The people on the truck, who were the last people to remain in town, were all either old, weak, or disabled. Some were even lying semi-paralysed in their beds back in town. They would not have moved if a fire was not lit under their asses. These people were tossed and turned violently during the ride, and Brother Black even braked abruptly a few times on the way. The back of the pickup truck was also half filled with mud that was freezing cold in this weather. Submerged in the mud, the passengers were almost unconscious by now.
Therefore, Sheyan's feat of sacrificing himself was only witnessed by the vampires aside from his party members. It was a textbook example of doing good deeds anonymously.
It was hard for the Cullen family, who had lived in the town for a good few years, to not extend their help to the townspeople who were in urgent need of aid. They could only choose to stay to provide assistance.
