" Men cannot make good decisions about their lifelong mate when driven by the passions of youth. If Pakal is continuing to see this woman, I will immediately put this to an end." -- Sak K'uk, Queen Mother of Janaab Pakal, Ruler of Palenque. "

― Leonide Martin , The Mayan Red Queen: Tz'aakb'u Ahau of Palenque (Mists of Palenque #3)