The group of men didn't relax their guard just because a single woman had stepped out of the car.
In fact, they grew even more vigilant, taking a few steps back to size up Stella Sterling from a distance.
'Just one person. How are they supposed to gauge her strength?'
They wouldn't have been afraid if there were two or three of them, but the fact that she was alone made them all the more wary.
'A woman driving with a child through these desolate wilds… no matter how you looked at it, the whole situation is just plain bizarre!'
It was true that no one who survived in the apocalypse was simple, but they knew one thing for certain: any woman or child daring to travel alone was far from it. They were the toughest of the tough.
Otherwise, a duo like that would have been at someone else's mercy long ago. There was no way they could have survived.
Most importantly, they couldn't see inside the vehicle, but anyone inside could clearly see out.
