" Kenn came to his side, the sharp tone of a drill instructor replacing the calm demeanor the camp always saw. The Slavers’ rampage had moved up Interstate 25 faster than they had estimated, and Cheyenne had called. “Locked and Loaded. Kyle’s team is stowing the beans, bags, and bullets.” “They’re good to go, eager to prove themselves. What about you, grunt? How do you feel?” Kenn took in Adrian’s dusty jeans and wrinkled camouflage shirt. He’d been up all night, again. “Good, ready.” “In and out, Marine, just like with the old lady, but if not, if something goes wrong and you have to fight? "

― Angela White , The Survivors (Life After War, #1)