No Time To Die- ARTHURMORGAN x O/C

part 4- A Little Chat

2 days later

The camp was quiet but everyone was still asking around who the strange women was. Claudia just sat up against a tree taking in the scenery. She's still sore from what has happened but it's managable . She still doesn't know where she is, who are these people and what day is it.
"Miss Jenkins" A man walks around into her view.
"How do you know my name" She asks the man standing infront of her.
"You stole my horse ma'am in 1879 in Thorn Manor"
"Arthur" she butts in with a smile on her face.
"You,you remember my name" Arthur stutters in awe that she remembers him.
"Of course I will remember the man who saved me from that terrible family" Claudia stands up slowly, Arthur hands his hand out to help. "Such a gentlemen" She laughs.
"Oh Dutch, Dutch Van De Linde would like to speak to you" Arthur guides her too him, he nearly forgot to say.

"Miss Jenkins lovely to meet you, this is Hosea Matthews my dear best friend" The one of the two men with jet black hair stands up to greet her and the other nods.
"Where am I and who are you people?" Claudia asks as she sits down next to Dutch.
"Well you are at our camp in Horseshoe Overlook it's near Valentine and this is my gang more like family" Dutch answers looking at Claudia.
"How did you find me?" She questions.
"Well Arthur and Charles who is over there was doing a job for me and found you badly injured so they decided to bring you back here" Dutch explains fiddling with the ring on his finger. "Where are you from Miss".
"Originally just outside New Austin but I've been moving around since I was 18" She replies.
"Well you're welcome here if you haven't got no where" Hosea reassures with a smile.
"Thank you but I better get going, was there anything of mine in that cabin" Claudia stands holding onto her ribs as they ache.
"Miss you're in no shape to be going off
by yourself" Hosea insisted.
"Mr Matthews I've been running since I was 18 years old by myself and I think I'm more than capable so if you would answer my question Mr Morgan" Claudia protested placing her hands on her hips.
"There was a holster on the table and a satchel" Arthur gave in standing out of her way.
"Ah shit" she remembers about her horse. "Hey Morgan which horse is yours" Claudia asks looking around.
"The one right infront of you" Arthur grunts "Just bring him back in one piece".
"I will don't you worry" Claudia rides off into the distant, Arthur walks back to his cot.

"She's got your attitude Dutch" Hosea mentions as they still sit at the table.
"Hosea if you're thinking what I am then you are wrong it can't be" Dutch mumbles.
"She would be good in the gang and it would be good for you" Hosea implies walking off. "But you have to tell her at some point, it's not fair on her do the right thing"
"No we don't know her, we can't trust her let alone letting her sleep here" Dutch snaps keeping his cool.
"She's just a girl, when she gets back talk to her get to know her" Hosea orders and walks away.
"Oh Eleanor" Dutch whispers to him self looking at the ring on his finger. Only if he went back.

Thorn cabin

Claudia hitches Arthurs' horse outside the cabin, bodies on the floor. It was a mess, Claudia never liked gore or blood that's why she only kills when needs to, self defence or hunting. She walks into the cabin, gagging of the sight of Julian's brain parts all over the floor. Looking around trying to see where her holster, satchel and guns were.  Her Mother gave her a revolver and holster when they both left, apparently it was her dad's before he ran off; The stupid bastard, leaving a pregnant women by herself. They were on the kitchen counter, just left there. She thought it was a bit weird, she imagined that they would of been locked away or hidden even. It was silent finally, all she could hear was the wind wailing past. Peace at last, she mounted Arthur's horse after collecting her belongings from the cabin.
"Good boy" she strokes the horse grabbing its reigns. She could just ride off leaving everything behind but it's too dangerous by herself and it is Arthur's horse after all.
"Who's there?" A young man shouts by the entrance of the camp.
"It's Arthur's friend, Claudia" She spoke out to him. 'Arthur's friend' what the hell am I on about, she thought.

"Miss Jenkins may I speak to you in private" Dutch walks up to her, Arthur trailing on behind him.
"Sure" Claudia hitches the horse in a huff. She followed them into Dutch's tent she assumes. Dutch sits onto the bed and points to the chair next to it for her to sit.
"What's the need for this" Claudia sits crosses her arms.
"Well when Arthur was in the cabin you were in, Mr Thorn was there and said he has wrote to his brothers to target you" Dutch sighs crossing one leg over the other. "You can stay here until it passes or you can leave". Arthur's gives Dutch daggers knowing that Claudia will pick the most dangerous option.
"What will happen if I stay" She asks.
"Well you will have to put sharing in for the camp or help out but we'll see as I don't know if I can trust you yet" Dutch answers looking over to Arthur.
"Claudia think now, those men are searching for you and they won't stop until they will find you" Arthur states staring straight at Claudia not looking at Dutch once.
"Well if someone doesn't trust me then I don't trust them" Claudia gets up not looking at Dutch, she can feel his eyes staring straight at her. "Goodbye gentlemen". She grabs her hat from her lap and places it on her head.
"Claudia please" Arthur pleads as she walks out of the tent.
"Why are you so protective, you don't know me and thank you for helping me but I think it's better off if I go by myself" Claudia protests and got everyone's attention who were sat around the fire.
"You don't even have a horse and it's raining" Arthur says.
"Well I've got two legs and I'm not made of sugar" Claudia storms off into the distance.

"What have you two done" Hosea gets up and walks over to them. "She's vulnerable out there by herself, no horse and she's still recovering from her injuries".
"She made her choice" Dutch says.
"You bloody fools" Hosea snaps and joins back to the gang.