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Together, they made their way back to the cave. Titus helped Zoe and Sienna over the wall into the rubbish heap beyond and Finn half-carried Perry, who grew weaker with every passing minute.
No one tried to stop them. No one even paid any attention as they climbed away from the mutant camp into the sanctuary of the cave system.
As they approached, Sienna kept looking up at the opening, hoping that Mila might have already arrived. But there was no sign of the Waterwalker, and when they made it inside, Mila had not returned.
Finn helped Perry to rest against the back wall and Zoe curled up next to him, both exhausted. Titus pulled food from his pack and shared it out with water from his canteen.
Sienna sat at the lip of the cave entrance and scanned the hill below for any sign of Mil
