Honors And Redemptions Of The Outlaw

Chapter 15: Some Things are More Important

"Elizabeth got shot." Shea quickly pushed past me and Peggy kneeling beside Elizabeth. I looked at her leg as the red slowly seeped through on to her hand, kneeling beside her as she looked at me.

"It's just your leg, right?" Elizabeth nodded; I looked down at her leg for a moment before speaking. "Let me see, I need to get the bullet out." Elizabeth looked at it for a moment before slowly removing hand from her leg. I removed a pair of metal tongs from my satchel before rolling Elizabeth's leg over a bit to get a better look. She winced at the action, causing me to look at her for a moment.

"Hold Shea's hand, and don't look at it." Elizabeth nodded looking away at Shea who was focused on me. Peggy knelt down behind Shea trying to keep Elizabeth's attention. I slowly placed the tongs into the wound. Elizabeth tensed slightly before relaxing again, I moved it around until the small metal popped out and onto the ground.

"You're done," Elizabeth looked back at me then down at her leg. She tried to stand up, but almost fell before me and Shea caught her. "Shea you escort Elizabeth back to camp, I need to go with Peggy to see Mister Johnson." Shea nodded cautiously leading Elizabeth over to Patricia, we helped her on to Patricia before Shea mounted Sybil. "You think you can ride the entire way back to camp?" I asked. Elizabeth looked at me a moment before replying. "It's just my leg, so yeah, I think so."

I turned back to Peggy who looked unsure. "Shea will get her back in one piece; she'll get plenty of attention when she gets back." Peggy nodded before heading to the front of the wagon. I turned looking up at Shea. "Make sure her leg gets cleaned and wrapped when you get back to camp" Shea nodded, tapping Sybil's side before speaking. "Let's get you back to camp before you lose any more blood." Elizabeth followed not far behind. "Vamos, we don't have all day." Peggy said.

I rolled my eyes before walking over to Junior and mounting up. I pulled him up along the front of the wagon when Peggy noticed me. "I see you choose an animal over me?" I shook my head with a small smile, Peggy just smiled before speaking again. "I'm joking, let's get this back to Johnson." With that she flicked the reins, putting the horse into a nice trotting pace.

When we made it back to the barn, Peggy pulled the wagon around the back to make unloading it easier. I stopped Junior at the front of the barn before tying him to one of the hitching posts, walking around the barn to the back. Peggy was hopping down from the wagon and walking around to the back of the wagon, she lifted the white cloth from the back of the wagon. before hopping on it and looking down at the goods.

"Fine work we got done here today, what do you think Amber?" I looked at the wagon a moment, remembering Elizabeth. "I say we get it unloaded, I have some things to attend to elsewhere." She jumped down from the wagon opening the back, she handed me a crate.

"I know you're worried about Elizabeth, but I'm sure she is in good hands now." She picked up a crate and we walked into the barn sitting them in a corner. "I'm sure you're right, I just feel like I need to be there."

Peggy nodded as we walked back out to grab more crates. "I know how you feel, after we are done with unloading the wagon we can go talk to Johnson about your, eh- money?" A small grin formed on my face before we continued to unload the wagon.

After we finished unloading the wagon, me and Peggy went down to Johnson to see about the money. "I see your back in one piece, your friends, where are they?" I held a strong gaze over him when answering.

"They went back to camp, I'm here for the money I was promised." Johnson stood from his desk before removing a stack of cash and laying it on the table. I looked at it for a moment before he started speaking. "None of the goods were harmed?"

I took the cash before he could even react, flipping through it I counted at least three-hundred dollars. "I'm afraid not, I trust your moonshine is good, especially for the trouble we went through to get it?" He looked at me a small look of fear in his eyes before he started speaking. "Y-Yes, I usually get around five hundred a batch." I nodded sticking the money in my pocket, turning to Peggy who was leaning against the wall listening to our conversation. "I trust you pay her as well?" He nodded, rummaging through his desk again before sliding a clip of money on the table. "Gracias's amigo." She gave a smirk to Johnson before taking the clip.