Survival Has a Memory
"No can do, Your Majesty. You need to give us a direction first. Everyone would only become hungrier if we run around like headless chickens and come back with nothing."
No one wanted to die of hunger, and they thought I had a point. So, they turned to Queenie and made the same request.
Queenie was panicking, her back drenched in sweat. Then, her eyes lit up. "There's a hill straight east, and the base is covered in mushrooms! We can forage for those! And there's a field further east. It's something the previous survivors left."
She smiled smugly. "See? Told you they'd forgive us if you'd just apologize."