Paco Valdez
CK
You shake your companions awake and inform them of the rider approaching the camp. Annie gets her rifle ready and waits patiently for the rider to get within range. Gus doesn't exactly get up so much as move his hand to the butt of his six-shooter. You pull out your gun and step out of the range of the fires illumination. The rider doesn't stop until they are near to the camp, and then they slow to a trot. As soon as they are within camp range you take aim with your pistol, but when they get within range and dismount, you lower the weapon.
It is a woman. More specifically it is Claire. Paco Valdez's woman. She looks around nervously, then leads her horse towards the fire. You can see from where you stand that Annie has Claire all lined up in the sights of her rifle.
"Who goes there?!" Annie shouts, waking Gus who stands up slowly.
"Claire Montego." she replies.
"And give me one good reason why I shouldn't shoot you where you stand." Says Annie coldly.
"Because I saved your friends life today by shooting two of the men who were going to kill him." She says.
"I said a good reason." Annie says, getting ready to pull the trigger.
So it was Claire who saved you today. It was she who shot the Vigilantes. And now it looks as though Annie is going to gun her down. You're torn between speaking up to spare her life and staying quite to extract revenge on her for getting you into this mess in the first place. You don't have much time to decide, though, or Annie will decide for you.
You shake your companions awake and inform them of the rider approaching the camp. Annie gets her rifle ready and waits patiently for the rider to get within range. Gus doesn't exactly get up so much as move his hand to the butt of his six-shooter. You pull out your gun and step out of the range of the fires illumination. The rider doesn't stop until they are near to the camp, and then they slow to a trot. As soon as they are within camp range you take aim with your pistol, but when they get within range and dismount, you lower the weapon.
It is a woman. More specifically it is Claire. Paco Valdez's woman. She looks around nervously, then leads her horse towards the fire. You can see from where you stand that Annie has Claire all lined up in the sights of her rifle.
"Who goes there?!" Annie shouts, waking Gus who stands up slowly.
"Claire Montego." she replies.
"And give me one good reason why I shouldn't shoot you where you stand." Says Annie coldly.
"Because I saved your friends life today by shooting two of the men who were going to kill him." She says.
"I said a good reason." Annie says, getting ready to pull the trigger.
So it was Claire who saved you today. It was she who shot the Vigilantes. And now it looks as though Annie is going to gun her down. You're torn between speaking up to spare her life and staying quite to extract revenge on her for getting you into this mess in the first place. You don't have much time to decide, though, or Annie will decide for you.