"He can come. I think the kid is ready. Besides, he's right, if you baby him he'll.." Mark was interrupted by an angry Kenny, who barely above a whisper asked him a question.

"He'll what?" With those two words Kenny shook his head and headed for the gate. "Fine. The boy can come. On one condition."

"Yes! You won't regret it!" Duck cheered, following his dad to the gate.

"What condition?" Carley slowly asked, fearing it was something either extremely dangerous or stupid.

"One of you has to come with, otherwise we'll be out in the open awaiting death. You both can't come because someone stable needs to guard this house. Omid and Travis are out of commission, in fact one of them is missing an ear, Christa is hyperfocused on coddling her boyfriend and Ben is Ben. He can't be trusted." Kenny wiped away his own tears, his voice returning to normal.

"Oh uh.. What do you think, Mark?" Carley asked, staring back at her friend. "He makes a fair point, with that stranger running around, we can't be too careful."

"About that, have you told the group about him?" Mark asked, whispering now.

"Yeah, I told Christa and Ben and Kenny heard about it. Travis heard about it too. Duck and Omid don't know." Carley answered, looking back at the house.

"Alright.. Let's see." Mark weighed through his options, deciding on….

Choices:

A: Mark goes

B: Carley goes

Relationships (Mark):

Carley is your closest ally at the moment. 10/10

Lee is searching for you. It may not be long until you two meet again. 10/10

Clementine doesn't know you very well but you two seem to get along. 7/10

Duck seems a bit.. Too eager. You'll have to keep close tabs on him. He does appreciate you letting him come. 7/10

Kenny is a bit pissed at you for letting Duck come. 4/10

Omid and Christa seem to like you. 7/10

Ben is very happy you voted to keep him. You guys have been friends for a while. 10/10

Travis is a bit sour you didn't vote Ben out. 8/10

Chuck and you haven't talked much. 5/10

The Stranger is a danger to the group. 2/10

((Question of the chapter, why do you think Katjaa killed herself? Hint, it isn't because of Fivel.))