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all refugees, mostly from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and the great majority had arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs and now-useless firearms. Pneumonia and blood poisoning were already killing people behind the fortifications, while a few increasingly capable packs of hunters in the area took a steady toll on the brave souls who tried to search the countryside for medicine and other items they so desperately needed. Luke knew he could find supplies for the struggling humans, but most of all, he realized that he had to teach them how to kill the infected that directly threatened their lives.
He asked the leaders of the settlement to call the people together, where he explained who he was and what his group was doing. Then he asked them all to watch as he showed them how to destroy the hunters without guns. “There’s a little bit of high ground a hundred meters southeast of here; we passed it on our way in. My fighters haven’t been in a battle yet, but they need to learn and you need to get rid of these packs that are keeping you cooped up in here. So please, watch what we do out there, and then we’ll help you get started on doing it yourselves.”
Gracie and Maddy stayed behind with the new people to distribute antibiotics they’d been collecting on their travels across the country. At least twenty inhabitants of the hungry, cold community appeared to have pneumonia, and the medicine would help most of them recover if they were kept warm and fed. Two others were feverish and obviously suffering from some type of infection, so they were treated as well. The girls kept repeating that they weren’t doctors, but they were beginning to realize that during their experiences since the outbreak started they had learned a great deal about all sorts of survival skills. Now, they were happy to share their knowledge with others.
Everyone who didn’t need medical attention had gathered along the bank of their protective lake to watch the fighters do their thing. A few days earlier, Luke had read a chapter in his book about English archers during the Hundred Years’ War. Although his soldiers would be using pikes and spears instead of bows during today’s fight, he decided to try a tactic the English had used at Agincourt and other battles during their century-long conflict with France. He ordered his warriors to cut and plant poles in the frozen ground, using pick-axes to get the holes started. Once the wooden rods were firmly placed the troops used their small axes and hatchets to sharpen the tips facing outward. Within an hour the soldiers had erected a wall of spikes in a semi-circle shape, extending along the high ground all the way to the river on both ends. The sharp stakes were of all different sizes, presenting a barrier that looked almost like a porcupine to the people watching from the settlement. In case a retreat was needed, plenty of canoes were waiting along the edge of the water. Luke was certain they wouldn’t need to withdraw, but he wanted his troops to learn from this experience. He had learned, the hard way, that keeping an open avenue of retreat was always a wise course, and he hoped that his warriors could learn the lesson without shedding blood.
When all was ready, and everyone had their armor in place and helmets strapped on, Luke hopped up on a conveniently-placed stump, nocked an arrow, and ordered the troops to begin shouting. Their voices echoed around the surrounding countryside, floating through the freezing air in every direction, and, within minutes, attracting the attention of a local pack hiding in a nearby wood-line. The flesh-eaters’ howls were louder than the human cries, and soon the nervous soldiers could hear the monsters calling from at least three different locations around the settlement. Then the first of the beasts appeared.
A pack of twelve came running from the south, so close to the riverbank that Luke wondered how his people hadn’t been spotted
He asked the leaders of the settlement to call the people together, where he explained who he was and what his group was doing. Then he asked them all to watch as he showed them how to destroy the hunters without guns. “There’s a little bit of high ground a hundred meters southeast of here; we passed it on our way in. My fighters haven’t been in a battle yet, but they need to learn and you need to get rid of these packs that are keeping you cooped up in here. So please, watch what we do out there, and then we’ll help you get started on doing it yourselves.”
Gracie and Maddy stayed behind with the new people to distribute antibiotics they’d been collecting on their travels across the country. At least twenty inhabitants of the hungry, cold community appeared to have pneumonia, and the medicine would help most of them recover if they were kept warm and fed. Two others were feverish and obviously suffering from some type of infection, so they were treated as well. The girls kept repeating that they weren’t doctors, but they were beginning to realize that during their experiences since the outbreak started they had learned a great deal about all sorts of survival skills. Now, they were happy to share their knowledge with others.
Everyone who didn’t need medical attention had gathered along the bank of their protective lake to watch the fighters do their thing. A few days earlier, Luke had read a chapter in his book about English archers during the Hundred Years’ War. Although his soldiers would be using pikes and spears instead of bows during today’s fight, he decided to try a tactic the English had used at Agincourt and other battles during their century-long conflict with France. He ordered his warriors to cut and plant poles in the frozen ground, using pick-axes to get the holes started. Once the wooden rods were firmly placed the troops used their small axes and hatchets to sharpen the tips facing outward. Within an hour the soldiers had erected a wall of spikes in a semi-circle shape, extending along the high ground all the way to the river on both ends. The sharp stakes were of all different sizes, presenting a barrier that looked almost like a porcupine to the people watching from the settlement. In case a retreat was needed, plenty of canoes were waiting along the edge of the water. Luke was certain they wouldn’t need to withdraw, but he wanted his troops to learn from this experience. He had learned, the hard way, that keeping an open avenue of retreat was always a wise course, and he hoped that his warriors could learn the lesson without shedding blood.
When all was ready, and everyone had their armor in place and helmets strapped on, Luke hopped up on a conveniently-placed stump, nocked an arrow, and ordered the troops to begin shouting. Their voices echoed around the surrounding countryside, floating through the freezing air in every direction, and, within minutes, attracting the attention of a local pack hiding in a nearby wood-line. The flesh-eaters’ howls were louder than the human cries, and soon the nervous soldiers could hear the monsters calling from at least three different locations around the settlement. Then the first of the beasts appeared.
A pack of twelve came running from the south, so close to the riverbank that Luke wondered how his people hadn’t been spotted
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