Loose Ends (Pt 2)

"Ha! Don't worry, everyone. Just trust me!" Larry said in a loud voice to raise the spirits of the 28 people who were with him.

Many of them looked dispirited and unmotivated. Their countenance had fallen and they were looking fearful.

Now that they were out of the confines of the Camp, they were forced to travel through the destroyed roads and bear witness to the destroyed properties all around them.

Most of them had not been outside for weeks, so taking all this in at once was too much for their minds to bear.

"M-maybe… I should have stayed behind…" Some of them muttered to themselves in regret.

They often turned their heads back, looking at the Camp's building a distance away, and felt abandoned. Their only source of hope and defense was Larry, a member of the Expedition team. Or rather, former member.

Larry noticed the atmosphere around him and was annoyed by the fools that surrounded him.