You and Joel had been walking for days, taking the occasional break in a busted up truck whenever you came across one. You were both exhausted, simply tired of the constant movement. He didn’t know you very well, but seeing as you both took the opportunity to escape the Boston QZ when it was presented, he knew you were brave to an extent.

You both had been walking through a very dense forest, it was humid and the smell of wet grass was ever-present and all around. You finally exited the forest, taking a second to just catch your breath, Joel did the same.

Before you two was something straight out of a painting. A beautiful, green landscape that stretched on for miles in every direction, and a beautiful blue sky that stretched over the expanse of the area. “Well, I’ll be damned.” Joel huffed, admiring the view just as much as you.

To anyone else, this was just an empty field. But you? You’d make something out of nothing.