chapter 37

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MARCIE LEANED AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME THAT LED INTO THE LIVING ROOM AS EVERYONE GATHERED TO TALK ABOUT RANDALL'S FATE,

She glanced over at Daryl, who moved to stand on the opposite side of the frame. He gave her a short nod before turning towards Rick,

"So how do we do this?" Glenn questioned from the piano bench, "Just take a vote?"

"Does it have to be unanimous?" Andrea added,

"How about majority rules?" Lori replied,

Rick stepped forward, "Well, let's... let's just see where everybody stands, then we can talk through the options."

Shane started the discussion, "Well, where I sit, there's only one way to move forward."

"Killing him, right?" Dale looked around at everyone in the group, "I mean, why even bother to even take a vote? It's clear which way the wind's blowing."

Vivian bit her lip from her spot on the couch. In her opinion, her and Dale are the only ones who want to let Randall live. They were really going to have to fight to keep the kid alive.

"Well, if people believe we should spare him, I wanna know." Rick defended.

"Well, I can tell you it's a small group." Dale replied, "Maybe just me, Vivian, and Glenn."

Glenn looked up at the older man nervously, silently letting everyone know that he wasn't on Dale's side, and disappointment quickly filled the old man's face,

"Look, I... I think you're pretty much right about everything, all the time, but this-"

"They've got you scared!" Dale exclaimed,

"He's not one of us." Glenn declared, "And we've- we've lost too many people already."

Dale looked over at Maggie across the room, "How about you? Do you agree with this?"

Maggie glanced around, looking nervous for being put on the spot, "Couldn't we continue keeping him prisoner?"

"Just another mouth to feed." Daryl commented,

"It may be a lean winter." Hershel added,

"We could ration better." Vivian offered,

They could all go out hunting, not just leaving it to Daryl to deal with. Not to mention there's livestock on the property,

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