Do we need a second group of main characters?
The original idea for this story was to show the differences between bugging in and bugging out in an doomsday scenario. The sanctuary is a group of survivors who stayed in their homes and eventually came together. The second group of survivors was supposed to be from all parts of the world who were members of a survivalist group. They would meet up at their fortified HQ and survive together.
Do we need this second group of MCs? As the story sits in my head now, the groups doctor gets sick and no one knows how to heal them. If nothing is done the doctor will die and the whole group is at risk. The doctor’s son, goes out in search for help. At some point they are captured by the marauders, and they escape with Eden. I am thinking about changing Rebecca from a musician to a doctor. This way she can be the doctor that saves the second group. This will also mean Jude and Eden will have a safe place to go to at the end of the book after the takeover and destruction of the sanctuary.
Decision
Yes, we will still use the second group of MCs.
Lets take a closer look at the wood outside of the town of sanctuary, and see how the residence secure resources.