Upon arrival to the city of New Elmendorf, Vic and Beth were relieved to be anywhere other than Knox County.
For them, this was their chance at a normal life.
It took them a while to adjust to life there, Vic’s old habits, and the fears that ate away at Beth’s psyche slowly faded, more and more with each day that passed. Being in a safe environment free from many of the constant stresses they had been fighting against for years was a jarring, but welcome change.
Vic was put to work in construction, building homes for many of the new residents who had been evacuated with them and he even helped the neighbours he liked with the odd favour here and there.
Beth brought the three books she had written to the local library and was offered a job teaching English and French literature at the school. She occasionally appeared on B.B.‘s radio show to perform a song or two.
In Beth’s spare time, she would speak with other survivors of the Knox event and help them write detailed memoirs of the struggles they faced, hoping to one day publish them so that their stories could be remembered throughout time.
After a year or so, they started to feel comfortable enough to pursue greater happiness together and would eventually go on to have their first and only child, a baby boy who, delivered by their dear friend Katy.
Both coming from broken families, Vic and Beth did their best to raise their son in a loving home and give him a happy and stable upbringing they were never able to have themselves.
They continued to live similarly to the way they always had, spending most of their time to themselves, relying only on each other. Although they had a tendency to isolate themselves they would still see a few of their close friends, notably Morton and Anna who would share the game they hunted with them.
They spent the rest of their days living quietly, enjoying life, no longer fearing the howls of the dead or which day may be their last.