"I'm sorry." Without word or warning, she says, and Beth remembers the way Mama started getting feverish a little while after the first reports of walkers. If she knew Sonia a little better, she'd be tempted to reach over and squeeze her hand. As it is, she just shifts "Do you know what they want?"

Having that doesn't promise they can chase them off, but it has to help. She's not sure there's anything more frightening than being hunted by something with completely opaque motivations.