[b]Tyler - Haywood Vicinity - Rob/Katie[/b]

He raised his gun in response to the shouting, but frankly Tyler was tired of stand-offs. He almost shot immediately while the man spoke, but thoughts of the man he'd shot inside caused him to hesitate. He waited for the man to finish his drivel and pulled Katie close to himself. He couldn't afford to get shot, not after everything.

"I suppose you want to blame me for the dead walking around as well?" Tyler asked. He smiled despite the situation, unable to contain his amusement at this man's ridiculous assessment. "I don't know who this Robert man was, but if he went crazy, I seriously doubt that was any fault of my own. A lot of good men and women go crazy these days. To think, [i]good people[/i] are willing to take aim at a little girl and her father." His face settled on a glare. This was a man from Haywood, so chances were he was aware of Haywood's sordid history. "Bruce Levi did not have to give up his own people for supplies. I did not need his help, but he was a selfish man. He saw an opportunity to improve his quality of life at the cost of others. Chances are, he would have found a way to do that with or without me! People are weak, if you hadn't noticed. Those men and women followed me, most of them blindly, just because I said the right words and put myself in the correct place."

His gun aim wavered and his movements became more animated. Tyler was tired of the accusations and tired of all these [i]people[/i]. "The women Bruce gave me... I kept those women [i]safe[/i], something Bruce couldn't do. Where did all those graves come from? Haywood died without my help! You couldn't keep [i]anyone[/i] safe! It was Haywood that killed those women-- Your people released the walkers and killed them all. You killed almost every single one of my men, some of them not so monstrous as the others. You didn't know them and you damn well don't know me either!"

"And-And Lauren... I liked her. She was kind to Katie, but she presumed she knew what was best for her. Katie is [i]my[/i] daughter, so I am the one who deserves to raise her!" He unconsciously began to run a hand through Katie's hair, an action he had done so many times before. "I have what I want, and I just want to leave. I want to get as far away from you people as I possibly can. Katie is safest with me, not you. You couldn't even keep your own community safe, so how can you expect to keep my little girl safe? Lower your damn gun and let us go!"