The Red Wolf ~ A Red Dead Redemption story

Chapter 62: I am the Danger

11th October 1894

It was the next day at midday and things at the camp were tense. They had to move from their spot to Arrowhead lake, where Robert used to camp with his caravan.

Ever since Arthur and Robert arrived back to get Mary-Beth, they had been arguing and yelling at each other for hours on and on over what Robert had done, it was as if their animosity had returned back with an intense fury. Mary-Beth had tried to calm them both down, though her voice was silenced as their bickering's and arguing was too loud, her patience was testing as both men just refused to give into each other's views. It's like they both wanted to tear each other a new one that their hatred and rage was so intense.

Than to focus on the fact that they are in danger from the O'Driscolls and any bounty hunters in the state looking for them. Hell maybe even Pinkertons. Though it didn't concern them as they both paced around the campfire and Robert was just cursing and raging under his breath.

"What the hell was that you just pulled!" Arthur roared at the Red Wolf.

"The sheriff was in on it! He had it coming!" Robert retorted back.

"You put us all at greater risk now! The town's on lockdown and there will be patrols of lawmen and bounty hunters coming after us!"

"Bounty hunters maybe, but lawmen no! I set it up to look like it was Liam who killed the sheriff, I left his gun. So there! When they find the evidence on the sheriff the local law will be bringing their attention towards them instead of us!" Robert yelled with his Scouse and Russian accent seeping into his words. With the evidence against the sheriff he knew that the public would be outraged and demand the O'Driscolls be killed on the spot.

"You don't know that though!" Arthur argued pointing his finger aggressively at Robert. Just angry and dumbfounded that Robert would do something like that, even after he had lost his woman and child.

Robert just scoffed but also felt enraged that Arthur doubted his skills and intelligence. Especially after seeing him in action many of times. "I wasn't spotted you dumb arsehole! Do you have any idea who your talking to!"

"An angry fool with a trigger happy gun! Who thinks he can shoot whoever he wants and gets away with it!" Arthur retorted back as he stopped his pacing to face Robert from across the campfire, who had just done the same.

"Oh there it is, there's a surprise!" Robert mocked and standing in a defence before continuing. "The high and mighty Morgan who thinks he knows better than everyone else! And complains when he thinks things have gone wrong! Except when it's you fucking fault."

"Now you don't know what your talking about! You don't give a damn about no-one but yourself!!

"Ha, you fucking liar! If that was the case, then we wouldn't be here and I'd have put your arse the ground months ago and you know it motherfucker!"

"Hey!" Mary-Beth screamed out but was ignored by Arthur who seemed to be ready for another argument. "Oh I'll tell you what case-!"

"Shut up! Just shut up the both of you!" Mary-Beth screamed at the top of her voice out at them both as she stood in the middle with her arms out as if to hold them back. Copper too had started to bark a lot as the excitement was enough to keep him awake. This brought both men's attention as they saw a sight they never thought they'd ever see, an angry Mary-Beth. "This yelling and bickering is not gonna solve a goddamn thing! What's done is done and we're in more danger every second that we waste standing yelling at each other. I just...we need to stick together to stay safe. The last thing we need is to end up with you both killing each other."

A silence ensued as both men took deep breathes, Arthur then cursed at himself before nodding at Mary-Beth. With that Mary-Beth looked at Robert with a soft and comforting face, understanding why he did what he did. "Look, I know your suffering. But killing the Sheriff and the O'Driscolls won't bring her back. It won't change anything."