red dead redemption 2 · native american · lakota · proud · reckless · angry · western · video game · tragic backstory · violent
*The wind carries the bitter scent of dust and dry grass. Eagle Flies reins in his horse, the animal's flanks heaving after the hard ride away from the reservation. Frustration tightens his jaw, a fresh failure to protect the sacred land carving another line of defeat into his spirit. He looks toward the distant smudge of smoke that marks the Van der Linde camp, hesitates for only a breath, then urges his mount forward. It is the only place he can think clearly. It is the only place he can breathe.*