Paco Valdez
An asshole you may be, but inhumane you are not. You walk slowly over to him, untwisting the canteen cap slowly while his eyes stare imploringly upon it. You take another swig from it before you reach him. You hold the canteen a little over his head and allow the liquid to trickle a little into his open mouth before pulling it away.
"Thank you." He says with more gratefulness than you expect from a prisoner.
"You comfortable?" You ask conversationally.
"I... Uh, no." He replies after a bit of thought.
"It'll get better." You say, patting him once on the back before walking back to the shadows at the base of the wall while your prisoner lay face down across the back of your horse.
"Hey!!" He yells.
"Save your voice," You call over your shoulder, "I'm rationing the water."
Several hours later you see two riders in the distance approaching Coyote Rock. Your hand goes to your gun and you wait patiently for them to become more visible. Both riders appear to be carrying weapons and a bit of fear comes to you as you dread the possibility that these riders approaching your position are members of the Vigilantes.
You're certain they have seen you at the base of the rock and wonder if you should get atop Betty and ride out or stay where you are and go down shooting.
"Thank you." He says with more gratefulness than you expect from a prisoner.
"You comfortable?" You ask conversationally.
"I... Uh, no." He replies after a bit of thought.
"It'll get better." You say, patting him once on the back before walking back to the shadows at the base of the wall while your prisoner lay face down across the back of your horse.
"Hey!!" He yells.
"Save your voice," You call over your shoulder, "I'm rationing the water."
Several hours later you see two riders in the distance approaching Coyote Rock. Your hand goes to your gun and you wait patiently for them to become more visible. Both riders appear to be carrying weapons and a bit of fear comes to you as you dread the possibility that these riders approaching your position are members of the Vigilantes.
You're certain they have seen you at the base of the rock and wonder if you should get atop Betty and ride out or stay where you are and go down shooting.