If you’ve been watching The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon on AMC or AMC+, then you know Daryl (Norman Reedus) is sans his normal trappings. He’s missing his trademark crossbow, of course, having floated on an upside-down boat to France. And of course, he doesn’t have his iconic motorcycle. Good news, then, Ride with Norman Reedus fans: in Decider’s exclusive look at this week’s new episode, Daryl gets a bike… And it’s full of pigeons.

In the new episode, titled “La Dame de Fer,” literally translated as “The lady to do,” Daryl and Isabelle (Clémence Poésy) are once again on the search for Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi), the maybe child Messiah of the zombie apocalypse. Like every kid in The Walking Dead, he has a tendency to get lost.

Instead of Laurent and Isabelle, though, Daryl encounters the man with the homing pigeons from the series’ first episode, Antoine (Dominique Pinon)… He’s riding around town with some pigeons in a cage on his bike and fills in Daryl on how their enemies are after Laurent. That’s when Daryl snags the bike — but sadly does not ride the pigeon bike (you’ll have to tune in to find out if that happens!).

…And of course, some baddies approach, immediately find the bike, and Antoine confronts them. Is this a rare case of the pigeon-man being mightier than the sword? Or will this be Antoine’s last stand? Either way, it’s clear that things are très chaud in France for Daryl and his new friends.

You can watch the full clip above, and new episodes of Daryl Dixon premiere Sundays on AMC and AMC+.

Here’s a synopsis for the episode:

Episode 104: “La Dame de Fer” – Premieres on Sunday, October 1 on AMC and AMC+

Written by: Shannon Goss, David Zabel, Jason Richman

Directed by: Tim Southam

Daryl and Isabelle negotiate with the owner of the Demimonde club.