Dominic Sandbrook

Yeah.

And Pizarro says to Atahualpa this amazing thing.

He says, don't be sorrowful.

He says, we Christians, we've gone to many countries, we've met many mighty rulers, and one way or another, we've made them all our friends and vassals, so you shouldn't be shocked that we've captured you.

I don't know whether that's any consolation.

Well, I suppose it kind of is because it suggests they're not going to kill him.

Well, hold on.

If Atahualpa had said, well, who's the most famous person you've treated in this manner?

And they'd say, well, Montezuma.

At that point, his face might fall a little when he discovered the fate of the emperor of the Aztecs.

Fair point.

So Atahualpa says, you're going to kill me.

And Pizarro says, no, no, no, we're Christians.

So that means we don't kill people in cold blood.

We will see in this episode how true that is.

And then I think disastrously for the Incas generally, Atahualpa sends a message to his army.

He says, do not flee.

Do not resist.

Wait for my orders.

I'm not dead.