Redhawk Caldera start over

In a group it was a lot easier to pretend to contribute, Charles felt. Hunting completely for himself... He was no good at it. When things got serious he was always confronted with his inabilities and honestly he knew they'd turn him away if they knew about that darkest secret of his - that he was a better scavenger than hunter.

So he lied his way through and Niamh accepted him. Charles, he returned just as she turned away, and then she left them. Bronco explained that she could be cold and Charles nodded at those words. He was in no state to remember all the names and details but nodded through Bronco's words anyway.

He nodded again when Bronco said to find him somewhere to rest and eat. Eating was far from his mind but resting... Yes please. Yes, he said with a nod, happy to avoid thinking about the traumatic events he had seen for now. Bronco deserved to know the truth but Charles just couldn't bring himself to say it out loud. That would somehow make it really true.