottery. Tepalcatpek had a population of over a thousand people, originally the domain of a hereditary nobility from the south, but now directly under the Kingdom. To the northwest of Tepalcatpek lay the shimmering Olive Lake, from which the Kan River and Tao River both originated before flowing east and west, respectively.
Xiulote stayed in Tepalcatpek for two days. He summoned the local pottery master, showing great interest in the local pottery products.
