Night-Mare

Chapter 13

Steven staggered into camp, still reeling from his encounter with Leo. In the distance, Quinn raised her head and shooed a nearby survivor away before walking up to Steven. "No food?" she sighed. "Well that's alright. Teresa's group found a few stray dilos. We can survive off that for a little while, but we'll need to-"

"You lied." Steven muttered, staring at the ground.

Quinn paused before shaking her head. "I'm sorry, what?"

Steven looked her directly in the eye. "You lied to me. Leo wasn't in the Dead Band."

Quinn sighed, "No, Leo wasn't in the Dead Band. Look, he was trying his best to fit in like us, but everyone knew and we had no idea what would happen if ever got too deep into the forest. In the end… wait, how did you find out?"

"I ran into him in the forest," Steven said throwing down his gear.

"He's alive?" Quinn's eyes widened.

"Yeah, and he's also the horseman. He killed the other one." Steven couldn't hide the anger in his voice. Again and again Quinn lied to his face. "He only let me go to deliver a message to you."

The chief fell silent, unable to find the words to express her fear. Her face said it all. Steven sighed, placing a hand on his forehead in exasperation, "He's planning on killing every survivor on this island for good; he's going to ignite the Mare."

Quinn's face went blank. "Then we only have one choice left. We fight the monster with another monster."

~CL1