Arthur's Redemption [Red Dead Redemption 2]

Chapter 19: The Plan

Charles and Kieran are coming with me when I leave. Tilly will stay with Lenny until he is better, and Trelawny as well. Of course, he wants me to work one last job, the poker game on the river boat. But I can't risk getting caught now, not when I'm so close to leaving.

Hosea is going to help John and his family get ready to leave. The current plan is that they will go to Willard's Rest, possibly with Sadie, Kieran, and Mary-Beth. Then, Charles and I will go to the Wapiti Reservation to talk with Rains Fall about how to get over the mountains. If anyone else wants to go with me, I may send them to Hamish's cabin temporarily.

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He pulled Karen aside while she was on watch, careful not to get too close to the house while everyone was still awake. He couldn't handle talking to Dutch just yet.

"Karen, I'm leaving soon. Going to try to go west, if I can. A lot of people are going with me, and I wanted to invite you, too. You and Sean."

She nodded. "I'll talk to Sean, but I think he will go for it. He loves you like a brother, you know. Really looks up to you. We both do."

"Thank you, Karen."

Next was Sadie. He had always assumed that Sadie would go with him, only because of all the times they rode together in his previous life. But they didn't have that yet, and with Colm O'Driscoll dead, was there any reason for her to stay with them?

But he didn't need to worry. She smiled and said, "Of course I'll go with you! No reason for me to stay here no more, now that Colm is dead! And a new life out west? I like the sound of that."

In a different life, under different circumstances, Arthur thought he might have had a chance with Sadie Adler. Maybe he still would. But the timing was wrong, she just lost her husband, just found her revenge, and they needed to get away from this gang.

And with that, he was almost ready, minus a slight rearrangement of the people, as he explained to Hosea later that night. John and his family would travel with Kieran and Mary-Beth as planned to Willard's Rest. Sadie, Karen, and Sean would go to Hamish's cabin at the same time. He was a little worried about the balance of guns. Abigail may have killed Agent Milton, and Kieran had saved his life, but their only experienced man was John. Meanwhile, the other group had three people who could easily hold their own. But Arthur figured that Kieran would have the homestead experience to help Charlotte and Cal, while the loving couple might remind Sadie a little too much of what she lost. He was confident John would be alright.

Once they were gone, Hosea, Charles, and Arthur himself would announce their intention to also go. They would offer up a chance to join them to the Javier, Molly, and the rest of the gang. He hoped some would join, especially Javier and Molly, but he couldn't be sure. As for the others, if they didn't join him, they would scatter on their own.

Arthur brought back some game for Mr. Pearson on the night he intended to tell everyone what to do, and Dutch saw him.

"Arthur! I think I found a way out of here! There's a boat, and a captain that is willing to take us to Australia or Tahiti, we just need some money. Now, I was finally able to meet Mr. Bronte-"

"You went to find that snake, Dutch?"

"It's a good lead, the trolley station!"

Of course Angelo Bronte would try to play Dutch the exact same way, even when they somehow met under different circumstances. "Money? In a trolley station? It sounds like a setup, Dutch!" Arthur tried, but then there was Micah.

"All this doubting, cowpoke! If the boss says there's money-"

"Bronte says there's money, Micah. I thought you were smarter than this!"