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</div><br/><div style="text-align: center">《 Ezra 》// KOA campground // Anise, Armando​</div><br/>The three remained in each other’s company while they waited for something to happen outside. To his surprise, Kennedy managed to mind. He didn’t tear the bed down from the door in an effort to display his valiance in regard to rescuing his best friend. Ezra may have been inclined to let him go only if he were confident that the man’s Batman beacon hadn’t garnered unwanted attention.<br/><br/>Ezra stepped away from the dresser and approached his sister. He squatted in front of her and gathered her hands in his. “Shh, Ani.” He rubbed the backs of her hands with his palms. Anise was the only human on Earth that could calm him and provide any clarity to the storms of anxiety that riddled his mind. It was rare that he was level-headed enough to provide that same peace to his sister. He would take advantage of it right now, lest his sister be given a reason to claim he never did anything for her.<br/><br/>“Dan and Armando<i>could </i>be shooting at necros.” Unlikely. “They will move on if we stay quiet.” Ezra nodded in agreement. The last thing he wanted to do was admit to her that necros could detect the scent of living humans. They very well could be swarming the outside of the cabin. It seemed unlikely, seeing as there were far more people running around the camp. His gut told him they weren’t dealing with necros. Maybe that would have been easier to stomach over Armando or Dan turning on them.<br/><br/>The patrolman remained squatted until he heard a voice from outside the door. Ezra stared at the inner wall of the cabin and stood slowly, his brow raised. Armando’s ears must have been burning. He reached for the gun at the small of his back and listened as Armando explained what had happened outside.<br/><br/>Kennedy sprang up like a spring chicken and announced his intentions. He was going to speak with Armando. He trusted the man, for what reason, Ezra was unsure. He allowed the man to slip by him and pull the mattress from the door. Instructing Ezra to replace it once he was outside. The door shut behind him after he disappeared onto the porch. Ezra gave pause, listening to the communication through the wall with a finger raised to Anise. There was absolutely no escape from them if Armando turned out to be the enemy, but at least he wouldn’t go down without a fight. If it came down to that.<br/><br/><i>“It was Ray, Hale’s oldest… I don’t know why or the circumstances.” </i><br/><br/>“Wait here, Ani.” Ezra stabilized the mattress against the wall and opened the door. The three were discussing the potential location of Rachel and Rebel. Kennedy gestured towards the woods, the trail now concealed by a thicket of trees and black darkness. Ezra slipped his gun into the back of his jeans. He didn’t need the situation to go sideways. “Ray did this?” He questioned, loosely crossing his arms over his chest while he stood in the doorway. “You disarmed him and sent him away.” Ezra spoke, his brow raised and tone incredulous. “You really think that he<i>intended </i>to only shoot a few people? That he<i>intended </i>to leave survivors to seek out retribution? Ray came out here to shoot all of us." He stood straight and backed just inside the cabin to wave Anise to him. “We need to find the others and move on. Ray could have a cache of firearms in an undisclosed location."<br/><br/>Ezra faced Armando. "The only thing you've done is confiscated his first round of toys and sent him away to reload." He jabbed him in the chest. "You should have accompanied him back to Abendblume to ensure that he stays away.”