Oasis.
After Lorna made her decision, the entire settlement sprang into action.
Bags of grain, medicine, and seeds were loaded onto trucks from the warehouses. The engineering crews dismantled the most important equipment in the workshops, while the medical station prioritized compiling lists of the wounded, the elderly, and children.
The farmland could not be taken with them, but as much livestock as possible had to be relocated. Herds of cattle and sheep were driven out of their pens and moved slowly along the valley road.
As the news spread, arguments and sobbing soon rose throughout Oasis. Some could not bear to leave the houses they had spent so long building with their own hands, while others simply packed in silence.
They would continue west, heading for the Great Basin in eastern Nevada to build a new home there.
On a raised platform built from rocks on the northern side of the valley, Lorna stood in the wind, her gaze passing over the busy crowds below.
"Give medical supplies priority on the third batch of vehicles. Leave the engineering equipment for later."
"Don't open the western road to everyone at once. Let the livestock through first so they don't block the main road."
She listened to reports coming in from various locations, constantly making adjustments.
From here, the whole of Oasis looked like an enormous machine that had suddenly begun to run.
Only this time, they were not working to build, but to leave.
"...At the very least, I have to keep them alive first."
She murmured to herself, then her expression shifted, and she looked to one side.
Cable slowly approached her. He had come to say goodbye.
"You're leaving?" Lorna asked.
"Yes." Cable stopped beside her, his single eye sweeping over the valley. "Since you've made your choice,