million dollar man | twd

ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ

[ leaving and walking away ]
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"It won't work."

"It's gotta."

"It'll stir things up."

"Look, the Governor is probably on the way to the prison right now," Daryl said. "Merle knows how he thinks and we could use the muscle."

"I'm not having him at the prison" Maggie shook her head.

"Do you really want him sleeping in the same cell block as Carol or Beth?" Glenn asked.

"He ain't a rapist."

"Well, his buddy is," Glenn said as Maggie looked at him, clearly wanting to keep what happened a secret.

"Okay, look I'll be the first to admit, Merle fucking sucks. He's like the worst person I've ever met in my life and I've met a lot of assholes- no offense. But...I don't know, we can't just...we can't ask him to abandon his brother again" Vanessa said.

"There's no way Merle's gonna live there without putting everyone at each other's throats," Rick said.

"So you're gonna cut Merle loose and bring the last samurai home with us?" Daryl asked, gesturing to Michonne.

"She's not coming back," Rick said.

"She's not in a state to be on her own" Maggie argued.

"She did bring you guys to us," Glenn said.

"And then ditched us" Vanessa mumbled.

"At least let my dad stitch her up," Maggie said.

"She's too unpredictable," Rick said.

"That's right. We don't know who she is. But Merle, Merle's blood" Daryl said.

"No, Merle is your blood. My blood, my family is standing right here and waiting for us back at the prison" Glenn said to him.

"And you're part of that family," Rick said. "But he's not. He's not."

"Man, y'all don't know" Daryl scoffed, making up his mind. "Fine. We'll fend for ourselves. No him, no me."

Daryl turned and started walking away, Vanessa quickly following him. "Daryl, please, don't go."

He stopped, looking at her with a mixture of pain and determination. "I ain't leavin' my brother, Vanessa. You should understand that."

She shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes. "I get it, but...we need you. I need you. We'll be fine without Merle."

"You'll be fine without me, too," he said softly. "You got this."

Vanessa bit her lip, her voice trembling. "You can always come back, you know that, right? We'll be waiting."

Daryl gave a small nod, hugging her tightly. "I know. Take care of yourself, alright?"