Chapman returned to the convoy, accompanied by Ed and Marcus, another man from the Yaxley group. The two local men worked quickly and silently to ease the pressure of dead flesh from around the stranded trucks and release David, Ruth, and the rest of the remaining group. They shifted vehicles that had been left blocking specific side-streets, allowing the mass of corpses to flow away. Ed’s dog Molly precipitated the flood. An incredibly smart and fast animal, she’d adapted to this new world as well as her owner. She’d been trained to round up sheep but proved equally adept at keeping corpses in line. She’d sprint away from them then stop and bark until they followed, wagging her tail like it was the greatest game. A maze-like system of further blockades deeper in the village kept the creat
