The Archer's Warrior

| Chapter Twenty-One | Clear... To War

No One's POV

Rick, Michonne, Octavia, Carl, and Roan were in the car as they made their way down the road. They were driving when they saw a survivor.

"Hey! Hey! Slow down! Slow down! Slow— I'm begging you! Please!" The man shouts as they drove passed him.

They came up and saw cars blocking the road and Michonne maneuvered around them and see a half walker growling. Then the car gets stuck and not long after, walkers get to the car.

Rick leans back a little.

"Cover your ears." Rick says.

Everyone does and Rick fires at walkers until Octavia stops him and he closes the window.

Octavia moves Carl to lean against Roan and she cracks the window, sliding her machete through the crack and eventually kills the rest of the walkers so they all got out of the car.

"Yeah, this'll work." Rick says, pulling out a blouse.

"Tell me when." Michonne says, putting her sword away and getting in the car.

"Hey." Rick says to Carl.

Carl looks to his father, who motions him to follow him so he does. Roan and Octavia watch the roads for anything or anyone.

"Put something under the car like this with a little gravel and sticks. It gives you traction." Rick says.

"Wouldn't have to do it if she didn't get us stuck." Carl says.

"It was an honest mistake." Rick says as the two Grimes males made their way over to the car.

"Why'd you let her come? We would've been fine and safer with just O and Roan. She took you to Woodbury and you said she just split on you. And Oscar died and you guys--" Carl began until Rick cut him off.

"It wasn't that simple. I asked her to come today. Octavia and Roan have something to take care of at their camp, which is why they're both also here. Otherwise I'd have probably just brought O or had them both stay at the prison. I didn't want to leave Michonne at the prison if I wasn't there, not with Merle. That and we got common interest. For right now, we have the same problems. So maybe we can work on them together." Rick says.

"Just for right now?" Carl asks.

"Yeah, just for right now." Rick says.

"Dad." Octavia says, seeing the man from a few miles back.
"Hey!" the said man shouts, coming up the road.

Rick and Carl look as the man runs closer.

"Help me! I'm begging you! Don't leave!" the man shouts.

Octavia and Roan were ready to do anything necessary. Michonnie starts the car as the running man shouts and begs the group not to leave. Octavia stood close to Carl, who took her hand, as they see Michonne get the car free.

"Let's go." Rick says.

Everyone piles back in the car and Michonne drives off. Roan turns to Octavia.

"Ha yu en the archer?" Roan asks, in their hidden language only they and their camp speak.
[ Translation: How are you and the archer? ]

Everyone in the car was confused.

"Osir spoke. Ai decided kom give em won chance kom make em right en made em known bilaik em doesn't ge kom happen again." Octavia responds in said language, amazing her brother and father.

[ Translation: We spoke. I decided to give him one chance to make it right and made it known that it doesn't get to happen again. ]

Roan nods and Octavia gives a thankful smile before the two go back to the comfortable silence.