Walking Dead Wizard

Chapter 33

"You went for Merle," Amy said determinedly.

"Yes, yes I did, but I also knew where I was going, I had gotten all information I needed from Glenn, Rick and T-Dog," Harry pointed out.

"Would you have left group to the walkers?" Amy asked, already knowing the answer. She knew he wouldn't, he'd gone all the way to Atlanta to get Merle. He'd risked going through all those walkers for one member of the group, she had no doubt he would have gone for the others too.

"As I said in the past the group that went would never have gone together if I had been in charge of delegating," Harry replied seriously, "Although I hate to say it but we all know you would have gotten trapped whether Merle had been there or not. Rick was making enough noise to bring all the walkers from all around Atlanta but it's easier to blame someone you don't like. It was just seriously bad timing, or as he would see it good timing since he did find his family." and they had gotten completely off top.

"That was like serendipity, I mean of all the people in the world, it was our group, who took him back to our camp...to his wife and son," Amy said a smile on her face.

"I prefer to call it sheer dumb luck," Harry smirked, thinking of all the times he'd been lucky. He had to remind himself that Amy was just a teenager...of course she would think something like that.

"Coffee?" Carol offered, the cup extended.

"No thanks," Harry said shaking his head, he didn't drink tea or coffee, never had actually. "Hey you," he murmured petting at Anubis who had rushed up to his side and shoved his head through Harry's arm and body, and squeezed himself beside his owner his tail beating against the grass.

"When are we leaving?" Andrea asked, as Carol began to hand out the plates, the rest of the group joining them for breakfast.

"Straight after breakfast," Harry answered, a yawn leaving his lips just after speaking. "We'll check it out again just to be on the safe side, and then find a place that's safe for us to get out and that hides the vehicles. I don't really want to advertise we are there, not until we've gotten it secure and firmly in our control." Daryl ate standing up against one of the poles spread out around the garden and Merle sat against the wooden fence making quick work of his breakfast.

"You think someone might try and take over?" Carol asked, understanding what he meant.

"Welcome to the human race," Harry said wryly, "Someone always wants something because someone else has it." it was ten times worse now that there was nothing to stop them getting their way. Eating his breakfast, more beans with pieces of hot dog cut up into it. It wasn't bad actually, who would have thought he missed toast? Oh well, there was no point to wishing for anything, it was just stupid especially now.

"You alright?" Harry asked Luna who finally joined them, taking a coffee and plate from Carol.

"Yeah, just tired," Luna smiled regardless; she'd been the one to take the last watch last night. "I'm not sure how you do it," she added through a yawn. If she didn't know any better Luna would have thought he was consuming Pepper-up potions.

"Tonight you're off duty then, get a proper sleep," Harry stated, "Hopefully you'll actually have a bed to sleep in." the others all thought he put Merle, Daryl and Luna on watch with him because they were the best fighters, and they were half true, alright mostly right, but the thought of trusting them completely when they couldn't shoot was terrifying to him. He was used to being surrounded by people who could take care of themselves, he'd taught them after all.

"Only if it's safe," Luna argued, only eating once Harry had nodded his agreement.

"Have you eaten yet, Sophia?" Harry queried as the young girl sat next to him and began petting at Anubis too.