The Enemy

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Maxie and Blue begin to have second thoughts over David, and before the fight between Achilleus and John, Sophie tells Maxie that she is leaving the place due to the guilt of Arran's death. Everyone over the age of fourteen has succumbed to a deadly zombie virus and now the kids must keep themselves alive. The infection causes Arran to hallucinate again and he begins tearing through the adults, believing the battle to be a video game. It is noted for its freedom to kill off any possible character, and so it leaves the reader on edge. After Achilleus and Lewis free Maxie and Blue, Big Nose begs to be taken with them when they leave, as he has had enough of David and knows he will be punished if he stays.

In his mind, he says that he intends to kill and devour every single child in the city, stating that "He is Saint George. In the park, they attempt to negotiate with the Squatters, but Achilleus ends up starting a large fight between the two groups instead.After being briefly imprisoned by David, the Holloway crew leaves Buckingham Palace for the Natural History Museum. Arran Harper – The charismatic and intelligent first leader of the Waitrose group, and the novel's false protagonist. Back in the palace, Achilleus is talking with Paddy when Maxie asks if he wants to come visit Blue with her. In later books, Wormwood explains that "good blood will drive out bad", further implying that the blood of uninfected children is required to fight the disease.

After introducing himself as Jester, the boy claims that he has been sent from Buckingham Palace, along with a few other kids who had died on the journey there.One year ago, a mystery disease turned anyone over the ages of fourteen and fifteen into voracious zombie-like creatures, and the surviving children have formed a number of groups to better survive and combat the threat. Blu-Tack Bill - A mute boy who became selectively mute after his parents' deaths and constantly plays with Blu-Tack.