Meanwhile…
"Ethan, that guy back there—he was a government official, right?" Sean asked, frowning.
"Yeah."
"So… we just killed a government official. Isn't that gonna be a problem?"
"It will," Ethan said calmly. "But not killing him would've been a bigger one."
Garrick scratched his head. "Well, I guess that means we've officially pissed off the government. We'll have to watch our backs from now on."
Ethan glanced at him, then at the others. "You scared?"
"Hell no," Garrick snorted. "It's the government, not God. The world's not what it used to be—what's there to be afraid of?"
"Good," Ethan said, nodding. "Remember this: in the apocalypse, power talks. As long as we're strong enough, even the government has to think twice."
He paused, then added, "Besides, they've got their hands full. They're not gonna go all-out over one dead Thomas—unless, of course, the government's started doing favors for private interests."
Chris's eyes widened. "Wait… you think this was personal?"
