Campfire Road

The Medicine Man

Jake wonders of the nervous laughs of his dad as Walker requests, "May I be excused from this quest?
"Your father-son bounding shouldn't mess up my plans."

Jake tugs on the brim of Collin's hat, "Stop scaring them.
"Need a direction here."

Collin reports, "I see three paths.
"Hunt the time traveler.
"Find the smuggler.
"Or locate Cawkay.

"Each will give answers and questions.
"Whatever you choose, I recommend checking on Zev and verifying the currier that brings the postal mail up Campfire Road."

Eric takes his phone from his pocket, "I can do both of those faster than Walker can take a piss and Jake can figure out what that cowboy hat really meant."

Eric puts the phone to his ear as he turns from them.

Jake questions, "Cowboy hat?"

Walker laughs as he turns and walks deeper into the trees, "A piss sounds fun."

Collin tells Jake, "There were two extra male scents at their house when we picked him up."

Jake sticks his tongue out as he fusses, "Yuck."

Eric turns back with his phone in his hand, "Droid says Zev's doing surgery and says he's fine.
"Hera is sending us the data for the currier.
"Got it... wait..."
He looks up from his phone, "Gloria Clark?"

Collin informs him, "She collects it.
"Hera most of thought you met the human step one currier.
"You need Edward's info, he's step two, delivery."

Eric texts as Jake asks, "Do you know him?"

"I know who he is, but don't really know him.
"He's a Jallfron, lives somewhere close to the town.
"He's a currency trader mostly."

Eric nods as he adds, "Edward Gaylan.
"Think that address is out by Carson's farm.

"Current description is thirty year old Caucasian with obnoxious..."
He snickers, "She put obnoxious farm tan in the official form.

"Six foot, beer bellied, dirty blond shoulder length hair...
"She put, big dumb oaf of a redneck."

Jake laughs with Eric, "It does paint a description."

Collin shakes his head and starts deep in the trees.
Eric asks, "Where ya going?"

"How big's bladder?
"Five gallons."

Jake rushes past Collin and through the trees on the thin walking path.
As it opens up for the riverbed, he spots Walker ten feet down the sandy dirt, trading punches with a man.

Jake runs right into the fight and Walker punches him out of it, "Stay out of my business."

Jake shakes his head as he reclines on his backpack to watch his grandfathers traded astro punches.

Eric squats beside Jake, "Normally, I'd say break 'em up."

Jake lets Collin help him up, "Normal is no longer valid."

Collin offers, "I can separate them."

Jake rubs his sore jaw, "No, best to stay out of lover spats, especially when you don't know how they tango."

Hawkeye shouts, "Ya told him!"

Walker knocks him on his ass, "Focus here or ya might get hurt!"

Hawkeye kicks Walker chin from the ground as he flips straight as an arrow over onto his feet.

Walker grunts a sound that makes his offspring cringe.
"Damn, ya are twenty years old again."

Hawkeye's temper gets loose and he makes a careless punch.
Walker catches him and pins his arms as he hugs him from behind, "Best we calm down and not do this in front of the boys."