10 - THE TOLL

In a dead world, the most dangerous thing you can carry is the past. Couriers Cole and Harris are forced together on a desperate, miles-long supply run to retrieve cholera medicine for a dying camp. But as they navigate shifting hordes, sun-baked drainage pipes, and a rusted suspension bridge teeming with "sleepers," the bitter history between them threatens to boil over.

With the payload secured but the dead closing in, the unspoken tension between the impulsive younger courier and the stoic former Assignor finally reaches its breaking point. Trapped behind enemy lines and running out of time, Cole must decide what is heavier: the medicine that will save the camp's children, or the crushing weight of a grudge he refuses to let go. A tense, immersive audio experience exploring the brutal sacrifices required to keep the walls standing.

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