[U-War AU. You know you love me.]

It's perhaps surprising to some folk that the church is the only thing left standing in the northern red-zone, where most of the action is taking place.

Not to Mal, and he smiles at the small victory he's attained at reaching the structure more or less unharmed. Zoe's doing recon around the property, even though she's had more success picking off the bodies for cans of food than bringing down any lone snipers still in the area.

It doesn't matter -- he's safe here, for a little while.