It was dark and you could feel the humidity of the forest, perhaps because it rained recently,  maybe because of the fog or the proximity to the river. It had been hours since they started walking and the path seemed endless.

"Did we arrive?" - Luna asked.

"Probably we are missing a couple of hours."- Hippolytus replied half sleepy.

"Why don't we go to that camp over there?" - points to a fire that could be seen in the distance.

"What if they are royalists?"

"I don't think it's a big problem"- Luna points out Hippolytus' uniform.

"Oh, right!" - He puts his hand on his forehead and inhales some air- It seems that not sleeping is wreaking havoc on me. Yesterday I had to guard at dawn.

"And I had to spend the night with death row inmates"- replied Luna

" Shut up, and let's keep walking." - Hippolytus replied.

"Yes sir. Anything else your majesty?" - Luna replied with mocking him.

"... I'm sorry, I'm sleepy ... and I'm tired."

They kept moving until they arrived to where the soldiers were. Hippolytus approached them and told Luna to go with the flow.

There were three people in the place, two private soldiers and a third who seemed of greater rank bacause of the medals and gallons he carried.

"My colonel, what a joy to find you! I guess you'll know the news."

"What news soldier ...?"

"Sorry, let me introduce myself. My name is Hippolytus, Im a soldier of the infantry section, and one of those who were responsible for ensuring the safety of the members of the Holy Inquisition and their headquarters since the general and the viceroy left the city for ..."

"You talk too much. Tell me the news."- He interrupted.

"There was a fire..."

"Something had been told to me. What happened to the priests?"

"They are still alive the troop guarded them to the nearest monastery on the outskirts of the city until everything calms down."

"Any dead?"

"Possibly those who were in the cells, although they were already doomed."

"Good, anything else you want to tell me?"

"No sir."

"Then let me give you some advice," he looked at Luna. "It is not gentleman to walk with his fiancee, without a chaperone to accompany him late at night." I can accuse you of undermining morals and good customs."

"I am sorry my colonel, but as you see this is an emergency."

"What do you mean?"

"You see ... I'm helping this young woman."

"Walking with a young woman who is not your fiancee late at night? I never imagined it from someone in my troop. Arrest him! ” The soldiers who accompanied him were approaching  with their bayonets and Hippolytus began to get nervous.

"My colonel, it's a mistake. She was in the fire!"

"And why isn't she with her family?"

"Is that ... "- He looked at Luna.

"I lived inside the Palace of the Holy Inquisition that is now uninhabitable and my older sister lives at the end of the mountain my colonel. The young soldier offered to escort me."

"I see, let me introduce myself. My name is Jeremías Sanchez Buendía- he smiled at her"- "You must be tired, we will prepare a tent and we will leave tomorrow in the morning. With whom I have the pleasure?"

"Diana Campari, Colonel Sanchez."- Hippolytus looked at her strangely when he heard this.

"Is your family from the kingdom of Piedmont?"

"My grandparents came from the Duchy of Milan to develop in new lands."

"The Italians were always great sailors. Especially the Genoese. Although most usually stay in the city of La Plata. The trip to the Kings is very long and expensive."

"You know a lot of things my colonel." - Luna looked at his eyes and smiled. "She must admit it, he was cute, light gray eyes that sometimes had a violet glow, black hair and a lovely smile." Although she was treated as a child Luna was seventeen, at this time she would be married if it weren't for the whole situation.

"Nice smile Miss"

"Thanks Colonel." - She became serious again and for a moment she looked at the floor, she was a little nervous.

"My colonel I think we should rest, don't you think?" - Hippolytus said

They arranged the tents and prepared to sleep. It was a long day and there were too many things to process. “Were all really dead? Many of them were there for no apparent reason, as if knowing how to interpret the weather or playing cards is a cause of death. Sad endings for people who were not lucky enough to be born in families with coats of arms.