"Seriously, I think the captain's getting paranoid."
"Hm? Oh really, now?"
"Really. He keeps saying that there's a whole pack of vampires, stalking us all. Just waiting, watching..."
Alex couldn't help but roll his orange-redish eyes at his post-mate's talking. He always thought that the captain was getting paranoid. "Don't you think he's just making sure we're paying attention?" he said with a dismissive wave of his hand. "I mean, we are supposed to be making sure nothing gets in here, and nobody goes out alone. That's our job, remember?"
The brown-haired guard gave a huff. "Sure. Like anything ever comes around here."
Again, he rolled his eyes, balancing the barrel of his rifle on the ground. "When the vampires come, I'm shoving you right into their ranks." Alex just grinned when his post-mate gave him a scared look, not meaning a single word of what he said. Like he would be sacrificing a fellow guard to the vampires. Only the lowest of the low would do that... At least he hoped that. Oh well, he supposed it didn't matter much. Ever since becoming a guard at this human community, Alex hadn't seen a single vampire. Just heard stories about previous attacks.
A few minutes passed in complete silence before the brunette stood up, excusing himself to the bathroom and leaving Alex all by his lonesome. He pulled his rifle into his lap, just leaning back in his chair as he stared out into the trees. He had to keep alert, that much was indisputable. I mean, vampires weren't the only danger; There were other nightmares, both human and inhuman. The most common, though, were human raiders...
"Hm...?" The ashy-haired male blinked, seeing something...white hiding among the shadows. Now that definitely wasn't normal. Alex glanced around, looking for his still absent postmate... Yeah, he was nowhere to be found. Looks like he was going to be going at this alone. Alex shifted his grip on his rifle as he stood up, quietly moving closer and closer towards the white shape hiding in the shadows of the forest...