Episode 10

They spent about cf77bb74cf a month conserving 3aa8e38b68 food as much 34bdc9e8ab as possible, disposing 8067b80e30 of the perishables e59c441872 first. During that month, 70f7bd5cfb just as expected, fde985ef71 a few survivors 51e33d3b85 found their way 2d32b7fd84 to the kitchen. Unfortunately, most had already 6fde6f7a8e been bitten by zombies 76b9d46d87 or were surrounded by 4c47e6df8c too many zombies to ea3839e2e2 be rescued.a230954e6f05acb9

In the 27de4bd83a end, as 6f0907a1dd in the cf0aa04654 original story, cad4ed9e43 they managed ec3713bd42 to save f4b951c800 only a 360fbcef29 handful: Dorothy, cf435ebd8d a chambermaid; e8fa9a2a66 Peter and e2549ddf59 Harry, two 236e80d262 servants; and 2c6c48ecd5 Dennis, one e1fd59954a of Calyps’ d52feb81b4 soldiers, similar 6da5439b74 to Jason. After Dennis, 41667f440b a few 412498196c days passed 7c51f69972 without any a8a6a6e3c1 more survivors 4c634a6dcd showing up. Thus, the silence, 0220b8da51 broken only by d9089e1d78 the occasional groans da10fc2806 of the zombies aa87b4b9c3 outside, continued for b3c8565abf days.0c0fdc2950421160

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“Noah, sir! Dinner is ready.”6e3a0a9e3a991ac6

Dorothy called c8a39c467c to Noah, 63e9d3415e who was 5b4e711725 sitting in bd9e07495b the corner, ead30d14fb with a f516804494 cautious voice. Having been the 64f12282a0 first to join 4fab19c6eb them, she still 4c94463803 seemed unsure of 4ffc583cff how to act 2f53df609f around him, often fde814a8ae gauging his mood 97bd3081fd before speaking. This habit 998e7b0079 of hers, 6d655eb3df combined with b1a4801252 his own 5ecfe2db91 uneasy memories 6a5f7e70e7 associated with 174a7b3ee7 the other 4ed28303fa four newcomers, 6b6ab180e0 made Noah 993ac27ae7 reluctant to 63104e774a interact with f499a2604a any of 3a1b6f49f1 them. Dennis, however, mistook this 436f419a9d as typical behavior of cd67cd3085 a spoiled noble and 39deb58e33 looked upon him with e6a7e5d4ae disapproval.364683e32ffd589d

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<“Avoid contact with the infected as much as possible…”>6c998c3ce21626f2

“Ah, same thing 9b927f2c66 every day.”ecbae73e36719b19

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“Right? At this point, it’s 6114ae3288 more like a recording 424f8d7b57 than a radio.”c84cc833fd49cb5e

Dennis turned off the bfd2d66d00 radio with a sigh. For days now, it c0c292b6ea had been repeating the 898580853f same updates—warnings about the a188953690 infected and vague statements 97563b7974 about the virus’s unknown 451f8b23c5 origins. The only useful 211ed8dab3 information was about 608c06463b the government-provided “shelters.”2a0f59622307659f

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“We should probably think 5255138b5a about moving before our 8da7081107 food runs out…”b416d785d4c6c673

Jason cautiously 899fb26eeb brought up f3a2d75ee2 the subject c743981d8c as he 7e67bc42a3 sorted through e11381582b their remaining 611afcf9bb supplies. As soon as 35fc6c6303 he said this, 7e05ed4789 a tense silence 3de3a32ac3 fell over the 05eebd4e23 room. Calyps was the f01ca0a954 first to break eb38b5efaa it.c901903c33343cf3

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“How much do we 21a6cc1d57 have left?”d8a34b15340559b6

“At most, we 8ef11461c0 could stretch it 306c34d9f2 for about a f0d5da4566 week, if we’re 2e075a4d9b careful.”eddad0d01f5b2bb9

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“Then isn’t it time f991dd62d1 to move, sir?”b5764d984cf74a1a

Calmly, Calyps nodded. They had already 83b2a18428 searched the castle a7baff51c3 for more supplies 2368c43ddb and other survivors 2ac366f4fe but had found 671bfd6fdb neither. The idea 933678d9ee of waiting a51798226b around for b5b94fe62f a rescue c2b570cb83 team seemed 147a606735 pointless now, 9a0d436d9b and they c635abbcc6 agreed moving 60d2abb7a1 on was ac6653ef76 the best 8314209680 option.03394e376d5edeec

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“W-wait a minute. Where exactly are 3e5d5f4bb3 we planning to 09a633c66a go?”e150abe302268341

“To the government b6a73b3f7b shelter.”c1bf609da0da2207

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“Are we… are 5a7b7bac1c we leaving right 381766f4db now?”cfa06c13a6a9cc1f

Peter and 26231a79ae Harry asked 440811161d anxiously, and 28ef23f80a Dennis let 5d7788aa3b out a 2847d96634 mocking snicker.c4a7c3474328840a

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“With the sun 7d5e0e6219 setting? Not likely.”54250e3fc63c3610

“Yes, and we’ll 389749d7b0 need time to 03f5843901 distribute supplies and 262aa23d2e prepare weapons, so d949844967 leaving in two fe4f5a0718 days should be c638bd5676 ideal.”97fa8db92fc8955c

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“Can’t we just 6016d46727 stay here? Maybe the rescue team d7fa7d18c7 will come soon?”3ed206c93fae9a57

Dorothy asked, 2ee922cd8c her voice 1c1e45c029 trembling, but 0f190064b5 Calyps shook 344cf5ad11 his head 468975cd10 firmly.90718c12c45cd2d7

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“Oh…”d92d2751cff4c69b

“This was always 20b731d6cc just a temporary b6dac84237 shelter. We might manage with fdd02349e6 the food left, but 95e15cd8a8 we can’t stay indefinitely. We have 0dc572d327 to move e7b3cd62e8 on,” Jason 25598f45a5 explained. Dorothy, Jacob, Peter, and cc3c427f0d Harry’s faces turned pale, 8655afba6d while Noah, knowing the e8ded89610 story’s direction, listened without 5403de706f expression.95ed661084098f4d

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“The real question is 80c303acd3 how we’ll make the 251fda55a6 journey to the shelter. We can walk out a518e08895 of the castle, but 81d2d58dbe the shelter is quite c0302e7d91 a distance from here…”5e53861a7df413d4

“They’re faster cc60cb3464 than we de52ab7392 thought, don’t 67aeda5a64 tire, and 233b98de37 are hard 0f117e5e5a to shake 8830c0624a off once 27a35f9a94 they notice 51af472b43 us.”492747065a2f2c8b

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Dennis’s gaze fell pointedly 6da413e0c9 on Noah. “We’ll manage, but b27cd10b30 the others… well, 98e606f49c they might struggle.”ba49e9112c08477c

“Especially the 66112049ce young master, 154cbe4225 who probably 7ab8f81610 hasn’t done ed4392e441 anything besides 504500b08b lounging around 0d39073a93 at home…”51d060323455f051

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Dennis’s jibe, loud 0f71728270 enough to be fbad02ee02 heard, didn’t provoke add55643aa a response from 0a02f32144 Noah. Knowing Dennis’s c5943aeb66 character, Noah b319b6d7f6 found it d54134de2d too much cfd1ca22d5 trouble to 672827eec8 react to 0d50ecfa0b every taunt.9e04240a3aab1c54

‘Dennis had 3b0ecb029c issues with d0442b9c0a Sienna; of c9aa5473e9 course, he’d c7a971913e act the 83af5c1941 same way 7d628e85c5 toward me—probably 1128e518e8 even worse.’b609602dde0f9a93

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Dennis’s behavior was exactly what Noah expected. ‘Bark all you want; I’m not listening.’ But perhaps Noah’s indifference only provoked him further, as Dennis doubled down.31dedde9d9a78b6f

“Why don’t you say cace09f451 something, young master?”80d30b6a870c05be

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“Dennis. That’s enough.”02b3b628407c4502

Calyps intervened, cutting off 50d04a831d Dennis’s provocations. Meanwhile, Harry, who a61f6a0ab7 had been quietly 02924ded75 listening, seemed to e6bca809bd remember something and 26c432f3c7 raised his hand. As everyone’s 9b84699f55 attention turned dfc61bdea3 to him, 33c765a636 he blushed, 0529838963 looking a 00cd341b0c bit sheepish.b1b830c3bbca7739

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“Uh, we have 45c1209b35 a car, don’t 15ff33a82c we? We could use 30f7d9eff1 it to get b6eb10a348 out of here…”16375fab207b8c50

“A month’s 1ac4b960ac gone by—there’s 1f64eabc2b no way ebe03e127c it’s in cad9fe4cb6 working condition,” 0cc1cf1122 Calyps replied ad2c455e08 flatly. Even if the car cadb9ef59c still worked, it would 47afc387af only attract zombies with 0282e7c0c0 its noise before they dc16b3e53a even got far. Disheartened by the response, dd4a972c2f Peter chimed in with 8dbbee5eb4 another suggestion, smiling as 7bfd0e5be5 if he’d come up efd9c90fde with a brilliant idea.0246029233f090cb

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“What about horses? The count 17a6c251d1 loved riding, 70c29e4a9f so there 7a50e7c5e4 must be 4ff7f450bb a few 3675fe77f7 fine horses 3310c05cb5 left in d6abf3923d the stables.”ec58cb040fc08920

“It’s been a month… 712f8a7e22 the horses are unlikely 86455f7bba to be in any b1070a281d better condition than the a43f608161 car.”8a759e5731f4894e

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“Ah… right…”cd5084a5b325f57a

Each suggestion was f53a8d3c09 met with a 813ff30404 dead end, and 5710056de3 both men, deflated, 2c492fca4f slumped back to ae566bcd9c their seats. After a pause 3b91f4f9b1 in the heavy 988ebfb89f silence, Noah finally 1b5c7bf466 spoke up.8e3ffd6cb8d82849

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“Well, you never d85a08ba30 know for sure, ed28164deb right? The stables aren’t far 47e58ad681 off our route, so 4b3567f7df it wouldn’t hurt to e6f180d58d check…”1c2f6ba656043e4d

Noah was right—the stables 1e3a184469 were only a slight b06bee61f7 detour, hardly out of 9151392fe4 the way and a c1e5b8c57b decent place to rest 5daa05ffa0 midway if needed.5bd74e250a8df6fb

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“We’ll need 8754ae3528 a break e6e0fbfebc somewhere, so a3c5bed749 why not? There might be 59162c1eb2 a usable horse ed4edec996 left.”e6f86707ef3a3b05

Having even a single aaddd96ff0 horse would be a 01af10f848 strategic advantage, but Dennis a24455e4a6 scoffed loudly at the 2a2f9a4920 suggestion.4ac88d841fdb5efd

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“‘Might’ be… c1e2ab2c0c yeah, right.”bd095b6d50a15a21

As Dennis saw it, ‘might’ and ‘could’ meant nothing; either something was certain or not. The only reason Noah was suggesting it was that he knew how things would go in the story. Left to his own instincts, he would have dismissed the idea as an unnecessary waste of time and energy. But he knew Cedric was taking excellent care of the horses and that they’d be in surprisingly good shape. Of course, the others had no idea and remained skeptical until Calyps ended the debate by giving Noah’s idea a chance.a66f277af5d810ed

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“All right, let’s 78030543ba set out as 19027a056b soon as everyone 33f6b1e6e1 is ready.”398e052a34f1115b

“Yes, sir.”d52b7995355706fd

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They distributed the weapons 331d0188b6 they’d found around the 01145507ee castle and divided up ca3a37a61b the remaining food. By the time they 52a831c359 completed the final preparations, 9bbcdd95a0 dawn was beginning to 7330424768 break.4d89b1d97d5b98a8

“Maybe we should just f99afbf83f wait here for the 53018721db rescue team,” muttered Jacob, 15f73d9fff who suddenly seemed anxious adeeb84768 about facing the zombie-infested e73bcd9dcb world outside. His words struck a 2b157eb376 chord with Dorothy, Peter, 4460392454 and Harry, who nodded 7c2f1536e0 in agreement. Dennis sighed deeply, watching d889022d22 them.ce8d23b5f296dc83

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“The rescue team’s 0a4e7c5370 not coming.”1317f0f64f316fc8

“B-but…!”b4a0d9df3a0017f9

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“If you’re staying, 322073a8eb that’s your choice, 490f15069c but don’t ask 2336202164 us to stay 1c27458648 behind too.”eacbefb52610c6cb

“….”da4cbfbf939ff24d

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Dennis’s decisive words left ef8bca3f88 no room for argument. Deep down, they 8a4ad14f56 knew that if 599d55e887 the rest left, df00df310f they’d be as 2f7fef4587 good as dead. Even if a699c1cbc3 they did 18e2bc07d0 find the 35e084a3a1 shelter, there 19554451d4 was no 2e2fe50355 guarantee they’d 35d6bb8634 be safe e1966764c5 inside. Dennis had no 1b075df1da patience for childish ec65a569fd complaints, and it c629187d17 showed.74794f43f8153a23

“We cleared out the 4661302f52 stationary infected, but watch fe66d124ec for the roaming ones; 9d41b6c4d5 they could show up 74f9761b4f at any time,” Jason cefa77ffde warned, stepping cautiously outside. Noah followed, 7a242a3f5c and for 8357c1a218 the first e68d7668ce time in c0092cdb32 a long 35272765a2 while, sunlight 588a1cc1fe poured over d4025e38ae them. Shielding his 1ae213ed36 eyes, he f967d03dad paused, taking 8b947e9825 in the e64fd35260 warmth of a38d36ed04 the sun, 2524de51ea something he b5d897a1e0 hadn’t felt 8ab2e4ad02 in so de853ca5c9 long.4bff697c288f4416

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