Seeing the sudden marine press forward with such authority gave him admirable aspects in the eyes of Ran. She too turned on her heel and waved the group goodbye.
"Goodbye, best of luck!" she said, a devious smile etched across her face. She caught up to Cormack, the Texas man who stuck out like a sore thumb when he spoke, and the new marine. Silently she stuck at the back, keeping an eye out for danger and risks that may follow them. Her boots crunched and mashed the grass simultaneously and the smell of garbage and irradiation became potent the closer they came to the city.
And we're off, she thought, her mind and body ready for the challenges ahead.
