The March spring breeze was warm and nurturing, like the gentle hands of the Goddess of Plants and Trees, as it tenderly brushed over the lands by the riverbank. The spring grass was a rich green, and the spring water shimmered with ripples, filling the banks of the Lerma River with vitality.
On the north shore of the Long River were dense forests. Red Feather's tits were soaring among the trees, while white-winged doves perched atop the cacti. Scattered wooden forts dotted the forest, garrisoned with Otomi Militia who had opened up farmland at the base of the forts. In the early spring, the fallow fields sprouted patches of green grass, and unknown wild flowers bloomed in the fields, attracting brightly colored butterflies to dance.