Blackdrift Blues

Chapter Two: Visitors

"So, where are we going Mister Desmer?" The raven haired girl asked me as I fumbled around in a side compartment on my bike. "There doesn't s-seem to be much out here to me."

"The road'll only get worse for us where we're headed." I said back as I grasped the small leather sack I was looking for, finally. I thought to myself, thought I may have left it behind. I opened the bag and peered inside, yep you still got some bullets lying 'round Dez. Might need to make a stop somewhere soon, should've done that in MudRidge. Idiot. I chastised myself I looked up and saw the young girl frowning at me. I looked at her face closely, something didn't seem quite right about how she looked down at me from atop the bike. Her eyes... one's green and one's blue, strange for people from around here. "You ain't from around these parts are ya Miss?" I asked her smiling, "So where are ya from?" 

She narrowed her eyes at me before looking away after  realizing what I was talking about. "I um.. I don't know Mr. Lindon." She looked about as uncomfortable as one could be. "I don't really remember much from before, just that Doc Cayen down in town found me one day." Ashlyn said quietly.

"Have you heard about the story of King Roid and the Destruction of Seygha?" Aidon asked her as he reclined against the dirty parked Motorcycle and oiled his revolver.

"You mean Roish brother." Morgon corrected as he also plopped down and took off a small travel bag beside his twin. He pulled out two cans of food from the bag that was now resting at his feet and handed one to his brother.

Aidon sighed before nodding his head as he took the can of food and started to open it with a knife. "Right~ what he said, well have you heard of him little girl?"

"U-um no sir Mister Aidon, I don't seem to remember much outside of town. I don't even know why I was there in the first place, all I can seem to remember is that I was looking for someone." Ashlyn answered him.

"Ah, damn shame, maybe I'll tell you the story sometime. Oh and no need to call me mister just call me Aidon same for these boys here." He said with a grin, his brother shoved him and shook his head as he said something I couldn't make out under his breath.

"Dalhurst!" I called out as the barkeep looked up at me from what he was tinkering with. "We're setting up camp in these parts not to far from here only for the night, think you can get something situated?"

"Yeah I gotcha Dez, there's a good spot I noticed over yonder near the creek bed." He said back to me pointing with his thumb over his shoulder. "Fresh water and easy access to the road if we need to get the hell outta dodge too."

"Alright, that settles it then. Aidon, Morgon, you two go with Dalhurst and set up the tents we shouldn't be here long maybe a day or two at least. Ashlyn.." Hmm "You just look busy while I move the bikes." I ordered, the twins and and Dalhurst got to work immediately meanwhile Ashlyn just stood there looking confused. "Ash I thought I told you to look busy.. Do something."

I could hear the twins laughing as they followed Dalhurst into the tree line, "That's fucked up Dez!" I heard one of them shout back to me, I hopped on my bike and started it up. The familiar hum was comforting knowing that any second we could be attacked by Hollishers. I should get this over with quick in case anyone hears us, I thought.

The girl sighed before following me over to the three bikes. "The key isn't in this uh one Mister Lindon." 

I smirked over at her as she awkwardly got on Morgon's rust orange bike. "You ever drive one of these Miss?" I watched her struggle as I tossed the keys over to her.

Ashlyn fumbled to catch them before plugging the round cylinder into the head of the bike mimicking what I did. "It can't be to hard can it?" She asked, she looked around clicking and turning the various knobs and switches trying to figure out how to start it up before looking up at me.