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the head with a cuff and he slumped to the ground.  I just lost it after that. A few minutes later you showed up, Ally.”
           “I wonder how they found us,” Sabine said as she wrapped a makeshift bandage around Theo’s head.  Ally noticed that she had ripped part of her own shirt apart to do so.
           “We are closer to the settlements now, and they’ve probably been on the lookout for us,” Ally responded, pushing herself up off the ground. “They might still be looking and it won’t be long before they realize two of their Guards are missing.  We need to get moving. Now.”
           Stosh nodded silently and took off to gather their things from the home where they had slept.  Willow trailed after him at a brisk walk, a sheen of sweat on her face.  Morning sickness; just what they needed to add to this already stressful day.  Sabine and Flora helped Theo stand and he seemed to be able to balance himself well, so Ally didn’t need to carry him.   She peered around for a nearby tree with enough branches and walked over to it, pulling herself up branch by branch.  When she grabbed onto one of the highest branches, she spun herself around and looked out over the open expanse below her.  She could see puffs of smoke from a settlement to the east, and if she concentrated hard enough, she could almost hear the sound of saw against wood.  What she didn’t sense, which brought her relief, were any more Exceptional Guards.  That didn’t mean they weren’t headed this way though.
           As her feet hit the ground, Stosh and Willow reappeared, holding an arm full of packs.  Ally threw her own pack over her back and strapped the hunting pack to her waist.  She and Stosh took turns with it every other day because of the weight of it.  They both knew she could carry it every day without growing tired, but it Stosh insisted on helping out. 
           “We are going to have to skip breakfast this morning and travel fast,” Ally said to the others. “We don’t have a choice.”
          “I’m okay with that,” Sabine said.
          “I’m not,” Willow and Cody said at almost the same time.
           Ally rolled her eyes and pulled a small stash of berries from her pack, handing it over to them.  They would have to divide it amongst the two of them, and hopefully it would keep them from whining for the next hour or two.
           “Let’s go.” Ally said.
     
    Ally lowered her hands and stared at the pile of ash in front of her.  They made it four hours into their morning travels before they ran into another pair of Exceptional Guards.  The Guards had approached Ally and her group with ease, expecting an easy catch.  Once again, Ally had raised her hands and eliminated the Guards before they took another step toward her or the others.  She stood over the pile, breathing heavily.
           She felt Stosh come up beside her, his arm brushing against hers.
           “Seven,” she said in almost a whisper.
           “I know,” he responded, taking her hand in his.  “We should be south of the City now, for good.  Maybe we won’t run into anymore of them.”
           “There will always be more,” Ally said as she faced her brother. “They will never stop coming.”
           “And you’ll…”
           “… stop them?” Ally finished for Stosh.  “I don’t know how long I’ll be able to hold this up.  Knowing that I’m killing another human being...”
           “They’re animals, Al.  You can’t even try to compare them to you or me, or to Sabine and Willow, and the others.” He dropped her hand and crossed his arms over his chest.
           Ally let out a humorless laugh.  “ Them, Stosh? I am one of them .” She pointed to her violet eyes.
           “But the Guards are different.  They seem… altered somehow.  You are nothing like them.  Luke is nothing like