After fooling around for a bit, Duke and Kisha fell asleep together. They were abruptly awakened by the night watch's alert just before dawn, signaling that more zombies were approaching from all directions. Duke wondered if the scent of human blood from the traitor's body, impaled at the highest point of the watchtower, was attracting the zombies. Although it wasn't a massive horde, the number of zombies was still significant enough to pose a challenge.