Rick listened to Maggie's concerns for the people of Hilltop.  Whether Maggie realized it or not she was a good leader to these people.  It wasn't ideal how they all separated but they had always kept a close connection.  Rick knew that King Ezekiel would understand. Rick could understand the King's reservations about fighting Negan. But this was getting ridiculous.  Negan was trampling all of them and taking everything they had.  Judith didn't deserve to grow up in a world like that.  Maggie's son didn't deserve to grow up in a world like that.  Rick looked a bit conflicted for a moment. After all he wasn't sure if Maggie would blow up talking about Negan.  Not many people in Hilltop knew it but Rick had been around Maggie long enough to know that even though she was calm and collected most times...Maggie Greene had a temper. And when that temper came out Hell was right behind the Brunette.<br/><br/>Rick looked over at Maggie though as he wrapped an arm around Maggie pulling her to his side to give her the comfort she was clearly looking for.  Hell Rick Grimes didn't even hug his own son at times.  So to say it was awkward for the former sheriff to give that sort of affection. But what Rick lacked in affection Rick made up for in effort.<br/><br/>Rick paused for a moment to think about what Maggie was saying. Training the people of Hilltop. Hell Rick had been training the people of Alexandria too. So why not add more to that number of people he had to train.  It was why he started Carl out early.  He knew Lori was against Carl having a gun.  But there wasn't any other choice.  Kids weren't allowed to be kids in this world and there was no guarantee that he could be there always to protect Carl.  Besides Rick never said it or admitted it...but Carl would make a better leader than he would one day.  His son knew what was at stake and it was that little bit of Lori in in him that made Rick convinced Carl would survive whatever this world threw at him.  He wished the same for Maggie's son as well.<br/><br/>"I will do my best to teach them Maggie.  We can teach them like we did the Alexandrians when we first got here.  You remember how it was a wake up call when the herd moved through don't you? When...Carl lost his eye....These people lived in a fairy tale....it's so easy to pretend there's nothing bad in the world when life goes back to normal.  It's the mistake Alexandria made....Hilltop as well. The Kingdom. The people of these communities don't want to face the real dangers out there.  So long as Negan is breathing none of us are going to be free.  Carl's right....we need to fight back.  I just don't know how yet.  I'm sorry...." Rick started as he looked at Maggie his eyes full of sorrow.<br/><br/>"....I'm sorry I couldn't help Glenn.  I'm sorry Negan attacked Hilltop Maggie.  But I'm not going to be sorry when I kill that son of a bitch.  I owe you more than you know.  You saved Judith....you were with Carl when he had to shoot his mother.  The only one in that room with Carl and Lori when Judith was born.  You have done so much for me....and I have done a fraction for you.  I'll train your people....our people...we're all in the same boat now." Rick said softly as he looked over at Maggie.<br/><br/>"Now I want to do the same for you.  For your son.  I ain't blind enough to think I'm going to live long enough to see Judith grow up....to see Carl find a reason of his own to fight for....I'll be lucky if I live another year....That's how we have to think in this world.  If it ain't the walkers it's the living.  If it ain't the living it's starvation. But before I'm taken out of this world by some means....I want to leave it a little better than it was.  It's going to be the younger generation that is going to inherit this world when we're gone.  So it's up to me to make sure Negan dies....and he will by my hand.  If not by my hand. Carl's hand." Rick stated as he stared ahead of himself moving so he could take Maggie's hand in his holding her hand.<br/><br/>==============<br/><br/>She was unsure of what to even do.  She was frozen in place by fear....fear of the unknown.  There were other people in the world? There were more than the Saviors out in the world? But that didn't make any sense to Jennifer.  Her father had always told her that Sanctuary was the center of the world. That they were the salvation of all.  Thus the name of the "Saviors". Jennifer never did buy it.  But seeing someone with her own two eyes....someone that wasn't a savior killing saviors....it confused her.  But Jennifer seen Carl move towards the door and she was left with a decision.  She could scream...get the attention of the Saviors ruining Carl's escape....<br/><br/>That wasn't an option she wanted to do. She knew the Saviors would have heard the gunshots. Her father would have been alerted. She could hear the footsteps of other saviors running down the hall to where she was.  So she had to think fast.  They would catch him before he got to his car if she didn't do something.  So Jennifer did the only thing she could do.<br/><br/>It was only a few seconds before another savior came running into the hall where the dead saviors were.  She looked at Jennifer seeing her still having her hands up frozen in place.<br/><br/>"Did you see what happened...? Who killed them?" She asked.  Jennifer swallowed hard before she opened her mouth to speak.  At least the fear was genuine. What was going to come out of her mouth was not.<br/><br/>".....One of them tried to corner me....the others turned on him and it became a fight...they killed each other..." Jennifer said slowly.  The woman didn't look like she bought it.<br/><br/>"Bullshit....what really happened..." She asked.  But before she could ask much more there was a soft thudding sound....the sound of barbed wire scraping on the wall.  The Savior stood up straighter recognizing the sound.<br/><br/>"You're not calling my baby girl a damned liar are you? If that's what she said happened that's what fucking happened." Negan said as he rounded the corner.  Jennifer swallowed hard and slowly lowered her hands seeing her father.  She knew she would be in trouble for even being out this late at night.<br/><br/>"Now Jenny you know better than to be out of your room after dark.  But I can't blame you really. You just know to come ask daddy about anything you want to do.  It's not safe out there for pretty girls like yourself. You know that.....still must have been terrifying.  Head to your room sweetheart....and I don't want to see you again until morning." Negan said.  His voice was soothing....but she knew it was orders.  Jennifer tensed a little bit before she turned on her heel looking down as she rushed to her room.  Negan watched her with Lucille on his shoulder before he motioned to the bodies with Lucille.<br/><br/>"Someone clean this shit up....and have Arat put two female guards on Jenny's room. She doesn't leave after dark again." Negan ordered as he walked down the hall stepping over the bodies whistling as he did so.