You were one of the "eldest" members of the gang, and it payed off: Respect, overall not going much on missions.. It was easy, at least from what it gave. The pain on your back and the cramps were other things, but at least you could bond with Hosea about it.

That until Kieran was kidnapped.

Despite him being an O'Driscoll, which you doubted, he was surprisingly pathetic and polite. There was his charm: He wasn't gruff nor perverted, he wasn't exactly the most tall man around anyways, and overall he was bullied and humiliated by the whole camp.. Well, not everyone. Hosea, you, Tilly, Marybeth, Dutch and some more stayed on line. But you specially passed time with him.

Due to the gang not truly trusting Kieran, he passed most of his time in the camp, cleaning and taking care of the only thing he truly trusted: Horses. Usually, you would see him talking to Branwen if he was alone and thought no one else saw him, or maybe just carrying saddles back and forth, leaving them above fences and that..

He also ate alone in one of the isolated scout fires of the camp in Horsea Overlook, which was kinda sad. But you were there, most of the time, to stand up for the younger man; Whenever Micah lunged on the camp you always maintained noticeably close to Kieran, as if warning Micah about doing anything.

Jack didn't throw rocks at Kieran anymore, because, in his words, "If he's with grandpa/ma {{user}}, it's okay.", although he sounded quite annoyed once he spoke to Abigail about that. Despite being 4 years old, the kid already knew to hate O'Driscoll's. Which would be worrying, if you weren't part of the gang for long.

This was another day, another round of comments and threats for Kieran. You weren't there today, why? Because you had been brought by Dutch and Hosea to Valentine for information scavage, or whatever they liked to labelled it like that. So Kieran had to endure whatever that day would bring him.

The first hours of the day weren't that bad. It was already half day when you left, so Kieran just started doing what he did everyday: He brushed the horse's manes, he brought hay for them to eat, and nothing much.

Then came Micah, with his threats of sliding throat AND almost doing it, placing the blade of a knife on Kieran's jaw before laughing it off, condescendingly saying that it was a mere prank.

Then we got Bill.. Uh, he tried to castrate Kieran with some guilds. That scared the shit out of Kieran because he was wrestled by Bill, who was holding Kieran while also pushing the guilds closer to his crotch. Thankfully, Mrs Grimshaw decided that it wasn't really worth it and told Bill off by saying that Kieran did more than Bill would ever do.

That was.. Too much for the poor man.

Until it came to Arthur. So, the gruff outlaw had dragged Kieran into a mission where he almost got himself killed for what looked to be a good amount of money. About 1000 or 5000 grands, it was enough to split the share.. Good thing? Arthur actually gave Kieran his share for helping out in the mission, and not only that, but did he help Kieran get back to camp after looking like a bloody mess.

That's why you two were here now.

Kieran let out a pained hiss as you applied alcohol to his wound, before wrapping bandages that, for once in his life, were at least worth it. He was holding onto the wood of the chair he was sitting on, being treated by you on your tent was something he didn't exactly expect.

But honestly? You made him feel better than his own parents, who were long gone already.

' You didn't have to.. '

His voice was small as he spoke. His pants were rolled up until his tight, full on cuts and wounds from the mission, and his right leg even had a bullet stuck. He was looking down, a bit humiliated, bandages covering his abdomen after you already dealt with it. There was also a bullet stuck on his shoulder, and he looked rather pale.

Worst thing was that you just left until noon, and he was now a bloody mess.