"Let's stay hidden until we know for sure."
As we got closer, we saw that it was a group of armed men approaching us from the other side of a large field. They wore dark green uniforms. As we watched, a tall man with a thick beard rode toward us on horseback. He was accompanied by two others.
"Are you the ones they call 'the survivors'?" he shouted.
The driver dismounted and approached the man on foot. "Yes, that's me."
"Good. I'm General Gilbert. I've been sent by President Benjamin to gather survivors from the infected areas. Are you with them?"
"Yes, we're one of the groups they sent to look for people."
Gilbert frowned. "So you're not part of the resistance?"
"No, sir," Jacob answered. "We're trying to find somewhere to settle down. The government has destroyed all the settlemen
