Tuti Cusi

Tuti Cusi, was a powerful and wealthy councilor of the Incan Emperor, Manco Inca Yupanqui, during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century. A very successful merchant, he was also the father of Ayar and the former father-in-law of Quila after she left his son to become a courier, bringing dishonor on Ayar and his family.

During the Siege of Cuzco in 1536, Tuti Cusi met Quila again after she left his son years ago when Ayar brought her to him after she told him about a plot to kill the Emperor. Ayar's father didn't believe her since the proof had been destroyed on her way to Cusco and because he was still holding a grudge against her for leaving his son. As Ayar was arguing with his father about Quila's trustworthiness, Don Gonzalez Pardo, the drunk travel companion of Quila, erupted into the audience room, prompting Ayar's father to accuse Quila of conspiring with a conquistador. He then sentenced both Quila and Pardo to die and had the guards drag them away under the eyes of a conflicted but silent Ayar. As Quila protested of her innocence, Tuti Cusi revealed to the shocked woman that he saw Pardo years ago standing above the body of Emperor Atahualpa and ordered his son to personally execute them as sacrifice.

On their way to the execution site, Pardo revealed that he had infiltrated the Spanish camp and discovered that the Spanish allied themselves with an Inca merchant who was also the one who sent the message unveiling the plot and intercepted by Quila. As she was dragged toward Ayar to be executed, Quila finally understood that the traitor was Tuti Cusi, his contacts with the Spanish explaining why he knew Pardo by his name and why he didn't even tried to warn Emperor Manco about a potential threat.