0 comments/ 2344 views/ 0 favorites Longwood Second Hunt Day 07-08 By: emap Voting is nice, ya'll know how to do that so vote. Waking up this day is something of a relief, and trial. Could not sleep well, kept waking up to odd sounds or another waking. Their movement wakes me if not up already, though strangely no one else has problems sleeping. The sky is lit when I wake, guess no hunting today. At least I'm still the first awake, though Chun looks quite happy. The men are waking when Chun and Bia suckle on me. I can't help feeling embarrassed about them watching me get relief. At least nobody says anything while sergeant gets the fire going. Once Chun and Bia finish I get dressed and sit next to the fire. "No hunting today?" I sigh and shake my head. "Coney are easy before sky is lit, after can take spell. If need be Elan and I will hunt in evening, though town coming up, I reckon we can buy meat." Dan nudges me. "What do we do if our target boarded the train?" I sigh and shrug. "Board train and ask at each stop if they stopped." "Marshal if the train is there hold it, you can ask the ticket man if they got tickets or boarded." Both marshals nod, Dan then turns to sergeant. "Sergeant there will be a saloon, perhaps a hotel. You will find out if we can get rooms, multiple beds since our gals are for multiple men." Sergeant nods then shrugs. "Seems best I go with marshals and find out if we need them." Dan nods though Cucaracha says something. "Perhaps better to have sergeant stay with injun so he doesn't find the bottom of bottles." We all laugh though sergeant swats Cucaracha. "Janet you will go with Chun, Bia, Bipin, and Elan to store and get supplies. I'll come along presently." I nod at Dan then a thought comes and I swat him. "I only have a couple dollars and a small mess of pennies left." Dan sighs. "That should be enough unless you buy out the supply of chocolate." Chun and Bia are laughing, I just don't get it. "Why would I do that?" Dan shrugs though sergeant is laughing. "Other women hold to chocolate being the prime food. You are different Janet but we already spoke on that." I open my mouth to say something then Chun puts a plate in my hands. I forget what I was going to say, powerful hunger. Been smelling the cooking for a spell and been drooling a bit. We have egg with baked beans and jerky wrapped up in tortilla. Shortly after everyone else is getting plates and no talking, we are all enjoying our vittles. Once we finish our vittles we get going on packing up. Takes longer today because of the dead men, the horses don't seem happy either. Course the bodies don't bend well any longer, too cold. A few of them the dead end up tied to the saddle and sticking out straight. Rather funny to see though the dead will thaw and end up bent over the poor horse. Finally on our way and it starts to snow again. I look up and groan, this is bad, constant snow means no tracking until we can see them. "It could be worse, plenty of snow means they will hole up." Dan has a point, there is one thing though. "If they have a place, how did the poster end up in Kansas City?" The marshals groan. "They have been going across the country, we got it sent to the courthouse. If it's any consolation you two were asked for." I look at Dan and he's grinning. "See, they don't hate injuns that much." Sergeant snorts and shakes his head. "Ach lad be thinking the opposite, they sent us orders on what to do if the Apache give us trouble. It involves dynamite and not for clearing stumps." I think we all end up staring at sergeant for a spell. That is so not something we wanted to know. He probably wasn't supposed to share either, not likely to be done at this reservation, but others it probably would. Just keep right on riding with nobody talking. Not much to say anyway, if the man left path we won't know. Still chances are best they went straight to this town. Likely not rob here, towns with train can send word and the lawmen ahead will know to watch for them. This is bad thing, gangs tend to avoid that as much as possible. Usually the reason for them moving about, to get away from the wanted poster. Then the next town comes into view and it's big. Extends along both sides of the rail with several stores. Can see the train station, taller building with a water tower for the train. There are three tall buildings, at least one has to be a saloon. The other two are either more saloons or a hotel though there is one thing. "Dan would a place of that size need two saloons or hotels?" Dan sighs. "No, and the nearness to each other isn't so good." "Perhaps one is a whorehouse." Look over at the marshal a bit then shrug. "Perhaps but whorehouse not needed that tall. Seems odd to have three tall buildings, don't reckon they have more people visiting than we do." "Courthouse?" Look at sergeant then turn to look at marshal who shakes his head. "Not here no, the big law town is north and west of us." Well call this confusing but we fall quiet again. Doesn't take us all that long to make it to the edge of town. Get met by a deputy and the undertaker, someone noticed and fetched which I'm thankful about. Smile at the undertaker, I'm sure ready to get rid of the dead. Then Dan is hopping off his horse and waving at me so I hand the reins to Elan and hop down to trot over. "Afternoon sheriff." He looks at me as I stop next to Dan. "Best to keep your Mexicans on a short leash, they aren't liked here." "I'm Cherokee..." Would have more to say just Dan puts hand over my mouth. "Hush Janet. The dead we got here is a gang, unsure on if there are posters for them but we do have five bags of bank money and a wallet from probably a bank manager." "Well now, got reports on bank robbers and key members to watch for. I reckon you got one of those at least." Tired of standing here with hand on mouth I stomp on Dan's foot. "We are tracking a gang of eight, two Mohawk are with. We have a poster for one but you probably would have noticed because they are injun like me. Not Mexicans but round eye never able tell difference anyway." Deputy scratches at head then spits on ground. "Ayup, they rode through eight like you said, except there was three dark skinned." Dan sighs and heads for the marshal so I guess I'll ask. "Did they have short hair?" "I reckon so, why does that matter?" "That matters because if they have turned back on great spirit then easier slaughter for us." Deputy looks a little perplexed with that then Dan comes back. "Best to not question Janet, she has the oddest reasoning. Do you know which way they went out of town?" "They kept heading west, stopped in the store and went. I reckon they know you are after them." I think about that then shake my head. "They move fast because they know the posters are up back east. Robbed a bank two towns back so they are not hurting on money for a spell." Dan scoots me toward pinto. "Go on to the store and take sergeant with you." Grumble a little but head for pinto and hop up. Collecting sergeant I also get Chun and Bia then Elan and Bipin are coming along. Finding the store is easy, it's a big building on this side of the rail. The sheriff's office is across the path and just a little farther is where the train stops so the passengers get off at the sheriff's. Rather good set up similar to the one we have. Also judging by how the sheriff's is a new building recently done. Then we are going into the store and I'm a little awestruck. There are clothes and dresses hanging covering up the initial view. Farther in we go then I notice that some of the dresses are not two pieces. This is not something I have seen before except when I was young and with my tribe. Going through the dresses I can't help jumping for joy. I have found one that besides being white with yellow spots that faintly resemble flowers, I would have worn it. Pull that out then follow Chun and Bia over to the candy. Chun points out these brown squares that look odd. Doesn't really look that appetizing to me but then many things don't at first either. Chun whistles to get the store man to appear. He comes over with a smile then notices me and Bia. "Here now, I don't serve no stinking Mexicans." To call me upset is an understatement. I start berating him in Tsalagi rather loudly. Swiftly I advance to opening up my coat and putting hands to my Colts. The store man gets very white and is saying something that I don't hear because I'm still hollering. Then sergeant appears in front of me waving his hand. "Calm down Janet, there are no injuns living round here so all they know is Mexicans." Fix a glare on sergeant. "Next person who calls me Mexican is being shot." "Can't be allowing that to happen." Turn to the door and spot an older man wearing the badge of sheriff. "Allow or not it will still happen." He puts his hand to his revolver, older larger revolver like I used to use. "Put your revolvers on the counter there and come with me, you are sitting in a cell until the rest of your gang is leaving." Sergeant stands up tall and sucks in a breath to talk, I just charge. After two steps I have pulled the Bowie. At four steps he is starting to pull his revolver and looking a bit whiter. Mostly this is because at five steps I leap and run right into him up high at his chest. Overbalances him and we are both going down, I'm holding on to his shirt with the Bowie held high. He's still pulling his revolver so I bring the Bowie down and caress his cheek with it. There is a clatter as the revolver is let go and falls to the floor. "Sheriff, I am Cherokee Janet, sworn deputy, married to the sheriff of our town. I am also the best tracker known to round eye. This is simple, you will say no more on allow or not. You will leave here and tell everyone in this town injuns are riding after a gang with marshals and cavalry. If I am called Mexican again there will be slaughter. I do not like Mexicans, they have forgotten their past" Dan comes to the door and whistles so I look up at him. "Janet get up, you are being rude." "They keep calling me Mexican, Dan." Dan sighs then glares at me so I get up and put Bowie away. While I head back to store man who has gotten quite interested in getting what we want, Dan helps sheriff up. In short order we have all of the things we needed to get. While I pay for everything, Dan has not come back yet, everybody else gets our purchases out to the horses. Exiting the store minus a dollar and half my pennies I find everyone else waiting. Riding out is a little strange, there are people here and there watching us exit the town. Not a one says anything to us. They do talk to each other however as we go past. It is all rather odd behavior but none of my concern. I'm just trying to track down a gang and we have talk that they have gone west. Finally we are past the town and everybody relaxes around me. I guess they were expecting me to provide a slaughter. Then Dan moves in closer to me. "Janet they came through yesterday in the afternoon." Just look at Dan a spell. "That likely means they have a place to hole up nearby." "Unless they are casing the town to rob." That pulls a snort out of me. "If they were casing they would have stayed in town. Hotel means they can watch over town from inside. This good area to hole up for a spell and let fervor die on hunt." Dan stares at me until one of the marshals opens his mouth. "So we are almost done?" "Maybe, depends on if we can find the hole they found to hide in." "Wouldn't they leave a look out like the last gang?" "Not likely, this gang old hand at this, lookout only be seen when they wait on posse to catch up. Last lookout was easily seen from road, lookout for them likely will stay hidden unless we ride for the house." "Mayhap we can catch up before they find their hole." That pulls a sigh out of me. "Dan how often do we catch someone before they are at their hideout when they get days of a head start?" Dan groans and shakes his head. Nobody asks so I guess it was evident, we have never caught anyone before then when they have a head start. Half the time finding the hide out is the hard part. Not because they conceal it so well that you don't think it's big enough. Usually said hide out is a house in a ravine or a cave. Neither is a good idea, ravines have water coursing through on a semi regular basis. Caves are typically homes for animals, and not all of them are small. Snakes tend to avoid caves at least though bugs are so common it's hard to not step on them half the time. Then there are the bats, which brings to mind one of our hunts ending in a cave. "Dan remember the bat cave?" Dan snorts then he's laughing, I'm laughing along with him. "That was the funniest capture." Everybody is staring at us until I snort and wave around. "Watch around for houses that are not active farms. I'll tell the story though probably in one of those penny novels." Flashback time, hey don't look at me like that they were around in the wild west. I'm serious here, they were found in Arabian Nights which is older, trust me. Oh fine don't trust me go look it up then come back and read the flashback, do it fast I'm not waiting that long. ** Dan is behind me muttering along. Not that I blame him all that much this is the third cave we have checked. The second I got us out quick, it wasn't so much a cave as a dug camp for a tribe. Luckily they were not there, probably use it for a winter retreat. As we approach this third cave I hear voices from inside so wave my hand at Dan. He quiets down right quick which is good because I'm getting close to the cave. Entreating the great spirit for assistance I move up to the entrance and get shot at. The man is using a blunderbuss so it is really loud and sends a cloud of broken rock and dirt up. I had ducked back at the click since I knew the sound. Shouts from inside the cave and footsteps as they come running for the entrance. Then I realize there is another sound, bats chirping and flapping around. More screams and shots ring out then the bats are coming out of the cave. The men inside following along before falling to the ground still screaming. I'm just laughing because if you just fall to the ground and stay you get left alone by the bats. These men though seem to be afraid of the bats. We're both laughing as we go along and cuff up the men. Luckily for them the poster is better pay for alive so we just cuff them. I then go into the cave to round up their supplies. Get to bring out their horses. Luckily for the horses they had hoods on because they will fright at bats swarming in a panic. Even better these horses seem to know Tsalagi because I sing to them and they calm right down then follow. Once I've gotten everything out we laugh some more because most of the men need to clean pants. ** Everybody is laughing as we find a good spot to make camp. Cucaracha shows off a bit, he has binoculars so we look around in the fading light. Find two farms off in the distance and nothing else lit up. There are however hills in the distance and a house that is not lit up. We will check out the house in the morning then head for the hills. I'm looking forward to tonight, I'll be able to sleep. Finished with the rub down we head over to sit around the fire. After a moment I swat Dan because it occurs to me we may have gotten wanted men. "Did they have posters on the dead?" "No idea, we checked the map and the likely town with the bank that was robbed by them does not have a telegraph. Sent a message ahead, the money and wallet will head down with the train. If we get a reward for doing that it likely will be waiting for us in Longwood." "Mean time I'm low on dollars and pennies." Dan sighs and looks up for a moment. "You are ready to go find them and get your slaughter though." I shake my head. "Good area to stop and hole up, not only area. Possible they have different place." "Aren't we close enough to see them?" Just stare at marshal a spell. "They came through last town yesterday. If they holed up in this area we will find tomorrow. If they did not we lose ground because we will look. The house is likely spot and the hills, easy thing to hide in hills." "What if they went to one of the farms?" "No, if they go to farm they are known in town and deputy would have said." Dan sighs then shrugs. "Not always, sometimes they pay the law to look the other way on things not in town." Just stare at Dan a spell, sergeant asks for me. "Ach lad share the tale, Janet looks ready to just up and burst." Dan looks at me and grins. "I've not done that, heard tell while avoiding the conscripters. Before I met you Janet, after there was no reason to do anything but track down lawbreakers." Shrug at that. "I reckon I'd be good at robbing as well." "That you would lass, but then you wouldn't have met us either, robbing is a sure fire way of being shot down." Look at Sergeant a moment and giggle. "Sergeant not mind well, I get shot at plenty. I'm still here, the great spirit has a need for me to stay right here I reckon." Nobody seems to have anything to say to that then Chun is handing out vittles. I get the first plate, not real sure why. All I can reckon is she wants me to shush, or most likely get to the roll fast so we can sleep. I can't tell which I want more, the roll or sleep, suppose since I didn't sleep well with the dead and we only just got rid of them. Special treat tonight, Chun got chicken, cut up already so it is dropped in stew. We each get a piece of chicken with stew and a hunk of cornbread. Good vittles is a right proper way to end the day, well at least with a good roll tossed in. Dan seems to agree with me, he is the first to get us heading for our bedroll. In no time we are both laid bare and getting under the covers fast. Then I have fingers pressing to get in so part my legs a little more and moan. Then Dan is kissing me, I can't not do it so reach down and grab his equipment and rub a bit. I really want my husband inside of me, right now if you please, then Dan is moving atop me. Legs spread that little bit extra to make room for him then he comes to me as my husband. Don't get a fast seeing to, Dan wants to do a slower loving and I'm enjoying it quite well. So well in fact that I reach stars in no time and voice my enjoyment to the stars, and my husband until he comes in and kisses me. Got a little noisy so I'm rather thankful to Dan for quieting me. Not that he slows down, he just keeps right on moving. I'm liking this, he's going to see to his own stars. Seems like all time and no time later I reach stars again, with Dan this time. There I lay under my husband being filled with him and seeing stars, fairly sure Chun finds stars at the same time. Seems I got a little lost there, next thing I know I'm curled up on Dan, can hear Chun and Bia enjoying a roll still so I wasn't gone that long. Still that is a little odd for me, then I can't help the squeak and moving up to kiss Dan. Perchance Dan put a daughter in me this night, deep down I know it doesn't feel like when it happens but I'm still thinking that very thing. "What was that for?" "Got a little lost while you filled me, reckon that maybe I'm a good wife and providing you with a daughter now." Dan sighs and pulls me up for a longer kiss. "I got all the woman I want in you. Not saying a daughter would be bad, that would be powerful good, though we have a granddaughter." I sigh and snuggle closer getting Dan to chuckle. "I'm not happy to have one either, though I am happy to have one." I giggle and look up. "Coyote has us both by the tail." "Well go to sleep, we are doing a slaughter tomorrow." Just snuggle up to Dan then, we may do a slaughter though chances are even we don't. There's no telling if they have a hole around here or just kept right on going. I can't figure out which I want to be true. One side getting the hunt over means a return to Balik, other side a longer hunt would be nice, most of the ones we had were over in a week or thereabouts. Longwood Second Hunt Day 07-08 First up the next morning and I can't not smile. The sky is still dark for night, the sun is not coming that soon. Powerful long time since I been up this early so I do a little victory dance while getting in my clothes. Dan watches with a grin then opens up the top to get at my breasts. He gives me a right good seeing to. Then I get to go hunting, nobody wants to come with. Well mainly because no one besides Dan woke up with me. Still this is nice, just me and the dawn, with those coneys. Well at least I think there are coney, they don't seem to be awake yet. Just wander about here and there until the sky is lighting up fully. Movement in a bush attracting my attention I silent as can edge closer. Taking a knee I reach down and brush at the grass there. Quietly cursing the location, the bush is facing the sliver of sun so hard to make anything out, I draw aim on the coney coming out. Hold my breath for a moment, no little coney, not fat with little ones. Whistle a little so the coney freezes and fire. Head half explodes so get to hop up, trot over singing, and hunter cut. While walking back to camp I realize have another moving bush. Well this is not a bush so much as a taller cluster of grass. Drop to a knee, set the coney already caught down, and brush on the grass. Can see better now so realize my first coney is tan. The second coney that appears is closer to brown than tan. Still though there is similar coloring so debate a moment or two then reload my Winchester. The clicks get the coney to freeze then I fire. This time the head does not explode so much as crumple in on itself. After hunter cutting this new catch I sling both over one shoulder and trot quick like back to camp. There I find vittles are still being prepared though two coney is greeted well. Elan and Bipin dance for a good hunt. Bia and Chun shoot eye daggers at me a little, they are still cooking and now get to skin and cut the coney. Not bothering me none, though I do drop down and skin one coney. Reckon there is no call to annoy our cooks. Besides been a spell since I done my own coney. Judging by the stares I'm getting I am still very good at it. Nobody says anything until I have skinned and quartered the second coney. Getting vittles at the time as well so glad timing. "Janet how on earth do you cut coney so fast?" I grin at Chun. "Learned when I was five, I had the happy duty of skinning coney to make moccasins for my tribe. Was small but sure handed so Mom taught and tribe was happy." "Did you hunt the coney?" One of the marshals asks getting agreeing nods from most everyone. "No, was not of a mind to hunt at the time, wished to cook and sew. At the age started to do moccasins was early so could not help cook beyond cutting, which came with skinning." We fall quiet for a spell here, good vittles and we are all hungry. Not to mention we may be having a slaughter later today. Chun and Bia keep eyeing the quartered coney then scoot closer together to talk. Half watch them and mostly focus on my vittles until Dan nudges me. "Janet supposing we don't find them, ride for the next town?" I sigh and shake my head. "Likely best to just hole up in a likely spot. Can hit the town tomorrow if we don't find them." Dan nods then snorts. "Would you mind the same if we do have a slaughter of a different gang?" Just stare at Dan a moment then nod. "No different mind, do not like stopping with the dead. Have you seen a gang?" "No, I don't sleep well with them either, you keep waking me up." Just stare at Dan a short spell then swat him. "You always make us stop when have dead." Dan snorts and shakes his head. "Most of the time we stopped so you could sate your need." This is true, but there is one thing. "Yes but when I wish to move on after you always said no and had me make supper." "Sating your need makes a fella hungry, and you got a second roll most nights." Everybody is watching us and Chun is giggling. "I thought the second roll was for your need, we always went slow the second time." "No that was for you, I got my needs met the first roll. You kept going on and on about wanting to stop for a roll. All day of that and a fella would have to be dead to not want to toss you down." Naught to do but stare at Dan after that, quite embarrassing to have him speak so and I was like that. "Let's pack up and get going." I guess I scared Dan, or he wants to return to Balik just as much. Camp is packed up right quick so glad tidings there. Then we are on the way for the house, goodly distance away. Rather looks like was a farm but did not work. Possible there was attack and survivors did not stay, none will go back to attack house for long spell. Scared of another attack would reckon, though round eyes are rather confusing at times. Injun attack and they will come back often. Sickness and they won't go near, though there is no different to either. Both are part of circle of life, either happens to test mettle of the folks or things involved. Does bring to mind one thing, greenhorns and Dan would not go near sickness house. "House look like sickness house?" Dan looks over at me then spits on ground. "Not as I can see." Cucaracha pulls out glasses and looks through a spell, we just ride on while he does so. "No markings of sickness. Possible only one man stayed here and fell but then house would be burnt down." I look at Dan and he shakes his head. "No you are not going in first, Elan can go in first." Bia is giggling, Chun looks a little lost. "Why is Janet not going in first?" Dan puts his hand up so I no say on it, he does instead. "Janet is not going in first because if is a sick house best to have a younger go in to see." "Dan have not been sick from sick house so far." Dan glares at me. "You have been in one twice now, third time is the charm and you said you may have a daughter." Open my mouth then shut it, naught to say. Dan is right, best to not test a babe before decides to come out. If there is a babe, no tell on that until no bleeding time. Still is a powerful good thought and I do want to be good wife to Dan. Brings to mind one thing so look where we are in relation to house then turn to Dan. "Dan would like house of our own. Promise to make vittles you enjoy." Dan looks over at me then looks at house before opening mouth. "Did you expect an argument on this?" "Yes, you already said no like my vittles." Dan snorts, opens his mouth then closes it before looking down. "Did you are right. Mostly do not like the coffee you make." Chun snorts. "Give Janet a house, you will get dishes, part of that is a sugar bowl. Everyone adds sugar to coffee at home." We both look at Chun then I look at Dan to get a nod. "Alright we will get a house. Mind it may be sheriff's house not ours." "Dan they will not fire us." I'm just bouncing now, I get a house. Pinto looks back at me and snorts so pull out licorice and give half. Licorice half is eaten fast then pinto is bouncing with me. Quite funny and rather fun so we just go right on bouncing with laughter out of everyone else. Finally we are getting close to house and I realize there is someone inside house there is smoke. Before I can say anything about this a man carrying rifle steps out of house. We stop, which is what man wanted. Since good distance between, at least two hundred feet I put hand to Winchester. "Who be there?" "US Marshals with posse hunting for a gang. They have injun with." His reply is rather pointed, and not one I like. Rifle comes up so I am pulling mine when he fires. Dan pulls his revolver and shoots back, then I have rifle pulled and am singing as fire. The man jerks and falls over with blood coming out as the door is opening. Sergeant is yelling about the house then Cucaracha fires. I fire into the house while Dan is scooting to the side. He goes past me though has dropped low to have horse be barrier. Not nice to horse but I agree with Dan, better for horse to be shot than Dan. Elan and Bipin have gotten off horse and are moving up toward side of house. I keep firing singing loud to attract attention. Not that I need to, Cucaracha keeps firing and in between shots is yelling about being cavalry. Bipin and Elan finally get up to the house and head for the door. So I drop off pinto and send him to Dan while pulling out my pistols. Bipin and Elan go in before I get there, though there is no shooting so perhaps we got everyone. Reaching the house I call out then step in to find Bipin and Elan standing over two more men. None are injun so I'm at a loss. Especially wondering why they fired on us, we were not hunting these men. Dan comes in and looks around for a moment. "Wonder why they fired." I shake my head. "Wondering same, here Dan let's look about, maybe pull up floor." Dan nods so we look around. They have a small stockpile of supplies, enough for three on the move. Definitely not enough for three men trying to do farm. So we look around more and find a bank bag, but no monies. No bills, no coins, so if they are robbers they were getting ready to do another hit. At least until a thought comes so turn to Dan who is talking to one of the marshal. "Dan possible these guys are part of gang we after, remember they had holed up in a house near to the town to wait for supplies." Dan nods then frowns. "If that is true the rest will come back and they will move back the way they came." We both look at the marshal to get a shaken head. "The gang is not known to do that. Not heard of a gang doing that either. Backtrack would take them to town they robbed already." This is true though there is one thing. "Perhaps they went past train town to get supplies then return to get train. Powerful bad idea to stay in train town, they get told of posters often." Dan nods then shakes his head. "Remember deputy said they stopped in store before moving on. Do not see them leaving men here to get more supplies." "Yes Dan is true, perhaps rear guard?" Get two shrugs for that one, hard to tell since men are dead. "Mayhap, or another group. Never found two additional on hunt but possible, war was powerful bad on many." Nod at that, then a thought comes of a different sort. "Shall check behind house, likely have horses and perhaps hiding place for monies." Dan nods then falls in step with me around house. We do find horses, four of them looking a little lean. Taking pity on them I give each a licorice then we untie so they can graze. Dan heads for the water trough to break the ice for them and make sure there is water. I keep going to check for footprints. If they have a burial spot they would head out to it for monies. Usually a stockpile is kept inside but if they have large amount the extra is buried to avoid being robbed. Most everyone does this unless there is bank, even then not all monies are kept in bank. Some do other things, Amanda has a little lockbox in the kitchen. Little chance of anyone stealing that with the sheriff and deputies living in the saloon. Not to mention how she is always in the kitchen until everyone has gone to bed. Might change once we get a house though not that likely. Course if we could get a bank Amanda would use that, she and Chun must have hundreds. Not finding anything suggesting they have a burial spot I head back around the house to find the lean horses collected. Bodies atop them and they look a little unnerved at this. Head over to them and hand out another licorice then give one to pinto. He came over and was nudging at me so gave him one before he tried to eat my coat in earnest. We all mount up and head for the hills, though one of the marshal has his arm in a sling. Best to ask about that, then see if perhaps we can add a bank somehow. "What happened to marshal?" Dan looks over at me and rolls his eyes. "First shot got him in the shoulder. Off hand so can shoot still at least. We shall stop in next town and see if they have a doc." "Why not send him to last town with dead?" Marshal in question shakes his head. "Am along on this to get the gang. The two of us are officially getting the gang so not skipping out." Look at him a moment then look at Dan. "Dan may need to figure out how to do bank. If we get house Chad and Bonita move out of saloon with and no deputies or sheriff live in saloon. Amanda would need to move lockbox." Dan stares at me, likely figured I would ask on why marshal has to stay with. "Did not mind that, problem being still have all the people visiting every day." Dan has a point and nobody seems to have a solution for a spell. We just ride along toward the hills, taking out the glasses from time to time. I even get to look through them once, the hills are just that, hills. Still I mind they are great to hide in, likely would have been a favorite stop for the tribes in the area before round eye come. Reaching the hills we then split up a little. Bipin, Elan, and me go up the hills to look about. Every hill we reach we go up, since many hills are connected we are going up separate hills often. Luckily Dan does not speak on danger to me in doing this, just follows along. I am not liking this but not speaking against either, Dan has fear on me, I fear on Dan. "Are we going to stop for the night in these hills?" I look over at Dan, the shadows are getting long. "Yes Dan, shall meet your needs." Dan snorts and shakes his head but does not open his mouth. Looking about I find us a good spot, raised valley, open on one side so would make perfect camp. Also fairly close to top of hill so can walk up and look about for fires in the hills. Bipin and Elan like the spot though Bia and Chun look a little unhappy. The why of this becomes apparent quick, the snow is thick here. Breaking out shovels and some of the bigger wood we clear a good sized area. Horses immediately begin grazing here so we go clear out another spot for camp. That done and Chun getting a fire going we go get everything off the horses and rub them down. After that most of us trek up to the hilltops and look around for fires. Finished with looking we set up bedrolls then sit around the fire. "Reckon we have a cold winter." "Possible, though likely just seems cold cause we are out on a hunt." "Not striking me as cold." We all stare at Cucaracha until sergeant swats him. "Share the why lad." "I grew up in New York so got ocean right there out the door. Storms come up and bring freezing wind. When it snows there are feet of left laying about. You see your breath inside at the fire it seems." Chun nods and shivers. "I remember the winter there, was powerful. Also got more customers then, so I was giving out more bath and having rolls often. On that side winter there was nice, going home was not but otherwise." Dan nudges me so I look up at him. "I reckon Chun has as much need as you." Chun snorts and shakes her head. "I give out rolls often at the brothel but not because I need to. Mind we are saving up to have own eatery and the ice machines. Amanda is not paid much so most of coin earned are mine." Sparks a thought and I best ask on it. "Where would the ice machine go?" Chun shrugs. "Not rightly sure, thing is noisy so not where families set up. Course right now we do not need more streets so the where is a puzzle." I nod and look up at Dan, he looks back after a moment and shakes his head. "Our house would go up across from the eatery we have. Mind that was the location in mind for us already." Nod and mind on this for a moment. "Why not open up new street, say move dentistry and put street there then ice machine go farther that way. Can place bank there and get deputies on street to mind." Dan smiles at me then I get a hug. "Good thought Janet, still have danger of quiet rob though." Cucaracha snorts. "Why not do up bank like pay office in fort?" We all look at Cucaracha then sergeant who rolls his eyes. "The lad has a good mind on his shoulders. The pay office has bars on windows like sheriff. When go in you speak to officer through bars and get handed pay. Make robbing hard since man behind bars can duck. Still possible but not quiet, Janet in the same town means not happen." Vittles get handed out here so we fall quiet to eat. Vittles today are quite good, we have the coney cooked up with beans. Also have tortillas so rather like morning vittles. No complaining I like tortilla better than the corn bread, always sweet. Then mind I need to get recipe since promised to make like Dan wants. Perhaps should not have promised that, but then he is my husband. Best to get my vittles to a point he likes since he does much that I like. Course most of what he does I like involves a roll so I mind he likes just as much. Did promise and wish to be good wife besides with rolls and babes so nudge Dan. "When get back will ask Amanda and Issac to teach how to make pie and bread." Dan snorts and leans against me. "Sounds good course you forget, we are always at saloon anyway." I give Dan my needy look. "Dan must be good wife and provide vittles." Sergeant is chuckling, so is Dan when he looks. "Janet you eat in the saloon or the eatery. Never spoke on wanting to cook before." "Never have house before. Mind there will be supply of honey, still think sweet is wrong." Dan rolls his eyes. "Bread is not sweet anyway." "Find more deputy, will make dinner for husband." Dan looks at me and sighs. "One night a week. This way can let Bonita cook for Chad some as well." I nod then swat Dan. "Three nights, one night Bonita cook with me and we feed our husband together so four nights you are eating at our house." Dan stares at me a second then snorts. "Husbands, you said husband. Makes sound like I married Bonita and you." Everybody is laughing at this so I toss up my hands then notice no more vittles on plate. Eyeing Chun I scoot over and get another tortilla roll done up. Have more so give this one to Dan then make up a second for me. Sitting down with Dan I start eating then notice Dan staring at me. "I had enough already." "Dan you eat lots all time." Dan rolls his eyes. "I do not, just eat more than you. Account I am bigger so does not mean anything, you usually do not eat that much." I shrug then wink at him. "Carrying babe again." Dan snorts and shakes his head. "Been through that already, you do not eat extra yet." "Och lad the lass is adding meat to her bones." I point at sergeant and grin. "Not getting in your blanket." Plenty of laughing to that then we quiet down again. Dan eats the roll I gave to him despite having had enough. I'm fairly sure he was kidding about that since he finishes with his first. The pot gets covered up since there was plenty left while Dan pulls me after to our bedroll. It is time for his roll and mine, I am looking forward to this. If I am with child again then I can be a whore at least some. Not that desperate for rolls anymore so I can be a whore some days and just a good wife deputy the rest of the time. Then we are under the blanket and Dan is kissing me. No more thinking on things my husband has needs to meet, at least I think so. His hand has come to me and he's rubbing, we are kissing but nothing else. He's pressed up tight to my leg so I can't grab at him. Also not feeling his equipment being all ready to fit into me. Makes me a little nervous because I want to meet his needs, and mine. Instead of stroking on him I run my hands over the rest of him. Coming to his backside, which is a lovely backside that I probably should share the feeling on to him, I pull on him. At first Dan resists getting atop, like he actually has no desire to fit inside of me. Then he is moving atop and well Dan does want to fit inside because he has come to me as my husband, can't help the groan, it was rather sudden. Longwood Second Hunt Day 07-08 Still moving under my husband to bring him to stars. Course my stars are to come first and I really want those. Dan just keeps right on moving over me, not fast and not slow sending me spiraling up for those stars. Coming down off the stars with Dan just moving like he has been I realize, he is doing me like the last time. Worked out rather well then, I passed right out after our roll. Not that it helped me sleep the night through. Pushing on Dan I get him to pull back and suggest a hard fast roll. Slow long lasting roll didn't help, perhaps a hard fast roll would. Dan snorts then he is moving, hard and fast like I said, I'm moving under him in the same way. No time later I am crowing out to the stars because they jumped right on me. Dan keeps going extending those stars. Honestly I don't remember the last time I was this loud for Dan since another stars fell on me at the tail end of the last. Then we are kissing again so I'm not loud and I can hear Bia and Chun giving out rolls. Dan above me groans, then he's shoving at me harder. I find stars again to match his as he fills me up with him. The warmth is such a welcome thing and I'm moving to get all of Dan where he belongs. I know that most likely he has a babe in me or there won't be this cycle but I'm still lying here hoping for a babe to come to me from this roll. Takes a while but Dan finishes emptying into me and rolls over. I follow right after him to snuggle up. After a moment I sit up and collect everything to stick under the blanket with us. Dan helps me get everything situated then I'm curling up on him and sigh, feels good to be his wife. "What did I do wrong this time?" I look up at Dan and giggle. "Happy sigh, feels good to be wife." Dan stares at me a short spell. "Just a wife in general or mine?" "Feels good to be Dan wife. Shush now let's try and sleep." There's some chuckling so I get the suspicion I didn't say right. Not that I care I want to shut eye. Hopefully get a better rest than the last time.