She likes the way he says Merle, his accent drawling. It's how you'd say Daryl in his voice too, taking a drag on the r, the yl becoming almost nonexistent in the process. Fourteen years older than me- so Daryl is a younger brother.

Abby doesn't know anybody who has a sibling. Anybody who has a kid during the apocalypse usually isn't dumb enough to repeat the same mistake twice.

"Where is he now?"

And, "Is that why you brought me out here? So you could have a turn at teaching people things?"