"It's not just that death. It's every death of a soldier I was leading. Here, look." he reaches into his duster and removes a worn picture. In it are 2 rows of 5 people, all smiling. A much younger Bryce, not wearing his duster but with the same hat, and no carrier tattoos, stood on the far right with a big rifle cradled in his arms, grinning from ear to ear. He is at most 16, and one of the oldest in the picture. "Everyone there 'xcept for me, Alex, David, and Zach died before I was 22. Alex went crazy and started burning townships That had been infected when I had to go abroad, so I count him as dead too. 3 out of 10, and I'm not even halfway done with life. And on top of that, theres all the people dead in the plague..." Zach nodded and patted him on the back.