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Chapter Twenty-Seven: War's End Part Two
After we went down the slopes, we were about to enter the town when five horsemen appeared before us. One of them came forward. He had the look of a sheriff from the Old West; his right chest had a gold shield badge engraved with a weighing scale. He must be a Libra member.
“Greetings, Sheriff Earp,” Zeki said.
“Mr. Zeki, howdy,” he greeted with a Texas accent. He then turned his piercing, steely eyes to us. “Where y’all headed?”
“Rockflower,” Zeki answered. “I’ll be tagging along with their quest. Coupled with my guild’s business, you see.”
“That’s a shame,” the sheriff explained, “all the roads to the north are still infested with dang outlaws. My advice is for y’all to wait until you gather up three caravans before departing.”
“Much obliged, sheriff,” Zeki thanked. “Much obliged.”
Once the Libra members departed, Wilt asked, “Are we going to wait for three caravans to gather like the sheriff said?”
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