Scout is suffering from a physical problem with no easy solution. Now he has to rely on Heavy's help or face a dishonorable discharge. It's a tough choice.

He really is just a boy... I know that this is all a mistake; that I'm going to regret letting the boy manipulate me even as I manipulate him, but I can't help it. There's something about him that just makes me want to humor him. To want to care. Sister story to My Spy. Can be read independently. Spy/Scout.

After failed evac, Nick and Ellis settle down in Baton Rouge. Six months later, Ellis contracts the infection, which slowly turns him into a hunter. Nick makes the decision to "keep" Ellis despite the transformation.