The rouge gunslinger

7

As I expected my waist is colourful. The black and blues mix well together to show off my pain.
I sigh as I put the bottom of my top in my mouth and start wrapping myself up. When I'm done I put my top down and loosely put my corset on over the top.

I grab my hat from the branch I left it on and push it on my head making sure it's on properly before walking out.
I watch Arthur throw the bear fur on his horses back and tying it down. He glances at me as I whistle for my horse.

"Any better?" He asks signalling to my waist.
"Yeah, thank you Arthur"
"It's nothing" he shrugs as he finishes the knots.
"We should get moving before it gets dark" I tell him as bandit finally trots up to me.
"Alright, lead the way my lady" he jokes as he jumps on his horse.
I roll my eyes and climb on bandit before kicking him into a trot.

"So Arthur Morgan, This is a long ride. May as well get to know each other" I suggest.
"Or not" he states.
"Oh come on, you know basically everything about me" I say as I look back at him.
"I didn't ask you to tell me" he responds.
"Fine, stay all dark and mysterious"

"Dark and mysterious? Ain't be called that before" he says with a smirk.
"Really? Cause it sums you up perfectly" I joke.
"... alright then. I'm a lone child. Happy?" He asks as I pinch my lips together.
"Hmm" I joke rubbing my chin.
"You ain't gonna force me to speak" he states.

"No but I could bribe you. So anything you want?" I ask as he snorts.
"No, nothing" he says as I huff.
"Okay so no past questions, what's about general ones, like are you planning on growing your beard out?"I ask.

"Why? You don't like it?" He asks running a hand down the bottom of his face.
"No it's nice, just trying to imagine what you would look like in a month of no shaving" I say as he snorts.
"Well No im not planning on letting it grow out. Gonna cut it when we get home" he explains.

"What's that woman's name? The one that runs around cleaning stuff?" I ask rubbing my arms.
"Miss grimshaw?" He asks.
"Miss grimshaw? She scares me. I accidently left a pair of boots out a couple of days ago and I ended dodging them as they flew at me" I retell the story as Arthur chuckles.

"Yeah she doesn't like mess, and when she's not happy she is a scary lady" he explains.
"Even the great Arthur Morgan's scared of her? That makes me feel so much better" I joke.
"She almost drowned me because I didn't bath for a couple weeks"

"A couple weeks? I can't blame her" I laugh as he rolls his eyes.
"I'm a busy man"
"I have no doubts" I say as I grab a cigarette from my bag.
I offer him one which he takes before lighting both of them and putting the packet away.

"I noticed that boy, the one chained to a tree. What did he do?" I ask inhaling the smoke.
"He's an o'driscoll. He doesn't need to do anything" he says as I snort.
"So whys he still alive?" I ask.
"We starving him a bit then we're gonna get information. Hit mr o'driscoll hard and where it hurts" he explains.

"I like that plan" I say inhaling the smoke again.
He hums as he puts the cigarette to his mouth and takes in a breath.
I look at him and then back at my reins before inhaling the smoke from my cigarette.

"... wow I think this is the first bit of silence I've had all day" Arthur jokes as I roll my eyes.
"Mhm" I reply letting the smoke out my mouth.
"Okay... now I'm getting concerned" he says with a chuckle.
"I thought you wanted silence" I shrug.

"Yeah but now it's just weird" he says as I throw my cigarette away.
"Enjoy it while you have it, as soon as I start talking again I ain't shutting up for nobody" I tell him as he rolls his eyes.
"Sooo happy Hosea left me with ya, ya a real joy" he says.

"Could say the same for you" I say as he moves his horse closer to mine.
"Have I pissed you off somehow?" He asks clearly annoyed by my cold mood.
"No, I'm trying to listen out for people" I tell him a he shakes his head.