chapter 31: the kingdom

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"No! No way in hell

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"No! No way in hell. That was not the deal. You people swore you could take the Saviors out, and you failed. So any arrangement we had is now done... null and void, huh? We aren't trade partners, we aren't friends, and we never met. Hmm? We don't know each other. I owe you nothing. In fact, you owe me for taking in the refugees, at great personal risk." Gregory whined as he faced the group. Eloise rolled her eyes at the man behavior as Jesus took a step closer to him.

"Oh, you were very brave staying in here  while Maggie and Sasha saved this place. Your courage was inspiring." Jesus smirked, making the man whip around to face him. "Hey, don't you work for me? Aren't we friends?"

"Gregory, we already started this." Rick said and Gregory shook his head. "You started i-" "We did. And we're gonna win." "These are killers!" Gregory cried and Rick squinted. "Is this how you want to live? Under their thumb, killing your people?"

"Sometimes we don't get to choose what our life looks like. Sometimes, Ricky, you have to count the blessings you have." Eloise rolled her eyes again at the man when she felt a kick in the back of her knee. She spun around, glaring at Daryl before looking back at Gregory.

"How many people can we spare? How many people here can fight?" Maggie asked and Gregory laughed. "We? I don't even know how many people we have, Margaret. And does it even matter? I mean... w-w-what are you gonna do? Start a platoon of sorghum farmers? 'Cause that's what we got. They grow things. They're not gonna want to fight."

"You're wrong." Tara spoke up, making the room turn to her. "When people have the chance to do the right thing, they usually step up. I mean, people just–" "Let me stop you before you break into song, okay?" Gregory interrupted and Eloise bit back all the insults ready to spring out of her mouth.

" And, by the way, who would train all this cannon fodder?" Gregory asked and Eloise immediately raised her hand since she always worked with Rosita as Sasha and Rosita spoke. "I will." "Give me a week."

"Rhetorical, okay? I don't want to know. I never want to hear another word about any of it, ever." Gregory said as if it was the most disgusting thing ever.

"Would we be better off without the Saviors, yes or no?" Rick asked, getting just as annoyed as Eloise was. Gregory shrugged. "Yeah. Sure. Okay."

"So, what will you do to fix the problem?" Michonne asked. "I didn't say we had a problem. You did. And what happens outside of my purview is outside of my purview.

"What the hell, man?You're either with us or you ain't. You're sitting over there talking out of both sides of your mouth." Daryl snapped, pushing himself off the wall he was leaning on next to Jasper and  standing up beside Eloise.

"Well, I-- I think I've made my position very clear. And I want to thank all of you for not being here today and not having this meeting with me or-- or being seen on your way out. In other words, go out the back." Gregory said and Eloise immediately rolled her eyes, walking out of the room.

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