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“BUT HOSEA! ARTHUR HANGS OUT WITH THAT MARY CHICK!” A boy yells at the older man
“That’s because Arthur is 25! You’re only 15 John!” The man replies.
The smaller boy crosses his arms in a fit, as he wanted to go out by himself this evening. John gets annoyed with Hosea, John has reading and chores to do but he wants to go rob, fight, drink, he wants to do all the things that don’t bore him.
“Hosea! Why can’t I just rob something with Dutch or Arthur?” John huffed.
”Maybe if you knew how to read and follow directions you could rob stuff more often” Hosea got up and put a book down on the table next to John, in response John frowned picking it up.
”Once I’m a big on the run outlaw you ain’t getting any cut of money I make, only Dutch and Arthur will get some.” The boy barked at Hosea
”I am sure you will. Now read.”
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a few hours later
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“C-Casket?”
”Castel” Hosea corrected John
”The knight rode o-over to the… the… p….princesses… Castel…? Ugh this is infuriating.” John throw his head back.
”no no! You got it! Keep reading!” Hosea erges John to keep reading
John looks back down at the book.
”the… knight… carried his sword to the Castel. Rushing to save the princess from the…. Dragon…” John was getting the hang of it, whilst Hosea claps
”at it boy! Wait till Dutch and Arthur hear you read!”
”Arthur is gonna make funn’a my stutter when I read”
”Don’t worry, I‘ ll smack him back in place”
John smiles at the comment, and right on que, Arthur rides in with Boadicea, carrying a rifle gun, up comes Dutch
”We outta pack up! Mrs. Grimshaw!” Dutch yells out.
John growls at the thought of leaving again.
“Why? What happend?” Hosea gets concerned
”Sum of O’Driscoll’s found us” Arthur grunts
”Of course they did. Alright then… Where we goin?” John pipes in
”movin to the boarder of West Elizabeth, found a good spot between the tree’s we can rest up their” Arthur pulls his Journal out and does a quick sketch.
Hosea nods, while John grabs some of his stuff and gets it packed up.