Within a forest a couple of miles away from the prison.
Daryl is seen anxiously pacing back and forth. It seems he was waiting for soone.
Crack!
Hearing the sound of twigs snapping from behind him, Daryl quickly turned around with his crossbow aid and ready.
“Whoa there! It’s just , little brother. Well, I an, us.”
“What’s the aning of this, rle?”
Daryl glared at the man standing beside his brother. Who’s also looking at him with an ice cold expression on his face.
rle laughs seeing the look on his brother’s face. “Well, I just thought you’d be thrilled to see another familiar face. Ain’t that right, Shane?”
Shane slowly moved his gaze towards rle and coldly replied.“This is the reason why you brought here? To et your stupid brother?”
“F*ck you!” Triggered by his words, Daryl cursed at him.
“Tsk!” Shane clicked his tongue in response. “So, what are we doing here? Don’t tell we just snuck out here just to et your stupid brother?”
rle shrugged as he smiled. “Well, that’s half of it. The other half is that I want to offer him the chance to join us in Woodbury.”
“What? I’m not joining that stupid Governor or so shit. That guy is crazy.” Daryl imdiately rejected him. It is still vivid in his mind on how that bastard had casually ordered his people to gun down those people on that day when he first saw his brother among them.
This is what Rick had never told Glenn and the others when they started asking about what happened to Daryl. He didn’t want them to worry that they’re potentially neighbors with a deranged lunatic. Since even Rick was slightly unnerved when he witnessed that horrible scene that day.
Both n can just never understand how soone can be so cold hearted. Since won and especially the children, weren’t even spared that day, or how those people can willingly follow that man’s orders like it was so kind of a divine ssage.
Shane ignored his words and instead thought of sothing. “Hmm..are you guys still living on the farm?”
“No, the farm was overrun by a herd and we had to leave the place.” Daryl didn’t want to tell him what happened not long after Shane had left and instead used the story of Hershel and the others on that night a herd sward the farm.
rle walked behind Daryl white smiling in amusent. “That only ans they’re camped around here. Care to tell us where you're hiding little brother?”
Daryl his eyes followed his brother and responded to him curtly. “I ain’t telling you a damn thing!”
“You don’t want to co with . You don’t want to tell where the rest of your friends are hiding. So, what’s the point of even arranging this eting little brother?” rle paused in his tracks and looked at his brother with a mix of annoyance and amusent.
Daryl stared at rle in his eyes. “Of course to co with , the two of us are the only ones left. We should stick together and look after each other's backs.”
Hearing his words, Shane was suddenly reminded of soone and looked away and towards the ground.
“Do you hear yourself, little brother? Those people do not like . Especially now with that Sheriff Rick in charge!” rle argues and at the sa ti, frustrated that his brother seems to not understand where he’s coming from.
“He’s not the one in charge. Well, most of the ti he’s not.” When he heard rle’s words. Shane did not know what had gotten over him and responded to the man’s words.
“Why do you an by that? Is there a new sheriff in town?” rle imdiately turned to Shane before he alternately looked between the two.
Only this ti did Daryl rember what Michael had told him the first ti they t. “Right, about that. There’s this guy I t and he told that you two were friends or sothing. Does the na Michael ring a bell?”
rle looked at his brother and then to Shane. He let out an amused chuckle. “Don’t tell . Is he the one leading the group now? If the Michael I know and t two months ago was the sa one you t. I’m telling you now, that guy is a nasty piece of work. He took down ten guys with a freaking fork, a freaking.bloody. fork. He’s dangerous.”
“Well shit, so that guy is still alive huh. Also, we’re not friends. Shit, we’re not even acquaintances.” Then rle quickly denied any connection he had with Michael. It was obvious from his expression that he’s sowhat scared at the ntion of that guy.
Seeing such a rare expression on his brother’s face, Daryl was intrigued about what happened that day. “What happened that day?”
“Don’t ask. And I'm not going back with you.” rle shook his head and his refusal to return with his brother beca even firr.
“We have better accommodations and enough supplies back at Woodbury. You holess bunch probably does not even have a proper place to call ho.” rle mocked.
Listening to him, Daryl couldn’t help but turn towards Shane and thought. ‘Wait, so he still hasn't told them about the prison? At least you still have so dignity left in you.’
“Shut up man. I only arranged this eting with you to get you to co with . Not to hear your mocking words.” Though he’s already used to his brother’s way of words. Daryl still felt a little annoyed listening to him.
rle stared at him and scoffed. “And let’s just say I agreed to co with you, then what about this guy then? Are we just gonna act like he’s not even here?”
Daryl also realized that. That’s why he was so annoyed earlier when they arrived. “That’s the reason why I used our covert ssages to get to you. I repeatedly waited here for you for days! And just for you to bring soone here with you, so what’s even the point of using it then. What’s wrong with you man?”
Seeing him like this, rle suddenly felt a little guilty and raised his hands. “Alright, alright. It’s my fault. But how would I know you’d be coming here alone and not bring your Sheriff with you?”
“Man, shut up. This is the reason why they don’t like you because not only do you talk a lot of shit. You’re also a poor listener.”
“Stop, listen to , alright?” Seeing rle about to say sothing, Daryl imdiately raised his hand to stop him.
“Listen here. I don’t know where all this resentnt from you is coming from.” Daryl said while gesturing his hands over rle’s figure. “I went back for you, alright? I didn’t cut off your hand, neither. You did that. Way before you they locked you up on that roof! You were asking for it to happen.”
rle stared at him, then turned back to look at Shane. “Do you hear this guy?”
Shane just shrugged his shoulders. He just wants to enjoy the show before him.
Pacing left and right while letting out a chuckle, rle slowly turned his gaze to Daryl. “You know..this is really funny to . I didn’t know you and Sheriff Rick are besties now. Hmm?!”
rle had more things he wanted to say, but when he rembered that Shane is with them, he quickly refrained from doing so.
“So why don’t you go crawling back to your sheriff? Because I’m not coming with you little brother. That’s final.”
Daryl looked at him and started to repeatedly nod his head in small actions before he slowly started walking away.
“Alright.”
Watching him, rle was perplexed. “Where are you going?”
Daryl paused in his tracks and gave Shane a quick glance before looking at his brother. “Back to where I belong.”
“Sorry little brother. I really just can’t go with you.” rle looked slightly hurt.
Staring at him. “You could have. I really don’t know what’s going on inside that head of yours that you just had to bring Shane with you. Though why am I even surprised?”
Hearing his sarcastic words, rle responded with so annoyance, but obviously in pain just from hearing the crack in his voice. “Whatever!”
Daryl scoffed. “You know. I may be the one walking away, but you’re the one that’s leaving..again.”
After saying his piece, Daryl continued on his way while rle could only watch him in silence.
Hurt, rle placed his remaining hand on his hip while slightly shaking his head. Turning around, he saw Shane standing a distance from him, also looking straight at him.
“What?!”
Shane looked at him. “You’re an idiot.”
“Shut up, man. You’re not helping!” rle raised his voice in frustration.
Slowly walking towards him, “I actually never got to tell you. Daryl almost got into a brawl with Rick when he heard what happened. They actually went back to the city an hour later after they just returned, but they arrived only to see a bloodied handcuff.”
rle stared at him for a couple of seconds before slowly looking away. “F*ck!”
“You could’ve also just gone back with him if you wanted to. I can just make up an excuse to the Governor after I get back to Woodbury.”
Slowly turning his head towards him, rle looked at him with anger in his eyes.
“You nasty bastard..”
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