The creatures of the dark

Town visit

Sheriff Toofier ate dinner with the Parkers and thanked them for it. Soon after, he left with the milk, his hat and bandana. He swung by the saloon for a little drink and told him what he found. "Gonna visit Farside?"

"Of course."

"Take care then and don't forget to swing by before you leave."

"I will, you do have the best breakfast bed out of them all."

"Darn toot'n!" They shared a chuckle, gave Beau some good grub, closed the saloon and went to their settlements to sleep.

                     ☀️Morning ☀️
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"BC, think you can handle the town while I'm out?" Sheriff climbs onto his horse and looks at the man standing there.

"Course I can Mack, you know me."

"Heh heh, I suppose I do." They smile at each other.

"But what do if those creatures start rampaging through the streets."

"You'll know what to do but mainly, take 'em down."

"Ok then, you're the sheriff."

"Well, that's true but, you're the temporary sheriff of this town."

"You got it but how long do you think you'll be biting the dirt?"

"A week, more if not, I need to get this situation solved."

"Ok, I'll tell the people once you go get some grub." Sheriff Toofier tips his hat and walks into the saloon as BC feeds Beau.

"Mornin Mack."

"Good morning Charles, breakfast please."

"Got that hot and ready in the back." He nods as his friend goes through the doorway and comes soon comes back with a plate & glass. Placing the plate and glass in front of the sheriff, he looks down at his meal. The glass was filled with orange juice while the plate had a small bowl of oatmeal, 2 eggs, 5 sticks of bacon and 2 pancakes.

"Now this is a fine meal."

"Yup, finest breakfast grub you'll ever find. Enjoy."

"Heh heh, you might be right about that." Digging in, Charles was right, it is the finest breakfast grub he'll ever taste or find. "You're definitely right about that."

"I know, this was only possible if it wasn't for you bringing me that milk so thanks."

"The pleasure is all mine." He finishes and gets off his stool. "Time for me to get goin."

"Ok but take this." His friend lends him a small pouch and another one that's larger than that one. "It's just a little somethin." He winks as he friend takes it and nods.

"Thanks partner, you're a true friend."

"No problem."

"Everyone in here including you have to comeout for the details of what's gonna happen."

"You got it." Sheriff Toofier leaves the saloon and packs up the pouches into a compartment in his saddle.

"You ready Mack?"

"I'm ready BC."

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The town bid farewell to their sheriff as he rides off to their neighbor town, Farside. Packed with care, supplies and love, he rode off with a determined smile on his face. "I won't fail y'all, I promise."

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Sheriff Toofier arrives to a mini town where only a few lived. It was his first stop on his 24-hour journey to Farside. He had traveled 8 hours with no stop nor rest. It was sunset and was soon going to get dark. "Easy girl.... Easy.... You can take it slow, I'll take it from here..." She neighs as he unsaddles her and guides her to the town. People notice him and gasps. "It's the Sheriff of Silvea!"

"It's Sheriff Toofier!"

"Oh wow!" He stops when a little boy comes up to him.

"Pardon me sir, who are you?"  The man smiles and knees down to the child.

"Heh heh, I'm Sheriff Toofier. I'm the sheriff of Silvea."

"A sheriff?" His eyes sparkled as he looks at him.

"Yep kid and I'm look'n for a place to stay for the night." He pulls out a extra bandana from his back pants pocket and wraps it around the boy's neck. "Enjoy, it's yours."

"Cool!"