the beast, grabbing his rifle and checking the road to the rear to make sure he wasn’t being followed. It was concerning that they’d just let him walk out of there so easily. He presses the wrist controller and Belle step out onto the road where she takes up a guard position. Checking the opposite direction he quietly moves into the tree line towards their camping position.

They only went about 20 meters in from the road before setting up and are in the middle of preparing a fire. He observes them for a moment. No need to let them know he is there, he wanted to evaluate them first. See if they could be useful.

It’s a small group. Two men, one woman, and a boy of about 9 or 10 years old. The two guys, both scruffy and exhausted looking,