*** Mateo*** . June 19th, 2002 . “Sir, we raided the house but it was empty.” Where could Queen Lorena and her son have gone? Luis asks. “Have you seen any signs of HIM?” I ask the soldier who shakes his head in response. “No, sir. No one was in the house. Not even a maid.” This worries me. About a week ago, we got word from the southern provinces that there was a lot of movement going on in Julian’s territory. Lots of large shipments were crossing the Panuco River and reaching Tampico in our territory. I’ve been staying in Ciudad Cuahtemoc, much to Sofia’s dismay, to keep an eye on Julian’s movements but so far, no one seems to know where the f*****g bastard is hiding. We’ve been striking their territory and finally stormed the house today. Meanwhile, Sofia and the pups are back