"I've got bad news," The Wizard announced to Chaos. "I'm staying here." He noticed the Southerner's expression. "I'm sorry, but I have to stay. We're starting a Boston Covenant.
The Rebels had gained a lot of respect for The Wizard. He had helped recover Max. He was also the man responsible for their exclusive communication. While all other radio frequencies were jammed, the Mountain Boys could talk to one another. That was a tactical edge.
"We can't leave you like this, not after all you've done to help the North Country." Chaos knew they would suffer major losses if they even postponed leaving. "We've got to go tonight if we're going to escape from the city." He also understood the chance The Wizard was taking by staying in Boston to start a Covenant.
"I can't just leave my home, not with gangs running the city."
Steve had been at the edge of the group listening in. He recalled words spoken by the young man at the campfire days earlier. He blurted the phrase aloud: "You know you're home when you're willing to fight for it."
Chaos recognized his maxim, words he had said to rebels in training earlier. He smiled at Steve, pleased to see the slogan returning to him through someone else. It sounded good.
The Wizard shook his head, "I guess that's true. That's why I've got to stay, despite the gangs."
One of the Virginians, spoke up from the group. "I could stay and help." A second Virginian added, "I'm in."
"Me too."
"He saved our asses on the tower," Der Dutchman stated. "I can't speak for my pack but I could stay until Boston has attack packs of their own." Others in Dutchman's pack nodded yes.
"I don't know what to say," The Wizard responded. "A couple of attack packs could take on any gang. I sure appreciate the help."
"If three fully armed attack packs volunteered, would you be able to hide them from the Feds in the city?" It concerned Chaos that his men might be getting caught up in the passion of the moment. "These white faces will stick out in Inner Boston."
"There's no problem hiding them," Wizard declared. "We'd love to have them stay in our apartment complex. We wouldn't have to pay extortion money to the gangs anymore. The thugs wouldn't be hanging around recruiting our kids either." The Wizard buttressed that line, "We could create a perimeter of lookouts to laser in and warn of any Fed movements in the city. That would give the attack packs time to shift to more secure locations if the Feds did locate us." The Wizard realized that with a couple of experienced attack packs, pushing gangs out of the city would be easy. The prospect wasn't exclusive to The Wizard, all the Boston natives would glow with the idea of restored liberty.
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