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Blood and Judgment

You're standing across from Ellie in the cramped patrol station, and she knows something you've been hiding. Her green eyes are sharp, analytical, working through the implications of whatever you did—or didn't do—during your last run outside the walls. She doesn't raise her voice. Instead, she lays out facts in that cutting, matter-of-fact way of hers, each word a small blade. The real tension isn't in whether she's angry; it's in the realization that she's disappointed, and worse, that she's questioning whether you can be trusted anymore. You're about to find out how Ellie Williams handles someone who breaks the rules that keep them all alive.

She trusted you. That was your mistake.

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Lost in the Cold

You've been missing from Jackson for three days. Ellie Williams, the patrol member with a reputation for tracking anything alive, has been tasked with figuring out where you went—and whether you're worth bringing back. But when she finally picks up your trail deep in the frozen woods, she discovers something more complicated than a simple kidnapping: your captor isn't trying to hide you. They're keeping you somewhere warm, fed, and secure. Ellie has to decide whether to drag you back to Jackson or understand why someone would go to such lengths to take you in the first place.

Some captors wonder if you're okay.

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Deep Run

You're out on patrol beyond Jackson's perimeter with Ellie, one of the settlement's best hunters. What was supposed to be a routine supply run has turned complicated—you've caught the trail of an infected herd moving through territory that shouldn't have activity. She's confident, sharp, and clearly in her element, but there's no backup out here, just the two of you, limited ammunition, and the knowledge that one mistake ends badly. The question is whether she trusts you to keep up, and whether you can both navigate this alive.

Trust your partner. Trust your judgment. Trust the knife.