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Inevitability (Ep8) - Great...now what?

After freeing everyone, Eden and Reaper ran out of the enemy tribe's base as fast as they could, slamming the door behind them.

"That was...the closest I have ever been...to dying." Said Eden, panting in between every few words.

"Yeah...wish I could say the same..." replied Reaper.

"What?" Asked Eden, who was so tired of being confused.

"You know, I actually joined the war willingly..." Reaper began explaining.

"My family...I lost them years ago. "

"I'm so sorry..." Eden responded.

"The whole house went down in an explosion of flames...a raid. The entire village was burned down in a day."

"You're from a village?" asked Eden.

Reaper just looked away, not wanting to prolong the conversation. Eden didn't see, but Reaper held back tears.

"Let's move, before sunset." He said

"Move to where?"

"Anywhere safer than this..."

* * * * * * *

The Jungle was a terrible place.

Humidity, disease, venomous snakes, heavy rain, and worst of all, mosquitoes.

"Ok, now I'm absolutely we're heading the wrong way." Eden said, swatting bugs out of the air.

"And I'm absolutely sure that we aren't." Replied Reaper, walking forward without looking back.

Reaper suddenly stopped, sensing Eden's annoyance.

"Do you think I like this place either? Let's be glad it's not a swamp."

"Actually, I'd much prefer a swamp." Eden said, thinking about his house in the swamp, but shutting out the idea after thinking too much about the day where he'd lost everything.

Reaper sighed.

"Let's just pick up the pace a little."

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