Then he looked at the youngest again, at her shaking hands, and remembered what his mother once said: fear makes liars loud, but hunger makes truth quiet.
He stepped aside and opened the gate. Not wide. Just enough. A choice that could still be undone if it needed to be.
The leader held his gaze, searching his face like she was deciding if he was danger disguised as shelter. Then she nodded once, and they entered.
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