Motolinía reports that some captives, future victims of sacrifice, were treated as slaves with all the rights of an Aztec slave until the time of their sacrifice, but it is not clear how they were kept from running away.
Some captives were treated as slaves with all the rights of an Aztec slave until the time of their sacrifice. This is what Motolinía reports. Some captives are future victims of sacrifice. It is not clear. They were kept from running away.