"She didn't hear anything. No voices from inside the prison, no walkers, no birds in the trees, not even the wind made a sound. Without speaking, they both turned, aimed their weapons and stood, shoulder to shoulder, watching the tree line. Something was coming." Caryl. Post S3 finale.

AU Season 4: As a health crisis for one of the original Atlanta survivors sends Daryl and Carol into danger on a mission of mercy, the addition of the Woodbury refugees to the Prison group forces them to re-examine their special connection. Very Caryl, some fluff, flashbacks to early days at the prison, and some sweet smut in later chapters for those who have been asking for it!

Ed, The Governor, Woodbury...it all becomes too much for Carol and she needs to get out. Find some open space to just breathe. What happens when Carol realises that the dangers of this world are stronger inside than they are out? And how does Daryl handle being the one she turns to for help?

She'd only ever taken out one Walker. One.