Morning returned to Route One without gunfire.
The two Pillboxes continued watching the roads beyond Ramp Four, though their weapons had remained silent throughout the night.
Soldiers moved between the warehouse and receiving station while the survivors brought from Westgate waited under the covered section beside it.
Some had slept while others only stopped moving.
Blankets covered the benches and part of the floor. Bags rested against the walls beside their owners, while empty cups and food containers gathered near the receiving tables.
The eight survivors carried by Falcon One remained together.
The adults occupied one side of the covered area.
The teenagers sat farther along the wall, their improvised weapons and the two firearms still secured elsewhere after screening.
The boy who had worn pieces of road sign kept the smaller plates beside his feet. He had removed the remaining wire from his jacket sometime during the night.
