Western town~ the biggest town in the whole east~ and also the home-town of Jesse James, people gather here to find out about him, his will, his fate, his destiny.
Others are here to pay him tribute and some~ Some are here to do whatever they do~
"Chekmate" He yelled from his horse as James "The wild man" Hook stood before the gate of Western town. A small fat guy was holding him off and skipped through a large book and muttered to himself in a undefined tounge.
With a sigh James skimmed looked around.
Western town was a big city~ with over a thousand of people living in it it has many things to offer. From the lusty green fields around of western town which are filled with business, cows and horses to the small river splitting this town in two, towards the high mountains towards the east or the desert in the south~ it all was worth something.
Western town is surrounded by everything possible within a few hours reach by horse and so naturally a place for trading and bartering and people of all kinds.
Sadly this speciem of human infront of James wasn´t a good represenative and like wanting to proof that he looked up to James with an empty and confused look.
"Aeyy~ E´cuse meh sir but i think we don´t have something like this here"
James shook his head and jumped down, pushing the fat man aside and making his way towards the "Chekmate´s Inn" ~
"Oiii sir~ ya can´t go in here so easily" The man yelled after James before he scratched his head and lowered his board ass once again on the bench to "guard" the entrace of Western town~
James entered the inn and found an colourfull and full etablisment~ The whole side opposite to to the entrance was a counter~ one barrel of liquid was placed aside on another and so forming a seemingly wall of barrels~ some had words on them. "Beer", "Whiskey", "wine" and other words could be read on them and some had even more weird liquids in them and depending on that the bartender, an over weighted but friendly looking bald man, walked EVERYTIME to the same barrel and opened the tap to pour something inside the mug...weirdly no one noticed or they all did not care.
On the left was a piano on a small stage where a pale and thin looking maleplayed some relaxing tunes, yet it was nothing particular and nearly vanished into the chatter and talking of the many different groups occupying the tavern.
James slide to a free table far to the right and sat down. Shortly after a women came to him. She wore an wide dress and her face looked way too pale, it was then that James realized that it was paint and that she even had a kiss mouth painted on her lips while a black dot was placed on her right cheek.
He ordered a beer and a whikes and the women gave him a wink and headed off to the bar.
After just a minute the women returned to him and placed down the mug and a shot-glass.
James sniffed on both....and yep....both was something between whiskey and beer...all in all it tasted terrible but it made you forget things....so hell why complain?
James paid a dollar and the women took it with a smile~ Sure the beer and the whiskey cost him 50pence but so she would leave him alone.
Knowing that James took out a piece of paper and looked at it~
"James Hook~
In our both interrest, i making you an offer~
It´s a more ´complicated´ bounty hunt
The target slips easily through anyones hands~
Furthermore it seemed that he is leader of a gang~
I suggest you~ like i already said~ in our both interest~
That you hunt him down~ and that you´ll kill him~
Bring his corpse to the western town depatment as proof~
i suggest a group for this~
The target you may wonder? B. Elliot Eickhoff~
You will get 1000 dollars reward"
Normally James would have ignored the letter but the fact that 200 dollars were already INSIDE it...well that wasn´t too shabby~
The problem was~ James knew the name Elliot Eickhoff~ He was a slippery bastard who acted against the government~ Why? who knows but he attacks their wagons and even the rail road company~ but aside of that`? why was that his problem...but well in the end it all comes down to the money~~~
All in all it lead to one decision~ James spread words of a job which gave one real money and for all who interrested~ well those should come to the "Chekmate´s Inn" in Western-town~
So what did he had to do? He waited paticiently~