It was an obvious choice to her. What Brie said earlier was true, this group will fall apart if we do something like this. "We let him go. We are not becoming like them." Shel answered. Becca and Roman rolled their eyes at her, whilst Joyce just looked frightened. Clive looked annoyed and everyone else who sided with her smiled.

"Fine. Boyd, get him a few cans as a sign of good faith." Roman instructed. The old man rushed to the kitchen to grab some food for the poor spaniard. "Now, I don't know if you can understand a word I'm saying, but you BETTER understand this: Stay the fuck away from here unless you want you and your friends to die. We're sparing your life, find it in your heart to spare ours. Now get the hell outta here." He shoved the man away from the group, cut out his bindings and took off the blindfold on his face just as Boyd got back.

"You made the right choice, Shel. Thank you." Brie told the young woman, heading back to the pit stop's interior.

"No.. No.. Look at what you've done." Joyce muttered, getting down on her knees.

"This is a bad idea." Clive insisted, glaring at the foreigner.

"It was the group's choice. Now, everyone get back to work." Vernon directed, pointing at their home. Roman walked up to the leader and stared at him with frustration in his eyes.

"If any of us die because of this mistake, your days as leader are over." The bald co-leader announced to him.

"Fair enough." Vernon replied, shrugging as the thief ran off into the woods.

"Glad you agree. I'll see you at dinner." Roman walked off, hitting Vernon's shoulder with his own as he walked past him.

One week later

It was the dead of night. A genuinely calm and peaceful night, actually. Mostly everyone was sleeping, save for Brie and Stephanie who were on watch, and Shel and Becca who were staying up to talk. They lied down on their beds and stared at the ceiling whilst discussing random topics.

"So, what do you think? A weekly talent show is a good idea?" Shel asked her younger sister.

"I think I might like it more than just me playing. Roman could finally prove that he really was a drummer." Becca answered, nodding with thoughts of watching their co-leader bang on drums lousely.

"Yeah, if only we HAD drums."

"Still no way of proving him right then?" The two of them laughed from the twelve year old's joke.

"'Fraid so. Also, uh.. Becca.." Shel trailed off, thinking about if she should bring this up.

"Yeah?" Becca asked.

"About that guy I spared.."

"Don't worry about it, sis. It's been a full week. Nothing's happened so far, everyone is reasonably happy. I see no problem with sparing them anymore, even if I think you still should have killed the guy. I still kinda think it was too risky to leave him alive." Becca interrupted, warranting a smile from Shel.

"I guess so. Still, I don't want murdering and extreme punishment to be who we are, you know?"

"I get that." Becca let out a yawn before curling up more comfortably against her sheets. "Welp.. Time to sleep, I'd say."

"Yeah, get some rest. I'm sure we'll have a bunch of chores in the morning." Shel agreed, placing her head down on her pillow.

"Goodnight, Shel." Becca hummed.

"Night, Becca." Hours went by of peaceful slumber. Well, at least for Becca. Shel couldn't sleep for some odd reason. There was a feeling in her gut telling her something wasn't right.

Gentle knocking on the RV door was heard from Shel, though it was extremely quiet. She glanced up, slowly took off her covers and slipped her shoes on, walking towards the door. She opened it as quietly as she could, meeting the heads of Brie and Stephanie outside. "Yeah? What's up?" Shel whispered, unsure of why they were here so late.

"Come on, Shel, we're leaving tonight. Get Becca, we found a hole we could sneak out of." Stephanie explained.

"What?!" Shel almost shouted. Thank god she didn't.

"Shh.." Brie shushed, looking around. "This could be our only chance. If going on foot sounds too dangerous for you, let us in your RV so we can drive away. There's no way in hell I'm stayin' here any longer." The chubby woman whispered.

"But.. Why?" Shel questioned, somewhat already knowing the answer.

"This group is gone. We may have saved that man, but I could tell Roman wasn't happy about it. I feel like he's this close to ending Vernon's leadership, if you know what I mean." Brie was insinuating betrayal? Now that she thought about it.. It was a possibility.

"But you don't know that for sure." She whispered, trying to at least somewhat defend Roman.

"It's inevitable, Shel. You saw how hostile he was last week." Stephanie made a valid point. Still, Shel was confused.

"Stephanie.. Why are you going?" She asked.

"Are you kidding? I've wanted to leave here ever since last month. I wasn't even supposed to be here for more than a week." Stephanie had been a squatter in the group, escaping a group called Woodbury. She had heard they were going through some rough times and felt like it was time to leave the pit stop, but..

"But Vernon's law prohibited leaving. Which means escaping is just as dangerous as staying." Shel finished.

"But it's worth a shot. Get out of here before Roman can get his hands on you. Before it's too late." Brie pressured. Shel hesitated.

"I.. But, what about the food, and water, and ammo and other supplies here? It would be a death gamble if we left here." The skinny brunette pointed out.

"That's why we took some." Stephanie showed a bag filled to the brim with meds, food, water and ammo.

"Stephanie! Stealing?!" Shel whisper shouted, absolutely stunned at their treachery.

"We have to go, Shel. Now. Brie trusted you, and you are my best friend. I believe we can make a go of this. Please, come with us?"

Choices:

A: Alright, let's go.

B: No way, you're on your own.

C: Don't go!

Relationships:

Becca is a bit upset you spared that guy, but understands why you did. 9/10

Stephanie is glad you spared Roberto, she believes you're one of few people with a moral code around here. 10/10

Brie is also glad you spared Roberto and trusts you as a friend. 9/10

Roman disagrees with your choice and thinks you are weak. 5/10

Vernon is happy you sided with him, he believes you are morally correct in most situations and trusts you. 7/10

Clive disagrees with your choice. 5/10

Joyce heavily disagrees with your choice, she believes you've doomed everyone. 4/10

Boyd is happy to see one other person with a morally correct stand point. 8/10

((QOTC: So, you all see the cover art as a boring picture of Lee from the game. I thought to myself, what if I were to get a custom cover art? If anyone wants to edit, draw or hell even SFM a cover art for me, send it to me via Email! If you can't draw or provide any photos, suggest a different picture in your review instead if you have any ideas. That is all.))