He added another to the list. Sometimes, he was sure of the number. Others, the exact tally eluded him. Too many to ever make amends for. But he'd fought in two wars, and survived in a hellscape in between. He had to keep reminding himself of that. That death was sometimes the consequence of protecting the ones you wanted to live most.
His bowie knife went into the woman's belly, neat and clean, dragging from navel to sternum. It wouldn't be a be a quick death, and out of habit, he pulled the blade from the her gut and pressed it again just behind her ear, putting her down for good. She stared up at him, glassy eyed, as he let her slide into a heap at his feet.
Shaking his head, Daryl took a step back. Choking back a sour wave of nausea, he gripped Theon's sleeve and said, "Come on."
Dragging them both towards the road out of town, he grabbed a young kid by the collar and steered him along, too. "That's my sister!" The kid cried, pointing to a girl standing alone just a few yards away.
"Get her and get the hell outta here. You got it?" He said gruffly, giving the kid an encouraging shove. He kept his eye on the pair as they all made their way out, breathing out a sigh of relief as the kids joined a bigger group of adults.
Slowing his stride a bit, he cut a look at Theon, saying, "It's this way," as he led them both into the ravine where he'd stashed the bike.
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He added another to the list. Sometimes, he was sure of the number. Others, the exact tally eluded him. Too many to ever make amends for. But he'd fought in two wars, and survived in a hellscape in between. He had to keep reminding himself of that. That death was sometimes the consequence of protecting the ones you wanted to live most.
His bowie knife went into the woman's belly, neat and clean, dragging from navel to sternum. It wouldn't be a be a quick death, and out of habit, he pulled the blade from the her gut and pressed it again just behind her ear, putting her down for good. She stared up at him, glassy eyed, as he let her slide into a heap at his feet.
Shaking his head, Daryl took a step back. Choking back a sour wave of nausea, he gripped Theon's sleeve and said, "Come on."
Dragging them both towards the road out of town, he grabbed a young kid by the collar and steered him along, too. "That's my sister!" The kid cried, pointing to a girl standing alone just a few yards away.
"Get her and get the hell outta here. You got it?" He said gruffly, giving the kid an encouraging shove. He kept his eye on the pair as they all made their way out, breathing out a sigh of relief as the kids joined a bigger group of adults.
Slowing his stride a bit, he cut a look at Theon, saying, "It's this way," as he led them both into the ravine where he'd stashed the bike.