Don't Fear The Reaper (R. Grimes & D. Dixon)

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Right after Taras's confession, rick had a group load up in the RV and a black box van; Daryl opted to take his bike, not wanting to be in such a confined area with everyone. He did keep a radio on his shoulder, though, so he could listen to everyone as they talked. " before we discuss more on the women army we are about to impede on, we need to brief on the hilltop." kit piped up from her spot at the table " merle radioed to check in before we left. Saviors made a stop there and took doctor Harlan. apparently, Negan decided to kill his own."

"so Maggie has no doctor right now?" Aaron clarified appalled

"Glenn is reading up on all the books and manuals for everything to try and keep a lid on things till we can get Harlan back." kit said, giving him a reassuring look and then looking back to rick " also, Gregory has been quietly disposed of." she finished as if it was no big deal ignoring the look Jesus was sending her.

"what?" Michonne asked, looking back from the driver's seat to Jesus, who nodded in confirmation. " why?" she pressed

"when the saviors came, he was overheard striking deals with Simon and even going as far to get a get-in free pass from him. he was caught sneaking out last night headed there with a bottle of tequila," Jesus explained.

"who did it?" Aaron asked although he was glad the vile man was away from his pregnant friend he had grown to care for, he couldn't curb his curiosity.

"It doesn't matter, he was a threat, and it was dealt with." kit said rather aggressively. But rick and Daryl weren't dumb. They knew their wife, and from the defensive tone at the question, they could only assume it was merle and on her orders to do so, and from the way Jesus was watching kit from ricks perspective, it only furthered that theory.

"anything else," Rick asked, looking between the two

"Sasha and rosita went to scout the sanctuary. From what it sounded like, Eugene was taking a much more serious role there. They didn't want any surprises later on," Jesus explained, slightly solemn; Rick nodded.

"anything else you two would like to share?" he asked; they both shook their heads.

"Good." he turned back to tara "now tell us more about oceanside."

"they," she sighed, " They have guns. alot of them. I saw it."

"what?" daryls voice cut in, clearly angry she didn't say anything,

"that group. Um, the women I met. they have an armory. they have guns."

" And you didn't think to say anything?" kit asked, now peeved. she still wasn't over ricks near-death experience, especially now learning that could have been avoided.

" I made a promise, Kit." kit shook her head, jumping out of the RV as soon as it pulled to a stop at the little lake they would have to cross on a boat.

"Are you ready if this goes south?" rick asked tara as they exited their vehicles to follow kit to the boat she was already impatiently waiting in.

" it won't," she argued.

" if it does, you don't need to feel bad." rick tried as Daryl passed them with a box of dynamite and trigger wires.

"I do feel bad. But I have a plan. At least one, I hope, will work." tara defended, her voice getting lower so the others couldn't hear, kit mostly. rick looked at her expectantly. " look, these women, they have like zero trust, kill on-site."

" I'm not hearing a plan here, tara, just more reasons to be cautious."

"Kit," rick immediately opened his mouth to protest, but she stopped him " look, she's angry. We are walking into a group of very angry women. we put them together; we might get a peaceful resolution of this."