For once i felt truly safe in the military camp and was relieved to be in a sort of community. The man who had saved me was the leader of a special group who were tasked with being the scavengers finding food and well needed supplies for the group they were called the pathfinders. He finally told me his code name, he said he didn't like his name so he preferred "Ghost". Ghost was a very well trained sharpshooter and good at stealth ops which was probably where he had got the name Ghost. Ghost told me i should go see the leader of the the camp an army officer named Captain Mirren. Ghost pointed out his army tent for me and i walked over to it rather nervously. As I neared the tent flap a rather large African American man blocked my way and said "what's your business with the boss".
I replied nervously " Ghost told me to see Captain Mirren.
The big man grunted and stepped aside. I walked to the tent door and pushed the flap open to see a rather chubby man sitting at a desk eating what looked like chocolate doughnut. He was being served by what looked like a servant girl. She glanced at me than as quickly as she had she turned away. The man at the desk was presumably Captain Mirren. He stood up awkwardly and brushed the crumbs off his rather crumpled army gear. The servant girl pushed passed my and out of the tent to someplace I did not know. Captain Mirren then spoke abruptly saying " So your the new kid Ghost brought in?"
I nervously said " Ummm yes Captain Mirren Sir that's me my name's Ham."
"Please Ham Call me Mirren." Mirren said calmly.
"Yes sir Mirren sir" I said back.
"and drop the sir formality is a thing of the old world." Mirren said.
"Yes Mirren" I Said.
"So I understand you will be staying with us?" Enquired Mirren.
"with your permission" I replied.
"well it's your choice son but know one thing around here everyone pulls their weight, everyone gets jobs and are expected to fulfill them to the criteria provided out. There will be no slacking if we want to survive then we must all be doing are all even me." Mirren Lectured.
"What kind of job will I have?" I meekly asked.
" I will have to talk to Ghost but i think that he can take you under his wing and you could become a Pathfinder like him are last mission was far from a success and a few unlucky men did not return so we need some more man to boost the strength up to full again. Mirren Said with a smile on his face.
"Isn't being a Pathfinder Kinda' dangerous." I said with fear in my voice.
"Well its that or we send you out on your own its the only job we have open and we are not a charity." Mirren said with a grin on his face.
"If it's what i have to do to stay then i will do it." I said rather worried about what lay in store for me.
"Then its settled you shall become the newest member of the honorary Pathfinders," Mirren told me then he called out " BUTCH!!!" The rather large African American who was guarding the door walked in and said "Yes Mirren."
"Escort Ham to his quarters make sure he is near is near Ghost." Mirren Ordered.
"Right away Mirren"Butch said back.
I followed Butch to what looked like a small apartment building. Butch told me that this is where everyone lives and sleeps he also said,"You will be near to ghost under the bosses orders."
He didn't talk to me for the rest of the walk finally he motioned me towards a door which was presumably my sleeping quarters. I went in looked around, jumped on the bed and fell into a deep dark long awaited sleep.
