The Burden of Sanctuary

But she didn't want 800,000 lives riding on her shoulders!

All she'd wanted was to keep her own head down, get through the apocalypse in one piece, and clear the whole thing solo.

And once it was over, she'd find somewhere green and quiet and live out the rest of her life in peace.

Instead, the space had gone and swung for the fences, dragging her all the way to the top of the ladder in one move.