"Are you sure you guys don't want to go?" Helena asked, tears welling in the corners of her eyes as she held Linda's hands.
The three had already asked everyone.
While a minority who were still relatively young and confident in sustaining a town life decided to go with them, a little over half chose to stay, believing it would be too much for Hal to take care of all of them by himself.
"Yeah, you guys go on first. We'll follow when my son and the others can help. It wouldn't be fair for little Hal to shoulder all the burden, you know," responded Linda, unaware of the conflict between Hal and her son.
"Don't worry. Before you know it, we'll all be together again at Bunroon. We'll drag those old souls if push comes to shove, so don't worry and enjoy your new life there," chimed in the father of Leonard, another of Hal's former friends.
They decided to wait for Korren and the others to visit and bring them out instead.
