I"m wearing a Texan uniform that stinks of the dead man I took it from. This is how we"re going to get through the Texan checkpoint. The boy is hidden in a crate in the back because they would never send someone so young on a trading expedition. We"re supposed to be heading north for negotiations with the Americans.
With that story, we get through the checkpoint without any problems. The soldiers believe us right away because they don"t believe anyone would willingly leave the protected lands of Texas. They believe that their God only protects people in close proximity to their prophet. Their mistake.
We let the boy out once we"re sufficiently clear. Dawn immediately starts to dote on him. His name is Matthew, but Dawn has already started calling him Matty. The kid is scared to come near
