When he got to the top, Lee poked his head up and saw Kenny right in front of him. Kenny was down on both of his knees. Staying there motionless.
"Kenny?" Lee called him. Kenny didn't respond. He didn't even turn around. Lee then came all the way up to the attic.
"Kenny? You okay, man?" Lee called him again. And again, no response by Kenny. Kenny was staring a whole into something. Lee walked up closer behind him. Lee smelt something and covered his nose.
"Jesus.. What the hell is that-?" Lee looked up and found out what the smell was and what Kenny was looking at. It was a walker. A little boy walker. But there was something different about this walker. He was so skinny that you could literally see his back bone, ribs, just about every bone in his body. It was so weak that it could even stay up on it's feet.
"Kinda looks like Duck, don't he?" Kenny said as he was still looking at the walker.
"It's just a kid. What the hell happened to him...?" Lee asked.
"Ain't nothin' on'em. Guess he must've been hiding up here. Starved to death."
"Jesus Christ..." Lee said.
"I don't know if I can, Lee. Couldn't do it before. Can't do it now." Kenny said. Referencing about what happened to Duck.
"I can't ask you to do this, man. I'll take care of it. Like I did before." Said Lee.
Kenny looked up at Lee. "Are you sure?" Kenny asked him. Lee turned around and looked at the walker.
"I guess we'll find out..." Lee said.
Lee walked towards the walker while Kenny was still down on his knees, looking on at what Lee's gonna do. As Lee was walking, he noticed some of the things around that kid may have used. Such as a sleeping bag and an empty bottle of water.
Lee finally made his way to do walker and put on a sad face as he crossed his arms. "Poor kid must have tried to hide out up here until he starved to death. This probably could've been Clementine if I hadn't found her when I did."
Lee looked back at Kenny, who was already looking on. Then Kenny looked down to the ground.
Lee placed his foot on the walker's head while it was still down. The walker was scratching on the leg part of Lee's pants. "I'm sorry.." Lee said. Then Lee stepped down on the walker's head and put it out of it's misery.
Kenny got up and walked closer to the sight. Lee and Kenny were both looking down at the dead walker.
"We should bury him." Kenny suggested.
"I'll take care of him." Lee said. Lee lifted the dead walker up in a cradle-like position and made his way down the ladder. Kenny didn't move. He just stood there and looked down at the ground.
As Lee was walking by the others, they noticed him carrying the walker. Clementine looked a bit frightened and Naje looked confused. But no one said anything. Lee just walked out of the house.
Lee walked over to the dog's grave. That's where he was gonna bury the dead walker. Lee had already left the grave dug up when he was looking for the dead dog. He laid the walker next to the dog. He grabbed the shovel that was sticking into the pile of dirt he left. Lee took a final look at the boy and the dog and started piling the dirt on them to bury them.
The door of the house had opened and Lee turned back to see who it was. It was Clementine. She was looking really saddened. Then Naje and Christa followed up behind her. They all looked on for a few seconds and went back into the house together. Lee was still outside burying the boy and the dog though.
Lee was finally done. He ironically looked over at the gate and saw someone standing there. Just standing there and looking at him. Lee was a bit scared and confused. Lee came up closer and then the person took off running.
"Hey! Hey!" Lee shouted. The person had already gone out of sight.
"Who are you?! What the hell do you want from us?!" Lee shouted out. Christa, Ben, and Naje came running outside to see what the fuss Lee was making was all about.
"I saw someone outside the gate. Watching us. Watching me." Lee said.
"Was it a man or woman?" Naje asked.
"Didn't get a good enough look. The way they moved, too fast to be a walker." Lee said.
"Could it have been the guy that's been following us? The voice on the radio?" Christa thought.
"I don't know, they didn't say anything. Just stood there, watching. Creepy as hell." Lee stated.
The mansion door had opened. It was just Kenny. He was still looking pretty depressed.
"Kenny?" Ben called.
"I'm fine. Just... I'm fine." He said. "What's all the ruckus?" Clementine walked out shortly after Kenny, standing behind him.
"Lee thinks he might have seen someone out there, spying on us." Ben answered.
"Maybe it's that goddamn bell-ringer..." Kenny said.
"Man, remember when walkers were what we were afraid of? Those are starting to seem like the good old days.." Ben said.
"Well, to hell with this. I'm not gonna let whoever it is out there keep us from getting our boat. We've holed up here long enough. I'm headed down to River Street." Kenny said.
"I don't know if Omid's well enough to move yet." Said Christa.
"Well he'd better get ready. Because I'm going down to River Street right now to find a boat." Kenny repeated. "And as soon as she's ready to go, we're moving out." Kenny added.
"I'm with Kenny. The sooner we find a boat, the sooner we get the hell outta here." Lee said.
"Damn right." Said Kenny.
"I'm in too." Naje agreed.
"I hate to say it, but Kenny's right." Christa said. "Omid's not in great shape to move, but we can't do anything for him here. Without meds or a doctor, he's only gonna get worse."
"Alright. It's a plan then. Me, Naje, and Kenny will head out to River Street to find a boat. Once we find one, we'll come back and let you guys know. Then we're all heading out." Lee said.
"Let's just hope we actually do find one..." Naje said.
"Oh, we will find one. We have to." Kenny assured them.
"And Christa , get ready to have Omid start moving. Just in case." Lee said.
"I'll try."
"What about me? What can I do?" Ben asked.
"You'll stay here with the rest of the group. You'll only slow us down." Kenny told him.
"Or leave one of us in danger." Naje said, referring to when Ben left Clementine out on the street earlier surrounded by walkers. Ben was starting to feel bad again.
"Naje..." Lee said. Naje just looked at Ben and crosses his arms.
"Wait, can't I come? My mom and dad can't be far now. Maybe we can look for them on the way to the river." Clementine suggested.
"Clem, honey, I think it'd be best if you stayed here with Ben. I need you to watch out for Christa and Omid, help them get ready to move out." Lee advised.
"You said I'm always suppose to stay close to you.." Clementine reminded him.
"I know. It's just this once. Sometimes we have to put aside what we want for the good of the group. Hey, don't worry. I'll be back before you know it. Okay?" Lee went on.
"WE'LL be back." Naje corrected Lee while putting his arm around Lee's neck. Lee smiled and patted Naje on his chest."
"Okay. We'll be back." Lee said.
Clementine smiled and responded, "Okay."
"Daylight's burning. Gonna go grab my gear, then we'll head out." Kenny said.
"By "grab gear" you mean gun, right? If so, then I'm gonna go grab my gear as well." Naje said.
"C'mon Clem. Let's go see if Omid needs anything." Christa said.
Naje, Clem, Kenny, and Christa all went back into the house. Ben stayed outside with Lee.
"So, you're just gonna leave me on the bench here?" Ben said.
"That's not how it is, Ben. I need you to stay here and keep an eye on Clementine." Lee said.
"I can do that." Ben assured him.
"Well, just so we're clear. While me, Naje, and Kenny are gone, anything or anyone tries to get inside this house, you shoot them. Don't even think twice about it. Understand?" Lee said to him.
"I've got no problems shooting walkers." Ben said.
"Did I no make myself clear enough? I said anything or anyone." Lee repeated.
Ben nodded his head. "Got it."
"Good."
Ben then went back into the house. As he went in, Naje and Kenny came back out.
"You gentlemen ready?" Lee asked.
"Yep" Naje said.
"Let's head out." Kenny said.
The three men then went outside of the gate and started heading down to River Street to find a boat.
