Her life had been leading up to a moment that felt thrust upon her. Colel, the eldest Jaguar princess to the Mistontli temple family, did not want what her family had for generations before. She wanted a free life, to choose her own path. Her aunt, Reise, had been cast out from the throne's glory after denouncing her title and leaving to take refuge nearby. This life, although lonely, spoke to Colel in a deep way. Every day her father was more eager for her to leave offerings to their god herself. She was not fond of this idea, and stole away into the surrounding jungle for hours on end. Often, it was her younger brother who would come out and fetch her at request of their father. As the months went on, these outings were less frequent and Colel was finding herself closer to making a decision that would span the rest of her life time.