Oceans Auray or to the people of Valentine 'The Witch in the Mountains'. Not that Oceans mind since by all accounts she is a witch, but that isn't the only thing she is. From a well known trader to a feared bounty hunter, this little lady wears her...
After that the two settled for the usual small talk while they waited for dinner to be ready. Once it was Oceans nervously placed the food on a plate and sat it in front of Arthur, silently praying it tastes good.
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'I hope it's to his liking,' Oceans thought as she then moved to make her own plate but keep an eye on Arthur, waiting to see his reaction.
"Well I'll be, this is the best meal I had in a while," Arthur complimented after taking the first few bits which caused Oceans to release a sigh of relief before moving to eat her food as well.
"Oh, thank goodness," she started with a relieved smile before continuing, "I was worried you would like it."
"Oh, don't kid yourself! Hell if it makes ya feel better I'll even say its likely the best thing I've eaten ever!" Arthur said which caused Oceans to smile fondly at him as the two continued eating.
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"So, Ms. Auray," Arthur started after the two finished eating and decided to walk around Oceans's garden for the rest of the evening.
"Yes, Arthur?" Oceans asked as she wrapped her arms around Arthur's and strolled down the path.
"Excuse me if I over step any boundaries but I can't help but wonder what occupation you take part in," Arthur wondered since even though Oceans said she was a witch, he know that to have such a nice living like this that there must have been more to it.
"Oh well I'm a number of things," Oceans started while leading Arthur to a bench to take a seat before continuing. "For starters I'm mostly a collector which you already know, but what you may not have known is that I'm also a bounty hunter in my free time," Oceans said which surprised Arthur.
"Hmm, I never would have guessed you where a bounty hunter," Arthur admitted after scanning Oceans over again before adding. "That would explain why you where such a good shot earlier with that bear."
"Oh hush, you. We both know it was mainly you that did the most damage to that bear," Oceans said with a giggle before pausing and then turning to Arthur. "What about you Mr. Morgan. What do you do for a living?"
"Well a number of things really, seeing that I'm more of a drifter then anything. At the moment me and a few buddies of mine are stationed here for a while til we figure out what we want to do next." Arthur said which caused Oceans to think for a minuted before turning to Arthur with a large smile.
"I take it you need money right?" Oceans asked with a large smile on her face as Arthur looked at her with both surprise and confusion before nodding. "Well I have an offer! Nothing bad and all." She added after a moment before silently continuing. "You know since I trust ya and all."
"Uh, well lets hear it," Arthur said since he was curious on what she had to offer and also because if he was honest with himself he couldn't turn anything down if its from her.
"Well as you may or may not have known I am not the best when it comes to hunting," she started. "So I need someone to help with collecting animal pelts and stuff to help kick off my trading business. I was hoping that you will help me, I promise to pay ya 70% heck even more for ya help."
"Hmm, 70%. And all I need to do is hunt for ya every now and then?" Arthur asked finding the idea to be an easy way to make some good money.
"Yep, I already have some buyers ready so it should be a cut and dry job," Oceans added making the deal even more tempting.
"Ah, why the hell not! Ya got yourself a deal Ms. Auray," Arthur finally agreed while giving Oceans a handshake causing her to giggle happily.
"No, no, call me Oceans....business partner!" Oceans said still excited to finally get her trading business going along with the fact she gets to spend more time with her favorite cowboy.
"Right, well I look forward to working with ya, Oceans."
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