Frozen Revenge
"And we have people willing to work, to contribute, to help build whatever we're building together."
The alliance vote: Seven in favor, zero opposed. Albany joined, bringing total population to 1,130.
Week two: The planting was ahead of schedule. The weather held. Crops went into ground—potatoes, corn, beans, wheat. Not enough for full sustainability, but enough to supplement hunting and foraging.
Jessica, recovered enough to walk but not fight, worked the fields alongside everyone else.
"Strange," she said to Maya during lunch break. "Six weeks ago I was shooting at Grant's soldiers. Now I'm planting potatoes. Feels like different world."