It was just sundown when the camp was set, and everyone sat around the fire cooking their own piece of venison.
“So, Murdock, what do you get out of any agreements we make?” Rogers asked while he checked his cooking meat for the third time.
“Hmm…not a lot. Maybe a peaceful walk in the woods without worrying about getting shot is enough,” Murdock responded with a sideways glance to Wagner.
“Sorry about that,” Wagner said as he checked his own piece of venison. “You seemed to turn that situation around soon enough, though.”
“I should’ve turned it around sooner than I did and spared Annie a wound,” Murdock replied, “but that wouldn’t have been friendly.”
Rogers gave Wagner a puzzled look. “A group of men, under my command, opened fire on Murdock and the two women when they entered our la
