“We’re not going back,” one man warned, sporting a pair of broken antlers.“Yes you are,” said Audrey, “back to your homelands, or wherever...it is you wish your feet to carry you. I did not take this job to deliver you to the capital, but to deliver you from bondage. What you do now and what happens to you is your choice. You are free.”Their reactions were mixed, some skeptical and most were relieved, most hugging each other with tears of joy pouring down their gaunt cheeks.“So what now?” Jen. There was a single person at the front of the car, standing silently with their back to me. They appeared short and unthreatening. Long raven-black hair hinted it was likely a female and probably as nervous about this ominous train ride on Halloween Eve as I was. I breathed a sigh of relief and found a seat in the back of the car, quietly sitting down as to not draw any attention from my fellow passenger.The doors clacked shut and the train lurched forward. I distracted myself with mental. I half-expected Donna to sleep in, guessing that Carol might have kept her awake too long last night, but I heard movement and a couple of minutes later Donna emerged.She closed the door behind her, then whispered to me, "Carol's not coming with us. Last night she said she needed to catch up on her sleep."She'd had late nights almost every night for the last week, so I wasn't surprised. I nodded and turned to head out.Donna walked behind me, whispering, "I'm very sorry I argued with you last. “Good. I’ve got some things to talk to her about. You want to gather her up and come here or want me to catch a ride over to your place?”“Uh-oh,” she said, sounding more awake. “What’s wrong?”“Not a thing,” I promised her. “I want to ask her some things and I want to deliver some news in person.”“Okay,” she said. “Get Lana to bring you over,” she said. “She knows the way.”“Alright,” I said happily. “I promise that nothing’s wrong and I’ll see you in a little bit. Your parents know about the.