It has been six months since the failed coup that was spearheaded by Doctor Charlie but normalcy returned to the community.
The dead were buried within the walls but the people that caused this pain were tossed outside the wall for the zombies to feed on like parasites.
They didn't honor them and they became zombie food.
Mariam has been locked in her chambers, she had lost her husband and people knew that a part of her would have died with him.
Even though she was still running affairs, people rarely saw her but they gave her all the space she needed. Carl was a shell of himself seeing as he lost his father.
Dimitris was more than capable of enacting her will, he was the most respected man in the community after her.
They hadn't come in contact with anyone for quite some time, and the places they raided were a lot closer to home as they were now growing enough food to keep their bellies going.