Caroline was the girl who never escaped, no matter how hard she tried. Even when the dead started walking. But meeting him made her want to try even harder.
"You're gonna miss me when I'm gone, Daryl Dixon. I've already made my mark on you."
"Doubt...
"Honestly, I didn't know who's side I was on. Randall, he was dangerous. I knew that. But I also didn't want to be responsible for the death of another human being. He was blindfolded when he was brought here, so couldn't we just leave him in town where he was found?"
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THE GROUP GATHERED in the sitting room, some standing, some sitting on a chair or the couch. Caroline sat at Patricia's feet, away from her father who lounged on the loveseat across from her, "So how do we do this? Just take a vote?" Glenn questioned from the piano bench,
"Does it have to be unanimous?" Andrea asked,
"How about majority rules?" Lori suggested,
"Well, let's... let's just see where everybody stands, then we can talk through the options." Rick announced, looking around at everyone,
"Well, where I sit, there's only one way to move forward." Shane stated and Caroline glared at him.
"Shane always causes problems. First, it was Otis, then the barn, and now this. Someone needs to put him in his place."
"Killing him, right? I mean, why even bother to even take a vote? It's clear which way the wind's blowing." Dale stated,
"Well, if people believe we should spare him, I wanna know." Rick told the older man,
"Well, I can tell you it's a small group. Maybe just me and Glenn." Glenn looked up at him with a guilty expression and Dale's eyes widened,
"Look, I-- I think you're pretty much right about everything, all the time, but this-" Glenn started,
"They've got you scared!" Dale exclaimed,
"He's not one of us." Glenn argued, "And we've-- we've lost too many people already."
Dale pointed at Caroline, "How about you? Do you agree with this?" He asked her.
"Hey, man, don't bring her into this." Daryl said from behind Rick, standing up straight to address Dale,
"Why not? Her opinion matters in this situation." Dale replied,
Her father scoffed and Caroline sat up straighter and looked around at everyone, "I... I don't want him here. He's too dangerous. But..." She glanced at her father before looking up at Rick, "But I don't want him dead either."
"Couldn't we continue keeping him prisoner?" Maggie asked Rick,
Daryl shook his head, "Just another mouth to feed."
"It may be a lean winter." Hershel commented,
"We could ration better." Lori suggested to the man,
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