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Infected Fighter
You even defeated the reinforcements? I shouldn't have expected less from you, Talulah!
Talulah
What about all the other Infected?
Infected Fighter
They all made it in one piece. The backup safehouse we found really came in great use.
Talulah
Have you done a headcount yet?
Infected Fighter
I did. Some of the kids were crying about how one of the older girls hasn't come back yet...
Infected Fighter
It's sad, but this happens fairly often these days. *Sigh*.
Talulah
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Shieldguard
Talulah! We found the rest of the patrol unit. Looks like they've just been running away the whole time.
Talulah
Which way did they go?
Shieldguard
East. Makes me wonder if they'll come across the folks we exiled.
Shieldguard
—Talulah?!
Infected Fighter
H-Hold on! Talulah, where are you going?
Running
Running.
Boots soaked in freezing, chilling water.
Legs sunk in white, blinding snow.
Forgot to use the sleigh.
Forgot to use the snowmobile.
Melting all the snow.
Dashing in the mud.
A long trail on the earth.
A long trail in the snow.
Cold boring into the lungs.
Pain piercing into the brain.
Running.Running.
An endless snow.
An endless winter.
An endless world.
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A drop.
Talulah stopps in her tracks.
Another drop.
Tears drip down the corners of her eyes.
She does not notice the drops she shed.
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Talulah
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Talulah
No... A... A...
Alina
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Alina
Talu...lah?
Talulah
Alina...!!!
Alina
I didn't... want you to see me like this.
Talulah
Don't talk. Alina, stop talking... Just don't talk!
Talulah
We need to stop the bleeding...! Just hang on...!
Alina
I'm... not bleeding anymore... It's just...
Talulah
In that case... Let's go! We need to get you to the medics right away for a blood transfusion!
Alina
It's okay... Don't worry... It's just... the things I traded for...
Talulah
Don't worry about those... They aren't important... Let's head back... I'll take you there!
The Draco carries the Elafia on her back. Only now does she notice: this little deer looks so delicate and light, but her weight is so, so unbearably heavy on her back... As heavy as the weight of this whole world.
Alina
Stop...
Talulah
I won't!
Talulah
Who did it... Who did it... Who did this to you?!
Talulah
Was it the Patrol Unit...?! The villagers?! Those bastards... Those bastards... I'll burn them all... I...
Talulah
Wait, don't tell me... Was it the Infected we exiled...?!
Talulah
Those ungrateful shitheads... No, no... If the Shieldguards gave them any rations...
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Yeti Squad Member
Talulah! You're finally back! You didn't answer our calls, what—
Yeti Squad Member
...What... Who's that on your back...?
Yeti Squad Member
She's not breathing! Medic! Get over here, now! Talulah, just hang on...
Yeti Squad Member
...Talulah?
Yeti Squad Member
(What? She's walking right by... Where is she going?!)
Shieldguard
Talulah, you may be the leader here, but that doesn't make it any less serious to leave—
FrostNova
Wait.
Shieldguard
Yelena...?
FrostNova
......
FrostNova
Let her go.
Shieldguard
(Do you know the poor little girl...?)
FrostNova
(Not really. I think... she's a teacher at the settlement.)
Shieldguard
(Oh, she's a teacher. Poor kids. That's another person they could look up to, gone.)
Shieldguard
(But why is Talulah...)
FrostNova
(Everyone has secrets they want to keep to themselves..)
FrostNova
(Whatever happened, it's hers alone to remember.)
With the Elafia still on her back, the Draco walks past the encampment. Their contours slowly begin to blur until they both disappear into the edge of the forest.
No one knows what happened after that.
They could only watch as the Draco walked into the darkness of the night.
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