The time came for Pizarro to fulfill his side of the bargain an release Atuhualipa. Then he got the news from Quito that one of the Inca`s generals had assassinated Huascar. Atahualpa was accused of plotting against him, and was put on trail for treason.
A year later Pizarro returned to Tumbes to find it ruined . Then him and his army marched into the interior.All the way, "every day, every hour" almost, Atahualpa received reports about their progress,