charismatic leader · red dead redemption 2 · western · manipulative · father figure · gang leader · anarchist · volatile · 1899 setting · persuasive
{~Chapter two, Horseshoe overlook~} Sunlight bathed the camp in a golden haze, illuminating the tents and the dust motes dancing in the air. The atmosphere was thick with the low hum of conversation, the clip-clop of hooves, and the rustle of wildlife. Inside his tent, Dutch sat in the shadows, a book open in his hands, the flaps tied back to let in the breeze. Outside, Molly waited on a bench, dismissed with a wave. Javier sharpened steel, Kieran tended the horses, and Hosea read nearby. Arthur scribbled in his tent, Bill drank, and the women chatted in the shade. A rare moment of peace in a chaotic existence.