The Apocalypse Witch || Daryl Dixon

Off again

The pack gathered in the block, wondering why they had been summoned by Ana. She knew her pack wouldn't reject the idea of travelling to Peverell Manor; it had been a long time coming. Seeing the exhaustion in their eyes, Ana knew she had made the right decision. Judith cooed in her arms, snapping Ana out of her thoughts. She smiled down at the little babe, a purr rumbling through her chest as the dark green eyes stared up at her.

"Ana? What ye called us here for?" Merle questioned with a frown, feeling apprehensive of why she had called everyone together. She had been acting odd the last couple of days and he wasn't the only one who had noticed or worried about her.

"I-I'm sorry about the way I've been acting recently, I've been thinking a lot about the future of our pack and in doing so, I've pushed you all away and I truly am sorry for that-" She took a deep breath, rocking Judith in her arms softly as she looked over at Daryl, who was leaning against the wall with a reassuring smile on his face. "I've decided it's time"

"Time for what?" questioned Dale, a confused frown on her face.

"It's time to go to my manor — our manor. The prison may be secure but no one is truly happy here, I can see it in all your eyes. Peverell manor is a safe haven with 100 acres of land, both magical and non-magical creatures in the forest-" Their eyes lit up in excitement and curiosity. "No one can enter without my say-so and no walkers can wander into our land, it's one hundred percent safe. The entire manor is run on my magic, including the kitchen appliances, television and lights. Everyone gets their own room, including the cubs and we even have two game rooms, one for the children and another for us adults"

"Is this real? You have somewhere safe?" Beth whispered, feeling a level of excitement that she hadn't felt in a long time.

"We, Beth. We have somewhere safe" For the first time since the farm, she could see hope in her pack's eyes and her wolf howled in pure happiness, knowing that they wouldn't lose other members of the pack. She and the Greene family were still grieving over the loss of Otis and Patricia, who had been pulled into the herd back at the farm before she appeared.

"When are we leaving?" Sophia asked as she snuggled into her mother's arms.

"Well... we need to pack up first and then when you all are safe in the RV, I'll take down the wards around the prison and we'll be on our way" She explained, earning a happy nod from the now thirteen-year-old girl.

"Where is the manor?"

"We have to drive back towards Atlanta" This earned shocked and worried looks from the pack, knowing it would take a long while to make it there and that's not including if they run into more herds or traffic jams.

"Sister, that could take months," Shane said with uncertainty, earning agreeable nods from the others. It was Daryl who noticed a familiar spark in his girl's eyes, making him wonder what she had planned.

"What ye planning?" Ana turned her attention to her mate, who was eyeing her with a raised eyebrow. A smirk formed on her face, making the pack exchange curious looks with one another.

"Oh, we'll be going in style"

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It took the pack approximately two hours to pack everything they had in their cells, including the items they had collected on the runs they had done since arriving at the prison. Ana was helping with the lifting, placing feather-light charms on the heavier bags to make it easier for them to be brought down to the RV.

She now stood in the courtyard, overlooking the land with a small smile. They hadn't been at the prison long but it was the first safe place they had found after the farm went down, and it was where Judith had been born which made it somewhere special to her.