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“Who is it?” a voice said from the other side of the door

“Sam Open up!” Sa unlocked The door opened, bathing the hall in bright light Sam walked in, and we all followed

It reminded me of any other basement The walls and floor were brick and cement, and they had that cold, damp look to them Kerosene lamps were placed all over the room, so it was actually well lit

One as lined with old, e wooden table sat in the middle of the room, covered in papers and uns, knives, ammunition, pipes

A dooras off to the side, but I couldn’t see past it

Sauns, without introducing us to thein the middle of the room

The man looked to be about thirty with a confident, handsome face He was dressed similar to Sam, his clothes dirty and worn The woman had short blonde hair and a warm smile

“I found them out in the streets,” Sam said absently as he unloaded his ammunition

“Hello,” theour hands “I’m London, and this is Hope”

“Hello,” the woman smiled at us but didn’t estured to the roo have you been travelling?”

“Awhile,” I answered vaguely, unsure of the exact amount of time that’d passed

“They had a run-in with the ainst the weapons table, crossing his arms over his chest

“The uns in black cae,” London clarified “They raided an ar to rule the toith nihilistic brutality We’ve been ainst them”

“Remy shot some of them,” Lazlo said, almost proudly “How many did you kill?” He looked to me for confirmation, but I shook my head

I sed hard and clenched the fist that didn’t have Harlow’s hand I wasn’t about to brag about anything I had done when Lia had died I had failed, and four uninfected people died today Anger flared intime

I’d been forced to kill healthy humans, and even if it had been in self-defense, I didn’t like it We had so few people left in this world, and it was such a horrific waste

“We lost… someone” Harlow sniffled next to me

“I’m sorry to hear that,” London said earnestly

“Why don’t you get cleaned up and get soested “You all look so exhausted”

“We have plenty of room for you all,” London said e hesitated “We try to look after the people who are left”

“Would you like so to eat?” Hope asked, and she held her hand out for Harlow

Harlow looked up at ht, and I nodded Soo of my hand and let Hope take her Hope took her into the next roo, Re Hope and the others into the other roo “Don’t take too long”