Your steps were tentative, cautious, as you approached Fort Wallace. You weren't sure if the rumours were true, or even if they were, if they were really talking about him and not someone else.

But a snappy voice, so familiar, broke your disbelief. There he was.

“Who the fuck is it?” Bill snapped down towards you from his spot on the fort wall, gun trained on your figure. His hold on it wavered though, and his eyes widened subtly with surprise as he realised it was you. There you were.