After the world fell apart there was only one thing left to do for Alden; survive. He'd never imagined to be responsible for someone else their life, let alone a child. But that's exactly what happened. And here he was navigating this new dangerous...
"Everything we brought back will only last us a week?" Alden shook his head. "All that work for barely anything."
"That's why we have a new plan," Maggie began.
"Yeah, there's more food in that base. I'm sure of it. And we can clear out those walkers if we just-"
She shook her head. "We're not going there again, it still won't be enough. We'll end up facing the exact same problem not a week but a month later. We need a permanent solution," she objected.
"The walls are unstable. They're going to fall. We'll need to fix those walls first. Make sure everyone here is safe and then we can go for that permanent solution." He scratched his chin. "What even is this permanent solution?"
"Meridian," she replied.
"You mean the community that was slaughtered and we took in?" Alden cocked his brow. "They said they didn't even see The Reapers coming and once you saw them you were dead already. And you want to go after the people that did that?"
"When you and Daryl were out there only one of them came for you," she continued. "That makes me think there aren't many of them. And if there aren't many of them we can take them."
"It might've been just the one but he got way too close to killing me," he shot back, before he realized what he said.
"What!?" Maggie's voice snapped. "The hell do you mean?"
He bit his lip. He knew he'd said too much already and now there was no way to back out. "I went after the guy on my own. I thought I had it. But I didn't, I walked right into a trap he set up. I dangled upside down from my ankle, I thought it was over for me. I'm only alive because Daryl shot a bolt through his head in time."
"And you didn't tell me, why?" she asked as she grabbed his arms tightly and gave him a stern look.
"Because you have enough to worry about already. I didn't want you to worry unnecessarily. I wasn't injured," he sighed. "But these people are dangerous. They're skilled beyond belief."
"We're gonna have to risk it," she insisted. "I want you to come too. You're one of the few people that has faced them. You have experience with going on runs and you're part of our militia. I need you with me on this one."
"This might very well be a suicide mission," he objected. "I'm fine with putting my life on the line. But both of us? At the same time?" He shook his head. "I'm not comfortable with that. We have three kids now, they need their parents. Losing two at the same time will destroy them."
"We're going to have to risk it or we will all starve. If we don't do this, it's not going to matter because we'll all die."
He sighed. He knew she was right, but he still hated it. "When do we leave?"
"Within the hour. We don't have any time to waste."
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