Tom Holland

Then they go the wrong way.

And they go up the highest mountain pass into the Andes.

So they're wading through snow drifts covered with snow.

85 Spaniards died of exposure or hypothermia because they'd gone the wrong way in this mountain pass.

But just as that bloke in Panama had predicted...

All of the Guatemalans and Alvarado's native porters and a huge mob of female camp followers literally freeze to death as well.

It's classic Alvarado.

It is.

They've all died.

He hasn't died, however.

He finally approaches Quito where he finds the other Spaniards waiting for him.

And basically everybody thinks there's going to be this huge inter-Spanish battle.

but one of them blinks.

And do you know what?

This is a very poor advertisement for Tabby's Old School because the person who blinks is Pedro.

After all that... What's going on there?

He's lost his bottle.

He's completely lost his nerve.

I think because he's covered with snow and volcanic ash and he's killed all his people, he's lost his mojo a little bit because basically he does a deal.

He will sell all his ships and gear to Almagro for 100,000 gold pieces.