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Wait, what?" Jaime says, turning to you.

"If that thing is with us, I'm out of here!" Madison yells.

"Kill it, or I will." Reilly waves his pistol in the air as he speaks.

"Everyone, listen to me," you say, turning to address the crowd. "We will come across other survivors, and they'll try to hurt us or rob our resources. If they see Joe with us, they might just leave. If they try to attack, we can release Joe to go after them."

"Could just being around the zombie cause us to get an infection? Like breathing the same air?" Brody asks.

Woody shifts next to you, scratching his beard. "I doubt the virus can transmit through the air."

"There is no risk for infection from Pastor Joe," Benji says, stepping forward to address the crowd. "But I don't feel comfortable using the infected as a weapon."

"What if it breaks those ropes and rip someone's throat out?" Reilly asks, his voice showing exasperation. "My ma could rip out of those."

"Don't drag me into this," Nora says, then she leans over the driver's side of the Chevy and shouts to you. "I say tie him to the hood of the minibus. No one will mess with us!"

Church squeezes his eyes shut for a moment, but when they open, he's looking at you. "I don't agree with using Joe for this reason, but I won't stop you from doing it."

"It's settled. We keep Joe for now," you say.

No one moves at first, but as the moments tick by, the survivors wander away. Parker remains near the reverend, and you work with Woody and Benji to bind Joe with real ropes. Woody also finds a block of dead wood to force into the zombie's mouth to reduce the chances of him biting someone, at least until you use him against your enemies.