Richard's eyes scanned the trees and his ears listening carefully for anything out of place. There was no sign of enemy troops but he couldn't let his guard down. Everything had happened so fast, all that went down while they were in the city... the things he saw. [i]Keep moving forward, never look back.[/i] He repeated in his head, attempting to force every other thought out. The group pushed on a little further then stopped at a creek running through the dense forest. Tightly gripping the rifle he had picked up off a dead soldier he stood guard while the others took a rest. His eyes kept drifting to Tess though.

When the group came to a stop Rin took the chance to do a head count. Between the people the boys had lead out of the city and the few her and Tess had picked up along the way they had a decently sized group. A few of them were armed, but they were all only civilians. The four were the only combat trained and experienced, and they were relatively inexperienced compared to most. Stepping over to Tess, Rin let out a sigh. "You did good back there. I'm proud of you." She told her. The blur of it all was beginning to wear off, reality was setting in for her. She knew if it wasn't for Tess she never would have made it out alive.