After the world's been destroyed and all trust is gone, is the deal the only thing holding what's left together?

Dayel thought he had a deal with Jermy, but then that Jorjy butted in. And then Jermy took up with those two raggedy starving stranger Mikey and Bobby. Dayel took that deal because onlies don't live long.

So now the five of them have a little food, a shelter rebuilt into a fort, and they are living life as high as it's likely to get.

And then Hairy shows up to remind them they aren't all that and what they have is not guaranteed. Their tiny paradise is not as secure as they thought it was. especially after that starving boy shows up.

With all that, how can Dayel trust his new crew? How can he stay where he doesn't trust? Does he dare go, when there's only stranger dangers and the unknown out there?