Mira held Ron's shoulders and made him look into her eyes. A comrade's loss was painful because she had experienced it once and regretted not being able to help them.
"Ron, listen to me," Mira began. "Randall… He's a good person. I saw that during this mission, but these people need our help," she concluded, pointing to the survivors who were staring at them.
"I need you to be here, alright?" Mira gently tapped his face twice as he nodded in agreement.
"Let's get this done," she muttered.
"Alright, guys, listen to me!" Mira said. "The barricade won't last, and any minute from now, the savages' lurkers will come here," she added. Murmurs filled the room.
"What should we do!?" While holding her son in her arms, Timmy's mother inquired.
"I want you to start packing, and we will get ou
