KimRae leaped to her feet and gave into that herd instinct to run with the alpha. Her brain did not process which of these men was Alpha, both the Ranger and the other man were stand up guys who were not posing a threat to her at the moment. As she was pounding after them a wry voice in her head commented that they were not posing a threat to her and this was an extremely novel experience.The group ran until KimRae felt that her heart would burst. They ran into a section of the city that was more war torn that anywhere she had been before. Great craters and shells of buildings sculpted the landscape. The few low sections of buildings looked out on the pocked streets with empty windows like the vacant eyes of a blind man.<br/><br/>Leaning against the corner of a building, her back snugly against the bricks, KimRae braced her hands on her knees to gasp for breath. She glanced up to find both of her companions close by. Both of the men were whole. Something she didn't see often in the general population. They<br/>were strong and fighting lean, although one a civilian and the other Ranger. Their eyes were not full of sly cunning but rather genial intelligence and purpose. They didn't seem as winded as she was and were boldly holding their weapons at ready. She nodded her head as she relaxed a minute. When she stood up, she smoothed her hair back toward her braid and said,<br/><br/>"I'm KimRae. Do you mind if I tag along with you guys?"