Forest - Time: 10:52 AM

"So this dairy... You guys really have food?" Mark asked while talking to the St John's, and with Ben, Carley, Lee, and Ethan following behind.

"Sure do. We lost most of the cattle, but we still have lots of butter, milk, and cheese stocked up." Andy said as he smiled, while Lee and Carley talked in private and Ethan walking by himself.

"Man... this place sure is nice looking..." Ethan said to himself while looking around until he saw Ben and walked up to him. "Hey..." Ben looked at him.

"Oh... Hi." He said while rubbing his head.

"I... just wanted to say sorry for being a dick to you back there. I-I didn't know about all of that and I-" Ethan tried to say but Ben smiled a bit.

"Hey, it's ok. Don't worry about it." He said as Ethan nodded and slowed down a bit so he could take in the environment a bit more.

"-Because of your past?" Carley asked, to which Ethan overheard a bit but decided to listen in. "Does anybody else know?"

"Larry knows." Lee said as Carley sighed a bit.

"Great, that can't be easy." She said as Lee nodded.

"Clementine... Might know. She was there when we talked about it in the drugstore." He said in which made Ethan curious.

"Clem and Larry knows something?" Ethan asked in his mind. "Is there something about Lee I don't know but Larry and Carley knows? I'll have to talk to her about it when I get the time."He started walking faster to where the St John's were at.

"I mean, thank god Lee and that kid Ethan showed up when they did. Right guys?" Mark asked as the St John's looked at them.

"So, Lee and Ethan huh? I like that." Danny said as Ethan looked at him and nodded a bit.

"So, tell us a bit about yourselves." Andy said while smiling. "Like... where are ya from?"

"I'm... from Destin Florida. As for my past... I'd much like to not talk about it as much. One thing in it... Just really tears me every time." Ethan said as they nodded.

"I understand. And what about you Lee?" Danny asked as Lee looked at Ethan in sympathy, but looked at the brothers and smiled a bit.

"I grew up in Macon." Lee said as Andy smiled more.

"Right here in the heart of Georgia! Love it!" He said. "Ya'll also seem pretty settled in at that Motor Inn though. Who's running it?"

"I guess you could say it's a democracy, except Lilly. She seems to want to take control. Kinda a hardass if you ask me." Ethan said as the brothers nodded.

"No kidding. She should really lighten up." Mark said with a smile.

"How many people have you got there anyway?" Danny asked.

"Ten including the kids." Lee said.

"And then there's Ben. So make that eleven." Ethan said as Ben looked at him, with the both of them smiling. "Yeah you're a part of the group! You're a good guy."

"I see." Andy said in amusement, but nodded. "Well, we'd all love to get you back to the dairy. Like I said, we've got plenty of food, and quiet frankly, we could use a helping hand! Our mama has been running the dairy since... Well for long as I can re-" He stopped as they all heard voices.

"You think you're gonna cut me out of this?!" A voice asked as Andy crouched down.

"Shit! Get down!" He said as everybody did the same.

"What the hell?" Ethan asked as they all snuck to the source of it, revealing to be bandits talking.

"I'm not trying to cut you out of anything!" One said.

"Fuckin bandits." Danny said quietly.

"Those look like the same people who raided my camp." Ben said as Ethan looked at him.

"Really? I thought they'd be walkers but this clears a bit up." He said quietly.

"Who are they?" Lee asked but Andy shushed him.

"Fucking assholes is what they are." He said as Carley quietly took out her pistol.

"Don't. There's a lot more of them." Danny said as Andy nodded.

"Don't worry. Danny and I got you covered if something happens, but let's wait this out and hope they move on." He said quietly.

"FUCK YOU!" One bandit said as he shot the other, killing him while it shocked them. Once the body fell, the bandit kept shooting. "FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU!" He stopped shooting, spat in his face, and started walking away. "Asshole..."

"Jesus Christ... And I thought my old man was bad." Ethan said as Andy nodded.

"The world out here has gone to shit." Andy said as he stopped crouching. "C'mon, let's get to the dairy where it's safe." They nodded and quietly walked away from the sight, hoping to ignore what just happened.

St John Dairy - Time: 11:02 AM

The group kept walking in the woods until they saw the dairy that had a electric fence, like they said it would have, covering the area.

"Whoa... You sure as hell weren't kidding." Ethan said as Andy smiled a bit.

"Here it is alright, The St John Family Dairy." He said as everybody observed it more and saw the fence. "Ya'll can see how we keep this place safe. We push four thousand volts into that thing with generators and amps."

"I'm going to assume that's a lot." Carley said while Lee looked around more.

"Ever had any accidents?" He asked as Danny shook his head.

"Nah, it's safer in here than out there." He said with Andy nodding.

"This place looks untouched! You'd never know the rest of the world is in ruins." Carley said while smiling.

"It's worth protecting." Andy said as a large woman with red hair and southern clothing came in and saw them.

"I thought I'd saw ya'll with company down the drive!" She said happily with the brothers smiling.

"Guys, this is our mama." Andy said with the woman nodding.

"I'm Brenda St John and welcome to the St John Dairy!" She said happily as they nodded and noticed she held a wheat basket.

"This here is Lee! He's from Macon!" Andy said in which made Brenda smile more.

"A couple of our own farmhands were from Macon! They grow em good there." She said in which Lee smiled.

"Any from Florida by any chance?" Ethan asked as Brenda shook her head.

"Nah, sorry darlin'." She said as Ethan rubbed his head a bit.

"They've also got a few more friends down at the old motel around back!" Danny said as Brenda smiled a bit.

"That's pretty vulnerable! But since ya'll are here, we'll make you nice and safe." She said.

"So does it apply to the rest of us then?" Mark asked in question. "Because... We're all terribly hungry."

"Of course! In fact, I made these for ya'll. Baked fresh this morning." Brenda said as she showed them what was inside the basket, revealing to be filled with biscuits.

"...Holy shit that's a ton of dough." Ethan said as he grabbed one and ate it, feeling it's fluffy texture. "Oh my god... This tastes like what my mom would make."

"Aww, why thank ya darlin'." Brenda said as Ethan nodded.

"Can't get stuff like that anymore, not without a cow for milk and butter, that's for sure." Danny said in which made Lee concerned.

"Is there a problem?" He asked in question in which Brenda shook her head a bit.

"Oh it shouldn't be nothing too bad. Hopefully Mayabelle will get over whatever she's got and be with us for a long while." She said.

"That would mean your cow is sick, right? Then-" Ethan tried to say.

"We have a vet! We could bring her here and help you folks out!" Mark said, with leaving Ethan in question.

"We do?" He asked in which Lee looked at him.

"Katjaa's a vet. She's worked with dogs and stuff like that." He said in which surprised Ethan a bit until he looked at Mark.

"A vet? Oh my! Our prayers have been answered!" Brenda said happily.

"Uh... Mark? Are you sure that-" Ethan tried to ask.

"Trust me Ethan, I know what I'm doing." Mark said until he looked at Brenda. "Maybe our who group can come here, for the day of course!" Hearing made Brenda think a bit.

"Well... How about this?" Brenda asked. "Ya'll get your veterinary friend and I'll prepare us a dinner, a big feast for all of you hungry souls. It'd be nice to get a helping hand around here again, especially in these times." She then looked Danny. "Danny, why don't you help me in the kitchen?" He nodded and went inside.

"Why don't I head back with the food and round up everybody for the trip back here?" Carley asked as Mark nodded and gave her his rifle.

"Why don't you take Ben with you just in case something happens." Mark said in which caught Ethan's attention.

"Mind if I come along?" He asked while looking at Carley. "I... Want to talk to you about something."

"Uh... Sure I guess." Carley said as he looked at Ethan back, then at Lee. "Take care of yourself Lee." She walked off with Ethan and Ben following. "So.. What is it you want to talk about Ethan?"

"Lee." Ethan said as he looked at her. "I... overheard a part of your conversation with him a while back. About his past." Carley's eyes widened a bit from hearing that. "I want to know about it. If you and Larry know, then shouldn't I know? What... happened."

"You... would have to ask Lee about it. I don't think he would want me to tell you instead of him himself." Carley said as Ethan stared at her and shrugged.

"...Alright. Makes sense I guess." He said as Ben looked at him in question.

"So... you said that... something hurt you, right?" He asked as Ethan nodded slowly.

"Yeah... This." He said as he showed him his pendant. "This was... Once my girlfriends. I... She was bitten by a walker... My abusive dad tried to kill me and... he ended up turning and got her bit. I... had to kill her so..."

"O-Oh... I-I'm sorry. I didn't." Ben tried to say but Ethan shook it.

"No, it's fine. I... feel like I can trust you." He said as he smiled a bit at the pendant. "I know it seemed like graverobbing or something disrespectful like that but... I feel like I needed something to keep her memory by, you know?"

"Yeah... I do." Ben said as both him and Ethan smiled a bit.

Motor Inn - Time: 12:52 PM

The three walked further down the dusty road until they saw the motel and Lilly seeing them.

"Hey, they're back!" She yelled as both Katjaa and Kenny pushed the gates open, letting them in as everybody except the kids gathered around.

"Hey guys. Is Clem and Duck ok?" Ethan asked as Duck ran to the group in excitement while Clementine looked and saw Ethan, making her run to him.

"Ethan!" She yelled as Ethan crouched down and hugged Clementine.

"Hey Clem and Duck. It's good to see you guys again." He said while getting up.

"Well, is it was they say it is?" Kenny asked as Carley nodded.

"Yeah, it sure it!" She said as Ethan showed them the basket.

"What's in it?" Duck asked happily while jumping around, with Katjaa trying to calm him down until Ethan showed them the biscuits, making both him and Clementine smile.

"BISCUITS!" They yelled happily as Ethan smiled a bit, took out two and gave it to them.

"Here you go." He said until he looked at everybody. "They also said we can stay for the day if we could bring somebody she needs to help her." He looks at Katjaa. "Katjaa, I know we're asking a lot, but the St John's really need their cow well and without it, they can't make much of anything they just gave us."

"Sounds worth it to me." Kenny said with a smile, then at Katjaa.

"...Alright, I'll do it." She said with a smile.

"Ok, but we can't leave this place with nobody here!" Larry said in which everybody looked at each other.

"..I can stay here." Carley said with them looking. "Me and Ben can watch over the Motor Inn while you guys stay over there."

"Alright, sounds like a plan." Kenny said as everybody started getting around except Ethan.

"You sure you and Ben want to stay here?" He asked as Carley nodded.

"I'm sure. Somebody has to watch over the place while your gone." She said in which he nodded.

"Alright, if you say so." Ethan said as he looked at Ben. "I'll be sure to get you guys some leftovers."

"O-Oh. Thanks Ethan, I appreciate it." Ben said as he and Ethan shook their hands and walked off with the other members of the group.

St John Dairy - Time: 2:44 PM

The group kept walking down the dirt path until they saw the dairy in front of them, but in the front of it had Lee freaked out and Mark having an arrow stuck in his shoulder.

"What the..." Ethan asked himself as everybody looked in shock.

"Mark! What happened?!" Katjaa asked in horror.

"He was shot with an arrow!" Lee said.

"Christ! Are you going to be ok?!" Lilly asked with Mark shaking his head.

"I-I'll be fine! I-I just need to pull it out is all." He said quietly.

"Oh no honey, c'mon, Brenda's got you." Brenda said as she began helping him inside with Katjaa helping.

"What kind of shit is this?!" Larry asked in question and anger.

"We ran into some people on the way up here, bandits I guess. I think they're the ones to attack us." Lee said as Andy nodded.

"They've given us a lot of problems in the beginning, started killing some of our farmhands. We got to stop them by making a deal." He said which made Kenny mad.

"What?! You mean you KNEW about these people?" He said in anger.

"Food for protection, it's not like we had much of a choice, but they DID stop hassling us." Danny said with Andy nodding, which made Larry too angry and looked at Ethan.

"Goddamn it! You said this place was safe!" He yelled in anger.

"Hey! Don't blame me for everything! I just did my part!" Ethan responded in anger, then at the St John's. "I guess this place isn't as safe as we think it might be then."

"We're sorry! We never had them screwing over us like this, not since we started giving them food!" Andy said as he looked at everybody. "Listen, we may have made an agreement with those people but we will NOT stand for this shit!" Danny nodded.

"Ain't no way we'll let those sons of bitches get away with this." He said as he looked at Lee. "I think I know where at least one of their camps are. When you're ready, let me know." Lee nodded and Danny walked away, leaving them.

"Bandits? Are you serious?" Lilly asked in annoyance. "It's too dangerous, we can't stay here."

"Safe? Hey, it could be worse then being infiltrated by walkers. I'm sure we'll deal with it somehow." Ethan said with Kenny nodding.

"Ethan's got the right mindset! What we need to do is find a way to get our entire group to stay, take it over if we have to." Kenny said in which caught Ethan's attention.

"Whoa slow down. I never said anything about conquering." Ethan said while, for the first time ever, Larry agreed.

"Yeah, that's right. Let's not do anything stupid to get thrown out before we eat." He said as Ethan looked at him in surprise that he agreed, since that rarely ever happens, while Lee looked around.

"Where's Ben and Carley?" He asked.

"Since Carley and Ben ate some of the food on the way to get us, she volunteered to watch the Motor Inn until we get back." Lilly said while Ethan noticed the St John's talking in private, as if they were planning something. They looked away and turned their dark looks into happy.

"Hey kids!" Andy said in which caught the kids attention. "Look what Lee fixed up for you!" They looked to see a swing on a tree.

"A swing! I love swings! Just like at my treehouse! Come on Duck!" Clementine said in thrill and ran to it, but not before stopping at Lee. "Thanks Lee! You're the best!"

"Yeah!" Duck said as they continued running, making Kenny walk to the kids, Lee walking to the St John's, and with Lilly and Larry walking somewhere else, leaving Ethan in question about the looks the St John's made earlier.