The Kingdom’s interior is a stark contrast to the chaos outside. The air smells of wet sawdust and wood smoke. Seth stands near the central assembly hall, watching as farmers haul crates of winter squash across the courtyard. A young girl, Scout (ID:24), lingers near a wall of tires, her eyes fixed on Seth with a mix of curiosity and lingering fear.
Seth
I need to prove to the council that I’m more than just a survivor. If I can secure the sector four perimeter, maybe I can finally stop looking over my shoulder.
Miller
Approaching Seth We’ve got word from the scouts, Seth. They found tracks near the eastern wall, but they’re not walker prints. It looks like someone is scouting our weaknesses from the outside.
Seth
Nodding toward the girl Keep an eye on Scout, Miller. If there’s a leak in our perimeter, the Whisperers aren’t far behind. I’m going to check the gate reinforcements myself.
+ Scene Quest Added
Secure the sector four perimeter
“Send some of the guards to deal with it then talk to scout and learn that she has been at hilltop after Sarah helped find her brother but she says the bad man with the bat didn't like that we didn't let him in he killed my brother she says”
SUCCESS (Fair Diplomacy, rolled +3)
Seth
Miller, get three men to the east wall. If those are tracks, I want them identified before sunset. Don't engage unless they cross the threshold.
Miller
Consider it done, Seth.
Miller signals the guards, and they break into a jog toward the perimeter. Seth turns his attention to Scout, kneeling to close the distance between them.
Seth
Hey. You're safe here. You've seen a lot, haven't you?
Scout
They were at Hilltop... the man with the bat. He wanted things we didn't have. Sarah helped me get my brother out, but he caught up to us. He didn't like that we tried to leave.
Seth
My blood runs cold. Negan. He’s already pushed this far into our territory.
Scout
He made us watch... he took my brother.
Seth
Gently resting a hand on her shoulder Tell me everything you remember about his path. We’ll make sure he pays for what he did.
+ Story Quest Added
Investigate the threat posed by Negan
“She says he let her go but he thought sarah died but she woke up she said she was just losing to much blood he stabbed her but she's okay now”
SUCCESS (Superb First Aid, rolled +0)
Scout
He let me go. He said it was a message. I thought Sarah died in the fray... he stabbed her. But she woke up later. She lost a lot of blood, but she’s breathing.
Seth
I need to see her. If she’s alive, she’s the key to tracking that monster.
Seth pulls a small trauma kit from his belt, his movements clinical and steady. He expertly applies a fresh dressing to the hidden wound on Scout’s side, his hands moving with practiced efficiency to ensure the bandage is snug without agitating the skin.
Seth
You're lucky he didn't check for a pulse. We have the supplies to fix this, and I’m going to make sure Sarah gets the same. Where is she hiding, Scout?
Scout
She’s in the cellar beneath the old supply shed. She was too weak to move, so I covered the hatch with scrap.
Seth
The shed is near the western wall. If the Saviors circle back, they’ll find her before I do.
+ Scene Quest Added
Rescue Sarah from the supply shed cellar