Chapter 15 Summary

Azucena and Teo are absorbed with each other to the extent that Azucena has forgotten Rodrigo. She has reconciled her jealousy. The narrator makes a statement about fidelity, saying: "The union should last only as long as loving energy flows between the two partners: once it is no longer present, we should search for a different partner. In sum, the solution is infidelity, but a qualified infidelity."

Azucena has the mission of returning the capstone of the Pyramid of Love that Rodrigo removed in the first chapter. Isabel stands in the way of her achieving this.

The group of escapees has joined the horde of pilgrims trying to enter the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe. They plan to wait until after the Mass to break away from all of the worshipers except Rodrigo and Citlali, who have separated themselves from the others...