"I've watched the Town Hall burn already from this kinda fire and I don't trust that it's not gonna decide to make this an encore burn but the schoolhouse is close enough to the treeline, the one thing we know didn't burn in the last fire. If we have to retreat into it, we need to be close and ready to move."

Raylan continued as he helped himself to hoisting Ainsley carefully into his arms and standing despite any protests - Better hold on Girly, you're going for a ride - wanting to answer as many of her questions as he could with what rational he had left.

"Malcolm won't leave me and I won't stay in this buildin' and I'm not lettin' you or him die here if I can help it. We're gonna collect everyone we can there." He made no apologies for Malcolm's devotion or the way that he and his fear openly accepted it, not right now.