[When he turns and notices her presence, she meets his eyes and gives a short nod. She thinks she sees guilt there and she suppresses the urge to sigh. She doesn't want him to feel guilty for the past. Not only is it water under the bridge in her mind, but his instincts about her had been right. He'd seen it long before anyone else had. Long before she'd been willing to admit it.
And when push comes to shove, he doesn't even know all of it.
She tries and fails to smile at the thanks, but shakes her head. She'd been trying to reconcile her mind to this since Daryl's appearance on her doorstep at the Kingdom. She hadn't been quite ready at that moment, but she'd known he'd lied to her. To protect her, the way he does. But Morgan's confirmation that things had gone down much differently from what Daryl had told her had solidified things in her mind. Negan and the Saviors have to be stopped.]
We will, Rick. [And she knows he's right about that -- Negan and his people don't seem the type to spend long regrouping before striking again.]
For what it's worth, Ezekial and the Kingdom are in this for the long haul. [There's a beat.]
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And when push comes to shove, he doesn't even know all of it.
She tries and fails to smile at the thanks, but shakes her head. She'd been trying to reconcile her mind to this since Daryl's appearance on her doorstep at the Kingdom. She hadn't been quite ready at that moment, but she'd known he'd lied to her. To protect her, the way he does. But Morgan's confirmation that things had gone down much differently from what Daryl had told her had solidified things in her mind. Negan and the Saviors have to be stopped.]
We will, Rick. [And she knows he's right about that -- Negan and his people don't seem the type to spend long regrouping before striking again.]
For what it's worth, Ezekial and the Kingdom are in this for the long haul. [There's a beat.]
And so am I.