These people had all voluntarily signed referral contracts with the proprietor, waiting for someone to take an interest in them.
They weren't asking for much—just enough food to eat and a chance to survive.
So when Paige Summers presented the terms from Bloodfall Base—that as long as they worked hard, they would definitely have enough to eat—the people were so overjoyed they wept.
They had almost no concerns about the base being small and insecure, or that it might easily fall to an attack from Zombies or Mutant Beasts. God knew, if their malnutrition continued, it was debatable whether they'd even live long enough to see that happen.
Everyone signed the ten-year employment contract with Paige Summers without hesitation.
Contracts held a certain binding power within Southreach. Outside of it, however, their enforcement came down to luck.
