[Alex agrees about they're being so many kids without parents here, they'd talked about it before and how much it'd bothered her. It's something that's still going to bother her honestly, for as long as the kids were there and things kept happening to them.

And it feels like more things are going to happen to them too. Alex had told Ben that he should add extra food and matches to the pack, and she'd done the same to both of theirs, even if Richard hadn't noticed yet. But there was definitely coffee and a small pan and the like. You know, just in case.

This place feels like a lot of just in cases.

But when he reaches for her hand, Alex's is already there, her fingers entwining with his own an she gives it a little squeeze. She can feel the fear tracing through the bond that the two of them have and reflexively, Alex puts her palm against his cheek.]

I mean, it makes sense. It's probably why Warren stole your coffee cup. And Coralee said that he was after your genetics and your family.