It had been a week since carol found out about Maggie and Glenn she still couldn't believe that they were both dead, they had so much to look forward to they even had a baby on the way, now it was all gone in just a few minutes. Carol knew that was how life was now, how it had always been really, but it didn't it make it any easier. After everything they had already gone thought, carol was starting think that they might never get a chance to have a normal life again, there they could all take a breath and try to make a life for themselves.
losing Maggie and Glenn had hurt, it was learning about Daryl that hurt the most and carol couldn't help but feel a bit guilty about that.

Rick saw carol sitting there on the steps outside of their house, he could see how lost and hurt she looked but he could also see that she looked guilty as well, rick gave is head a shake saying to himself.

It doesn't matter how many times I have told her that she has nothing to feel guilty about, she still does, there was nothing she could have done.

Rick walked up to carol and took a seat next to her, he turned to looked her. "Carol will you stop feeling guilty I have told you there is nothing you could have done and it is not your fault."
Carol look up at rick's face and couldn't stop the tears from falling. "Rick I feeling guilty because all I think about is how we can get Daryl back, and I know I shouldn't because we have loads of other things to do and I know everyone is still hurting over Maggie and Glenn."

As rick took carols hands in his and look at her. "Carol you have nothing to feel guilty about, you have every right to be worried about Daryl and how to get him back."

Rick hope that they would be able to find Daryl and get him back safely, he was very worried about how carol would cope if something happened to Daryl, he knew that carol was one of the strongest person here, she had already lost so much, her daughter, the two girls and even a part of herself along the way, but she was still fighting. But rick knew that by looking at carol that if they lost Daryl it would destroy her and he didn't think she would be able to come back from that.

A couple of hours later everyone was gathered around at ricks, rick was dividing people into two groups. Ricks group which include carol, Morgan, Abraham, Tara, Aaron and carl where going to the kingdom to meet king Ezekiel because carol and Morgan thought that he might be the best person to help them go up against Negan when they found out there he was. The other group where going to stay behind in Alexandria in case Negan showed up for the weekly supplies they had to give him.

Rick took a look around at everyone. "you all know where you stand the ones coming with me be ready to leave in a couple in hours, the rest you that are staying there keep your heads straight and don't leave the gates and if Negan does show up and asks where the rest of us are, tell him we went out to find some more supplies and should be back in a few days."

Daryl was slowing waking up, as he opened his eyes letting them adjust to the darkness, he took a quick mental count of his injuries, he knew that his body was slowing starting to heal. He hadn't seen Negan or any of men all week, the only person he had seen was Negan's wife as she brought him some food and water and tried to attend to some of his injuries, but Daryl would never let her get close enough for that, he hated physical contact had done all his life, he never let anyone get close to him, carol was the one that Daryl could accept contact from and even than is was limited. The only time he had been really close to carol was after terminus when he saw her walking towards them, Daryl couldn't stop himself from running to her, hugging and hold her so close, he remembers not wanting to let her go in case she wasn't real. Daryl was starting to wondering why he hadn't seen anyone all week.
What are they up to.

Several hours later Rick's group had arrived at the kingdom, they decided that Morgan and carol where the best people to talk to king Ezekiel, so rick the others were waiting for them in the dinner area.
King Ezekiel was listening to Morgan and carol talking about Negan and how they need his help. He had no problems helping them as he hated Negan and he knew he had the perfect plan to get this sorted as he had a guy on the inside had done for a while now. He decided to share his plan with Morgan and carol as he like them both had done since the first time he met them a few weeks ago.

"Ok guys I have something to tell, that I think you will like, I have a guy on the inside that will be willing to help us take down Negan, he will even be able to tell us where they are now so you can get your friend back."

For the first time since carol had heard about all of this, she suddenly felt a bit of hope, they could get Daryl back and take down Negan with king Ezekiel help and his inside man. "King Ezekiel that is great news, thank you for your help."

"you don't need to thank me carol, I'm happy to help, I have been looking for ways to take Negan down for a while now which is way I have an inside man. You two go back to your friends, get some food and rest, my man will be there in a few hours."

A few hours later carol and the others were sitting in the dinner area waiting for king Ezekiel and his inside man to show up. Carol heard the door open and she saw king Ezekiel and someone else make their way over to them.

"Thank you everyone for agreeing to meet me there, I would like you all to meet my man Dwight"