Watching the boy rally the villagers and methodically direct them to take the grain back, Evelyn Ford and Ronan Kendrick departed.
"That kid is impressive. He has leadership skills at such a young age."
"I just took a look around. Besides a few elderly people, this village is full of children. The youngest are four or five, and the oldest are thirteen or fourteen."
'Young children and the elderly are seen as a drag, a burden.' In the apocalypse, the ones who died in the greatest numbers and were the first to be abandoned were always the children and the elderly.
Back in the vehicle, Evelyn Ford glanced at the time. "Let's go. We'll drive through the night to Mount Caldera."
Getting to Mount Caldera required taking a different route. Once they were on the main road, they saw more and more freight trucks. The traffic was terrible near the service and gas stations, with people knocking on their door offering food and lodging. The two of them ignored everyone.
