Autumn accepted the hand from Katelyn and reach down to pick up his spear. Sophie had shot two of the walkers before running ahead. "Go on Katelyn I'll cover your back." She proceeded to follow her sister to the car while Autumn slashed at anything too close to him. The walkers had quickly filled up the garage and he was forced to the door. Stabbing one last walker in the head, he yanked back and darted towards the car. Landing in the backseat he shouted, "Go go go!"

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Before too long the car in which they were driving sputtered out of gas. They were far enough from the house, where the walkers had busted in, but still out in the open. "Glad we got an early start," he said as he pushed himself out of the car. Autumn was still half naked and fully covered in blood. Throwing his spear down in the backseat he tried to rub some of the dried blood off with no luck. It all came away in flaking clumps. Fucking gross.

“I’m gonna leave Ash here with you guys okay? I… I’m trusting you to make sure nothing happens to her.” It sounded like Luke was mostly directing it at him. He smiled back at him.

"Course I will. But personally I don't really think Ash needs much protecting." His last sentence was spoken loud enough so that Ash could hear. Autumn could always remember his little sister telling him that, "I can do it myself." She loved to think she was independent. He always did what he could to allow it for her, but was secretly always close at hand should anything go wrong. The same would go for Ash. 

Walking over to Katelyn he stopped awkwardly before clearing his voice, "I... I um, wanted to thank you Katelyn. Well you and your sister. You kinda saved my life back there." Autumn realized that he didn't look all that great right now covered in blood, without shoes or shirt. He was probably scaring her.