Ollantay. While they are together a song is sung behind some rocks, in
praise of Cusi Coyllur's beauty. Then the sound of clarions and people
approaching is heard, and Ollantay and Piqui Chaqui take to flight. The
next scene finds the Inca enraged at the escape of Ollantay, and
ordering his general Rumi-naui to march at once, and make him prisoner.
To them enters a chasqui, or messenger, bringing the news that Ollantay
has collected a great army at Ollantay-tampu, and that the rebels have
proclaimed him Inca.

The second act opens with a grand scene in the hall of the fortress-
palace of Ollantay-tampu. Ollantay is proclaimed Inca by the people, and
he appoints the Mountain Chief, Urco Huaranca, general of his army.
Urco Huaranca explains the dispositions he has made to oppose the army
advancing from Cuzco, and his plan of defence. In the next scene Rumi-
naui, as a fugitive in the mountains, describes his defeat and the
complete success of the strategy of Ollantay and Urco Huaranca. His
soliloquy is in the octosyllabic quatrains. The last scene of the
second act is in the gardens of the Convent of Virgins of the Sun. A
young girl is standing by a gate which opens on the street. This, as
afterwards appears, is Yma Sumac, the daughter of Ollantay and Cusi
Coyllur, aged ten, but ignorant of her parentage. To her enters Pitu
Salla, an attendant, who chides her for being so fond of looking out at
the gate. The conversation which follows shows that Yma Sumac detests
the convent and refuses to take the vows. She also has heard the moans
of some sufferer, and importunes Pitu Salla to tell her who it is. Yma
Sumac goes as Mama Ccacca enters and cross examines Pitu Salla on her
progress in persuading Yma Sumac to adopt convent life. This Mama
Ccacca is one of the Matrons or Mama Cuna, and she is also the jailer of
Cusi Coyllur.