Luke was keeping up a quick pace, however noticed Ash starting to lag behind and slowed down until she was able to keep up. It wasn’t as fast as he’d like to go, considering how late it was starting to get. But he couldn’t tell her she needed to hurry up either, he was painfully aware of the last time the girl had eaten, not to mention that she was smaller than a lot of them. However five minutes out from the house he stopped dead in his tracks at what he saw ahead of them. Ash, who had her eyes cast down bumped into the back of him, looking up before she followed his gaze to the group in front of them.

Not walkers, but people. People he recognised. Luke’s heart sank. The camp had been breached. How close had he been to bringing Ash back to that place? All for what? Pretty girls? [i]No. A group.[/i] He reminded himself quickly. [i]I need a group. It’s that simple.[/i] However he also recognised the new addition to the group and could not say he was impressed. “Come on Ash, stay close.” He encouraged as he made his way swiftly over to the small group, softly announcing his presence before they arrived to make sure no more ‘misunderstandings’ occurred.

“Hey! We’re friendlies okay! It’s me, Luke, from the camp? Don’t shoot!” Instantly he went to the brunette’s side, since they still hadn't been properly introduced he wasn’t sure of her name and looked at her with a slight amount of concern. She didn’t look in the best shape; he could see her breathing was a little laboured. He also very intentionally put his body between her and the new boy, turning her slightly away from him so he had those he trusted at his face and those he didn’t just in the corner of his eye.

“Are you guys alright?” Luke asked in concern, looking to the others in worry. “I’d ask what happened, but I can already guess. Look, it’s not much but if you want a secure place to stay… I can show y’all where I’ve been hunkered down for the past couple of weeks, even if it's just for the night. Not much space but no windows, steel lined doors with heavy locks. Aint no dead gonna get in there. But if everyone’s set on moving on I’m more than down for that plan.” He felt a small tugging at his side and looked down to see Ash standing pretty much on top of him, gripping his pants and hiding behind his legs, looking at him nervously.

“It’s alright, kid, there are good guys.” He then looked up to the group again. “Guys, this is my friend Ashley. Ash, this is um… well that’s Marshal. I remember that.” He added with a friendly smile. “But I don’t think I never caught these lovely lady’s names?” He continued, looking to the two girls. He hadn't really acknowledged the other guy since arriving except for an accusing glare that translated to ‘I know what you almost did back at the camp and I don’t trust you’.