"We just want to talk"
The man woke up with the feeling that his nightmare was still going on. He was badly bruised and the involuntary movement involving waking up with terror made him immediately aware of this.

He slumped backwards to a lying position. He was in a hill, apparently. There were some trees, but nothing much to really cover him. He felt foolish, by falling asleep like that. Had he fallen asleep or just fallen unconcious?

The voice said "are you awake? We just want to talk. We could have killed you. but we don't want to. We don't want you running either. We don't even want you to join us"

The man didn't know where it came from. He looked around, but there was no one to be seen.

"We want you to know, that we are not fighting you if you stop fighting us"

"And then taking me by surprise and making me one of you, right?" Yelled the man, trying to stand. He used a fallen branch as a walking staff and walked in the direction of the voice.

"No. We would leave you alone if that is your decision" the voice was clear and devoid of emotion as they usually were. It came from an old walkie-talkie that was among some branches.

He recognized it. It had been part of the equipment of his pack before the raid of the unified.

"It is only you fighting. Did you know? You are the only one left".

The man heaved the branch and crushed the walkie-talkie.
He fell and stayed there for some time.
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