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After the speech, you walk the group of survivors to the front of the Cathedral to survey the damage. The inner Sanctuary doors appear intact, though the wood braces that held them shut have snapped. Between the inner and outer doors, several corpses lie in varying states of decay, those of the zombies being much further along. The outer doors, though broken, could be patched up and repaired and may once again stand as solid defense against intruders.

"Now, let's get into the specifics," you say.

"Before we get to anything else, Rezo, we need to figure out what to do about him," Mindy says, pointing to Badger, the only raider who survived the battle.

"The name's Badger," he says through a gruff voice. "I owe my life to your leader."

"And my name is Rezo. When the zombies attacked, I made a quick decision to let you in. I am sorry the rest of your group died, but the truth is that you came to assault our home and kill us."

"That's true enough. But I have nothing to go back to, and you saved my life, so I'm with you now."

"I should put a bullet through your head…" Mindy starts.

"You can try, girl," Badger says through a snarl.