Brother's Keeper ¹ || The walking dead

53.

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The group had returned to the barn. The others had taken shelter in last night. There was a man tied up, wide awake. He looked nervous, possibly because of the way everyone was staring at him.

Maggie walked over to Riley and Riven as they walked into the barn, her eyes glancing over them to make sure they were alright with her own eyes, and her eyes trained on Riven's hands,

The bruises have become dark purple, and his knuckles were bleeding a little.

"You two, alright?" Maggie questioned, and Riley nodded,

"Yeah. Kid found a dog." Maggie noticed the small pup by Riven, and she smiled a little,

"She's adorable."

Riven picked up Oreo, "her name is Oreo. Where's jude?" Riven spotted Judith in the back with Carl, and he walked over, practically taking Judith from Carl, to sit on the ground with Judith on his lap and Oreo in front of him, sniffling at judith's hands, earning a giggle from Judith as her hand was tickled by Oreo's fur.

London crouched down beside him, grabbing one of his hands to take a look at his injuries.

"..Nothin' broken, just bruised." Riven mumbled, pulling his hand away, and he glanced at the man before looking at London, "What the deal with him?"

London sighed, "He's from a community, and he wants us to go with him."

Riven didn't know how to really feel about a community. The last places they been at were completely destroyed.

The farm was overrun by walkers. The prison was destroyed by the governor. This place could end up the same, destroyed, and then they'll just be back on the road.

On the other hand, a community does sound kinda nice. It could be mean a place for Judith to live in without having to worry about anything.

They didn't have to worry about her cries attracting walkers if they were behind walls.

"..hey, eat something." Riven lifted his head and saw Daryl holding out a can of food towards him.

Riven frowned. He wasn't hungry at all. His stomach ached painfully, but he knew that if he forced himself to eat, he'll feel nauseous and sick.

He shook his head, "Not hungry."

Oreo sat in front of Daryl, whining as she spotted the can of food in his hand.

Daryl looked down at the dog, "but O is. Feed her, Daryl. Don't be an ass." Daryl narrowed his eyes at his baby brother, and he opened the can of food, placing it on the ground, and Oreo began to eat.

"..you should eat something soon. You'll pass out if you don't." London told him, standing up and heading off somewhere.

Michonne approached Riven with a smile, "cute dog. Here, it's chocolate." She held out a granola bar towards him.

Riven sighed and took the granola bar, and put it in his pocket. Michonne gave him a look, "Later, promise." Riven told her,

"You better." Michonne said before heading towards Rick. They began to speak quietly.