Episode 10

They spent 00e40bbe20 about a 92934ddcbf month conserving 02b5aeec0b food as 710d9caffa much as 933c7c0ed8 possible, disposing fde3f53282 of the d9eaf443bc perishables first. During that d97e5f0922 month, just 07551b6e69 as expected, bec3f187be a few 149543134d survivors found 8a6b54fce6 their way ad982ae876 to the 484a7071e6 kitchen. Unfortunately, most had a6c261dfaa already been bitten 941037b4bd by zombies or 661b287b1d were surrounded by ac90d883da too many zombies 9ea74b1aca to be rescued.d32716a0f1f1ded1

In the end, as 04a1420f8a in the original story, 3498ac6301 they managed to save 1ba25a5002 only a handful: Dorothy, e1dcda3d72 a chambermaid; Peter and e122bb6fb8 Harry, two servants; and 4e517babed Dennis, one of Calyps’ b290452f23 soldiers, similar to Jason. After Dennis, a b2c8f77003 few days passed c552ece1d6 without any more 817a0cdc35 survivors showing up. Thus, the silence, 7b97da52fc broken only by 33cb67ba03 the occasional groans ab6cd4d8d2 of the zombies 1344af90ab outside, continued for 5a4f65943f days.67666823b44062fa

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“Noah, sir! Dinner is ready.”55ac89c53191fae1

Dorothy called to a717336288 Noah, who was c60b8a8a17 sitting in the 0e709d071f corner, with a a48dbd57a4 cautious voice. Having been the first 4db765a242 to join them, she 9b4fe6ddc2 still seemed unsure of cf95c7049f how to act around 3b03302699 him, often gauging his 58ffd6e5f3 mood before speaking. This habit f69ffdb5c9 of hers, c00df5f12e combined with e20a1b6b19 his own c5c5048d78 uneasy memories e9a74f7eac associated with d5a3e7e79d the other 4554b81018 four newcomers, 7c0c22cba4 made Noah a59e0767ac reluctant to b28960b105 interact with ff231e8267 any of f5e9e495e3 them. Dennis, however, mistook 354e92ae87 this as typical 743b49f7e5 behavior of a 2620d31852 spoiled noble and aa19c48b93 looked upon him 82abc6b05f with disapproval.1a71beb8e2498671

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<“Avoid contact with the infected as much as possible…”>d9a08e8918357aee

“Ah, same thing 6a87e14da9 every day.”ad812cf0ca8ab4d2

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“Right? At this point, 58684d61e6 it’s more like bc1a629890 a recording than 78b9caaff1 a radio.”31bc4a3116420a4d

Dennis turned 346da76afb off the 3c7affa83e radio with 6e92516e8d a sigh. For days now, 1ea7834de3 it had been 65f4076b49 repeating the same 9e3f21d9bc updates—warnings about the 085c09cf17 infected and vague 575ba3ccda statements about the 8b4a6dfebf virus’s unknown origins. The only useful 2ddff642f7 information was about 2d2cc6335c the government-provided “shelters.”11bff7a720636608

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“We should probably 5707681661 think about moving 84503270cf before our food acc906a3ed runs out…”60c155ca122873ed

Jason cautiously brought up 4a0a05de19 the subject as he ab5f40a434 sorted through their remaining b42a69be04 supplies. As soon as b88e59ac06 he said this, 8f4d6590cd a tense silence 4b050ce15e fell over the 8aaba7b9ad room. Calyps was 22326a41b6 the first 6d90a1c11e to break 7185a6d8bf it.50b8e9dc8d482e16

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“How much do we b6533b47db have left?”632c217947ce0d18

“At most, 9ed085a846 we could e8fa08e9a3 stretch it 10c9288538 for about 08f6c51c57 a week, 73ef6a7921 if we’re 928882a8aa careful.”d675fb4ef21669df

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“Then isn’t it time 8743c34a33 to move, sir?”863c5827b1774f0d

Calmly, Calyps nodded. They had 5899c443c5 already searched 5bfa61dea5 the castle 956e72aa74 for more 128ac85ac6 supplies and 50d67c7d5c other survivors 89dc3a6dbc but had 2cd192cd9d found neither. The idea 4637d3303a of waiting 9ff665c26c around for 51e19333ff a rescue 1b81ddc22b team seemed 91788d5067 pointless now, c2dfc29012 and they eaa6d7dcc8 agreed moving ffff16c6e8 on was bdd11ba13a the best 4e0c5e5138 option.846512c68a3151f1

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“W-wait a minute. Where exactly are ef32a6ce08 we planning to e3918ae7df go?”adc9ec5541e5a01b

“To the government shelter.”fdd055e692aca3b3

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“Are we… are 1452e1e805 we leaving right e3570a2e77 now?”b8f86a4cc443c78a

Peter and Harry asked 3528170a25 anxiously, and Dennis let cf29264ecc out a mocking snicker.fe1186f3e1a3c5f0

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“With the sun 72fd404c04 setting? Not likely.”4ce26a7434d9484c

“Yes, and we’ll 6378875a3d need time to 40c3c75969 distribute supplies and f503485f2e prepare weapons, so 4a28befc28 leaving in two 14921a95c6 days should be 5a16f23abe ideal.”a6160e9779da7275

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“Can’t we d8eec91c77 just stay a16e6813fd here? Maybe the 222d901c9f rescue team d7bf7d0beb will come 170018efcc soon?”1351bcc7bc9ba198

Dorothy asked, her 94f4563377 voice trembling, but 2896b1b6e2 Calyps shook his 65dda1bb43 head firmly.231cfc154f70e90b

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“Oh…”7eca240ea7a003cb

“This was always a7a9a4f3b7 just a temporary 47fea6b8b9 shelter. We might 9006ad6f00 manage with 8179b8fdac the food 9bd770ca67 left, but a7625e70da we can’t 9f7dcaab03 stay indefinitely. We have to move 416167f249 on,” Jason explained. Dorothy, Jacob, Peter, 6566f56e8f and Harry’s faces f4431ebae9 turned pale, while 40c038987b Noah, knowing the 520f226a27 story’s direction, listened 5187a95cbf without expression.a08eeaf3d6fa413d

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“The real question is ce6a2a6a1a how we’ll make the 198c54c062 journey to the shelter. We can 93cc85b53d walk out 74696d2f93 of the 2994db8ed3 castle, but 8054b205ac the shelter 74f14457bb is quite ea3213d37c a distance 6c28e5b665 from here…”6184810bb3aada16

“They’re faster than bb823d3f35 we thought, don’t ae87ea398c tire, and are e4bbf326da hard to shake 5f626d2b90 off once they ea0e22d0ca notice us.”8d5f84146b7b8022

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Dennis’s gaze fell pointedly 55a583d8ac on Noah. “We’ll manage, but faea31ba84 the others… well, 348dcff7c8 they might struggle.”892612ac2ce71d68

“Especially the 989338b76d young master, d214dbb9dc who probably d2fe6f8f4d hasn’t done 7892f5c2d3 anything besides 12834a6025 lounging around db5b573743 at home…”9975241b22713db0

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Dennis’s jibe, loud a15a204690 enough to be 1c00679128 heard, didn’t provoke 3011dd6c44 a response from a70ebfcd6d Noah. Knowing Dennis’s character, Noah 1ccc241e81 found it too much 12c4bd2397 trouble to react to 05960f3d50 every taunt.476ed66d7db01054

‘Dennis had issues with 9032f2e5ae Sienna; of course, he’d 8e760274d8 act the same way e604126dbf toward me—probably even worse.’816b4014dcc0e1cf

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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.0574dc987e55289b

“Why don’t 73fb78dafc you say 56dcf259b6 something, young 88ba915902 master?”55bb0cf88e2e1fb6

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“Dennis. That’s enough.”1088cc11d79c19b7

Calyps intervened, cutting off 888efa645a Dennis’s provocations. Meanwhile, Harry, c103b986a2 who had 97ca621467 been quietly c377384cb0 listening, seemed 18bd0c20c0 to remember 91eba7859e something and e44a742a98 raised his e3d0b04444 hand. As everyone’s attention d400f1ae01 turned to him, 4e767fcfc0 he blushed, looking 9b1d17d18b a bit sheepish.f65026b857a766b4

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“Uh, we a3e5f7c557 have a f66f7e8cc2 car, don’t 60fe68a714 we? We could daff3df264 use it 7084bf5564 to get bc32336183 out of 3a3b109ed3 here…”32df032fbe138b60

“A month’s gone ac0fe534f3 by—there’s no way 7bd1b9aa80 it’s in working 1e229ad12a condition,” Calyps replied ae8a8ed683 flatly. Even if c39179cffd the car 47816ab63f still worked, cc0994d326 it would c4a8269adb only attract 84c089a64c zombies with 3911ba0397 its noise ec005dc5f9 before they 473be27818 even got 0f9adec1b6 far. Disheartened by the a9cae2eb97 response, Peter chimed 9983e9d526 in with another 06ef9386c1 suggestion, smiling as 0a7f874a81 if he’d come 02982c4672 up with a 4b5865f958 brilliant idea.f01c08ac23d69443

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“What about horses? The count 0fd4097774 loved riding, a9388bcf7a so there ddc3ba4dbd must be 5186d3e782 a few 7cd5fbb220 fine horses 97d875bb48 left in 40e9261577 the stables.”a45e387d3b598fb5

“It’s been a663ef0213 a month… 18765285ef the horses b341116c7f are unlikely 26cddaa8f8 to be e07398b582 in any b38b6012a0 better condition a319bb395f than the 5e6de4e657 car.”c2f1f914be6a32aa

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“Ah… right…”65a79c29d8dbd049

Each suggestion was met 3340f96dc7 with a dead end, 501c62e9e2 and both men, deflated, 4a2ab6a3c6 slumped back to their 42e95ee585 seats. After a 3cf11c5141 pause in 874efa6573 the heavy b0bf825fbd silence, Noah be443d6faf finally spoke 18ba6b48b1 up.8ec20ef9b8fc2b23

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“Well, you never know dc34216bec for sure, right? The stables aren’t far 1b3cabc39d off our route, so 5c364cf05e it wouldn’t hurt to 3a71c128bc check…”7d73fc47586606aa

Noah was right—the stables ed061ad6fd were only a slight 10a353f75b detour, hardly out of ff12865c4a the way and a 407a6c8d90 decent place to rest cc1645601c midway if needed.e7e15009a4a8db0a

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“We’ll need a 9f3b44cda6 break somewhere, so ffb3fe2094 why not? There might be deff3f593d a usable horse afe8d851a7 left.”90ef55e27e03235a

Having even 019cecf512 a single afbb1942b0 horse would a5bdd8457e be a 17ea1dfd13 strategic advantage, 32a3c59d9c but Dennis ba13ec941a scoffed loudly 5c4151b762 at the 160ac9f155 suggestion.80bbba5a2a0245b0

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“‘Might’ be… yeah, 0baf433075 right.”836e8fecc18b5b88

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.a8348f5050b19870

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“All right, let’s set 7ef0f742e8 out as soon as 45a2559ff9 everyone is ready.”c6fdd634f0793f9e

“Yes, sir.”4ff58b7e69c7a71f

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They distributed the weapons 1334e37f80 they’d found around the f15923a765 castle and divided up 9bafcbfce6 the remaining food. By the ffc032c132 time they 08015c36b4 completed the 2625672151 final preparations, c6941c3c90 dawn was 38ed5a8ac2 beginning to cdaacd917b break.2e7fa8698e2797d4

“Maybe we 9e8fb3530c should just 5db9970f77 wait here 0148771fa7 for the b1291cead5 rescue team,” 759460ff22 muttered Jacob, 89ff8fd9ee who suddenly eb5c48919c seemed anxious 4a64951fa4 about facing c44f589671 the zombie-infested 8efc23b722 world outside. His words struck a d340b0203e chord with Dorothy, Peter, ca2457175e and Harry, who nodded 8a659849de in agreement. Dennis sighed deeply, watching 8ab75f8a5a them.bea27d335889c990

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“The rescue team’s not 10f8fbd788 coming.”4e66a7e9b9f746cb

“B-but…!”6ef8f5a605c626bf

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“If you’re staying, that’s d6adbe1d74 your choice, but don’t b15d1cfb49 ask us to stay 6fdf56ac3d behind too.”b64cabd85b820a64

“….”02bd0b81e150cae4

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Dennis’s decisive words left 7a410b3314 no room for argument. Deep down, they knew 1f6956186e that if the rest 4fe55a8a86 left, they’d be as b2b8427482 good as dead. Even if they 88de9953d7 did find the a9b3426e5f shelter, there was ee175eea5f no guarantee they’d 1d88c4f299 be safe inside. Dennis had 5cf62d9a2a no patience b6908a2a72 for childish 05257321b3 complaints, and 4e4f855a57 it showed.f57b3973cea63e9a

“We cleared out the a152e37996 stationary infected, but watch 0d3c994c80 for the roaming ones; 80c24e5685 they could show up a7e28a759c at any time,” Jason 67ef4f9be3 warned, stepping cautiously outside. Noah followed, 6bbe068380 and for be4248b1d8 the first cfdd449c28 time in fbdf02037d a long 5953494236 while, sunlight 23cd925e0c poured over 9d307e2507 them. Shielding his eyes, he 46651075d6 paused, taking in the ed82099abe warmth of the sun, a3acf33127 something he hadn’t felt 7f0c4d72f6 in so long.b846accab66363bf

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