I sighed heavily breaking the silence, "Alright, since you're part of us now, how about make yourself at home? Steff will lead you two to your room, you can eat and rest first, you could also take a bath and have some new clothes" I said and stand up. "Just asked them if you need anything"
"Thank you" they both said bowing. They were really sincere aren't they? I walk towards where Jenny and Amy are to check on the boy's condition. "How's he?" I asked
"He seems stable now" Jenny said after looking at the boy.
"What should we do now, Souta? Do we really need to kill him if he turned?" Amy asked pitying the boy, he's just a kid after all.
"We have no other choice, we did our best. Only miracle can save him now, Jenny, take a camera and place it to the room, take some food as well, after placing it to the room lock it and continue to watch him through the camera" I ordered
"Okay.." she replied and walk away.
"Everything will be okay" I said to Amy and smiles at her. "I'll be checking on Shana if she saw something weird"
"Okay, be careful" Amy said, I just smiled and left. Walking outside the mansion, in front of the mansion is filled with vegetables and fruits we could eat. I opened the gate and left the mansion, here, connecting to the wall, around at least 35 meters wide and 100 meters long and 4 meters tall, connecting to the gate we build.
It's an additional barricades, covering the entire farm and having space for future farm or vegetables expanding.
"Back already?" Shana asked me as she saw me walking towards her. "Yeah, there's something I like to discuss" I said while climbing.
"Oh? What is it?" She asked, "want some?" She added giving me a cigarette. "I'll pass, you sure have lots of supplies for a cigarette"
She giggled, "I have 2 packs with me, now I already have 1" I tossed her a pack of cigarette. "Ohhhh! Thanks!" She exclaimed, "where did you get this?" she asked excitedly
"While gathering for supplies I stumbled upon them, thinking maybe I could use them to scape reality like you" I said and sat down.
She giggles, "now that's a bold statement, is that how I look like to you?" She asked
"Yeah, you also have been through a lot, and to scape the reality you use cigarettes" she then also saw down in front of me.
She sighed, "Cut the chase, what do you want?" She asked knowing my intentions.
"I want you to investigate those newcomers, you should have experience in those as a police chief right?" I asked
"Don't look down on me too much, of course I do" she said
"Good, guard here for the meantime just this night, I still don't trust that they're alone"
"Okay you worry wart, I'll guard here as thanks to your pack of cigarettes."
"Good, I'll be going then." I said and go down the ladder "careful, you might fall" she said teasingly "shut up" and she giggled
In the mansion:
"You two should eat first and rest" Steff said as she give them their supplies. "This should be your room, the bathroom is that way" she pointed, "Just ask us for anything we're just here"
Steff said, "Thank you" Christopher said and Steff and Andy left.
After eating, Christopher asked Steff if we had a workshop, he wants to create a Prosthetic leg for Denver. Steff take him to the workshop which is in the basement. "There seems to be no materials here?" He said
"Oh, yeah, follow me" Steff said and lead him outside the mansion, which is next to the gate.
"This is… too much, I know that the walls are made of tires but… you really took everything from the car huh…" he said looking at the pilled of materials of the cars.
A week has passed since then, the first night, nothing special happened, it seems like they are really alone, thou we still didn't let our guard down, the next day in the afternoon to our surprise the kid woke up he seems to be okay for some reason. He told us he's story and who he is, he's name is Denver, for how he got bit, it seems that while crying to his mom's death he got bit when she got turned, running for his life he met Christopher.
We concluded that if a new zombie bites you in somewhere far away, the virus is slow, before it could make you turn. The next 3 days, Christopher and his wife seems to be kind, they started to help us with the animals and the vegetables, they also join us with our training. With Isabella's good at comprehensive, the information of the downloaded documents of how to survive she easily summarize it and even teach us. We can even understand it better than just reading it, she's really a teacher.
In the next 2 days, Christopher created a prosthetic leg for the Denver, he first start by finding a sturdy pole or pipe for the main structure and attaching a flat, sturdy object as a foot. Use belts or cloth to create adjustable straps for securing the prosthetic to the residual limb, add cushioning for comfort, and ensure any joints are securely fashioned.
Test the prosthetic, making adjustments for fit and comfort, understanding that this makeshift solution relies on resourcefulness and adaptability. Denver was satisfied, to his new foot, he could walk and run but not like in the past, making him unable to leave the mansion and join the expedition.
Speaking of expedition, Christopher told us about the village who is kind to help them, we discussed the plan if they are still alive then we'll take them, but if not we'll just loot the entire village for supplies. With the additional people, we need more supplies to feed them.
The plan for the day was to loot a nearby villages.