Daryl Dixon's Family

Chapter 27

Author's Note: Thank you gals sooo much for reading, voting and commenting on this story much, much appreciated 💯 also this chapter will be in 3rd persons view till I say otherwise.

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Following The Governor's brief but costly attack on the prison, Hershel wants to abandon it. Merle points out it is now too late for that; The Governor has had more than enough time to block all possible escape routes, moreover The Governor can simply besiege the prison and starve them out. Rick and Glenn however, argue that the group should stay, but they don't have enough ammunition to clear out the walkers. Rick begins to walk away, and Hershel challenges him to get his head clear so that he can lead them. Even Carl sees his father would benefit from some rest and suggests that he let Hershel and Daryl take charge.

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The Governor is readying Woodbury for total war. Civilians, including women and adolescents, are given weapons and taught to use them, in preparation for combat. Andrea is disturbed by this and asks to leave to negotiate a peace with the prison, but The Governor discourages her, implying that she will not be welcomed back if she leaves.

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Andrea asks Milton to help her sneak out, which Milton reports back to The Governor (as per his assignment to "keep tabs on her"). The Governor tells Milton to help her. In the woods, Milton helps Andrea capture and disable a walker, hacking off its arms, breaking its jaws, and tethering it.
While they are doing so, Tyreese's group comes upon them and kills several approaching walkers. Milton agrees to take Tyreese's group back to Woodbury, while Andrea leaves with her disabled walker for the prison.

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At the prison, Glenn quietly suggests handing Merle over to The Governor in a desperate hope of appeasing him. Merle, meanwhile, tries to make amends with Michonne for trying to kill her, stating he was only following orders and was not proud of all that that entailed.

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While Merle was trying to make amends with her, his younger brother Daryl was on his way up to the cell where he knew that his wife and son would be, on his way up he passed Maggie and Carol both saying Hunter and Ava were indeed where he thought they would be, Maggie walked off after saying that, as she didn't want to warn Daryl of how Ava would react, Maggie agreed with how Ava was feeling, Ava was livid yet happy when her and Carol had told her and Hunter that Daryl was back with Merle; Meanwhile Carol being the good friend she is warned Daryl that Ava was very pissed at him and not be surprised if she attacked him as soon as he walked into their cell, Daryl nodded his head he didn't expect anything less, he knew she would be upset, and he hoped his wife and son would forgive him. And continued to where his family was, but not before thanking Carol he knew he was about to walk into a war zone which was his wife.

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Andrea's arrival at the prison is met with distrust, especially from Rick, who handles her harshly while searching her for weapons. After catching up on the deaths the group has suffered, she warns them that Woodbury is getting ready for a war and offers to negotiate a truce. Believing that peace is not an option, Rick tells Andrea to help them sneak inside Woodbury for a surprise attack, but she refuses.

Michonne later tells Andrea The Governor sent Merle to kill her, demonstrating that he won't allow anyone to leave or live who isn't under his control.

At Woodbury, Tyreese's group has been brought to the infirmary building where they are cleaned up, and The Governor gives them his friendly welcome-speech and discusses their ordeals. Allen reveals that they'd been at the prison, where the "crazy" leader, named Rick, chased them out. Tyreese gives The Governor the same offer he'd extended to Rick: to help out and earn their keep. The Governor asks if they could provide a layout of the prison. Allen and Tyreese, wanting admission into Woodbury, gladly agree, while Sasha remains reluctant.