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I'm a nervous wreck, waiting in the safe room for what feels like a lifetime. David hasn’t contacted me at all, which is probably a good sign, but it feels terrible right now. He never moved the kids in the pack down here, so it’s likely nothing too serious, but it’s been so long that I can’t help but worry. The door finally opens to reveal Austin, not David. “He asked me to get you. He said to meet him in his office.” I nod at him and sigh, pulling the sweater I’m wearing around me tightly, hoping to find the smallest amount of comfort in it. “Is everyone alright?” I ask. “Yeah, just some rogues. We’re whole,” he tells me with a shrug, holding the door for me to pass through before him. We walk up the stairs together, though I move slowly, not really wanting to face him. If