[ His eyebrows lift when he feels her hand clamp further around his, but he doesn't pull away. He wants the contact, the touch, even if he doesn't understand why; it reminds him that he's still here, that the darkness hasn't dragged him off too.
He's still torn, because part of him wonders if maybe Jesse and Barry will be safe if he makes sure they get to a safe room or a safe building and he leaves them there, each of them going their separate ways. The darkness wants him, not them. If he leaves, they'll be fine.
It's just getting the two of them to go along with it, and he's already sure they won't. But then Barry suggests a location and Alan snaps to attention. ]
I thought I heard some of the locals mentioning it. If it's a farm, maybe it's far enough out of the way that we can go there and regroup. I think- wait, it wasn't the locals. Anderson... I know that name. I think- There were a couple of old guys caught up in Hartman's hellhole named Anderson. Maybe it's their farm.
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He's still torn, because part of him wonders if maybe Jesse and Barry will be safe if he makes sure they get to a safe room or a safe building and he leaves them there, each of them going their separate ways. The darkness wants him, not them. If he leaves, they'll be fine.
It's just getting the two of them to go along with it, and he's already sure they won't. But then Barry suggests a location and Alan snaps to attention. ]
I thought I heard some of the locals mentioning it. If it's a farm, maybe it's far enough out of the way that we can go there and regroup. I think- wait, it wasn't the locals. Anderson... I know that name. I think- There were a couple of old guys caught up in Hartman's hellhole named Anderson. Maybe it's their farm.