Snippet #2428077

Gideon stood by as one by one, the Dogs assigned themselves to the tasks that would best suit their strengths. One by one, until only he and Horatio were left. Great. While all of the decisions made sense, Gideon wasn't the most pleased by the way things fell out. He'd have preferred to work with Anna, though being paired with the German wouldn't have been too bad. Anna was the nearest of an age with him, and William seemed to be a good enough man. Beyond that, they were surely going to be inside, and out from under the god-forsaken sun, if not entirely out of the heat. What he wouldn't give for a pint right about now, or a few shots of whiskey. Instead, he was going to end up not only in the sun, but back in the saddle. His thighs were already sore. By tonight he was sure they'd be killing him.

He wasn't going to complain though. Dogs don't complain about their duty, and he knew he was in for work under the hot sun and long hours in the saddle when he signed up. It wouldn't really be repentance if you enjoyed it, now would it? The one thing that did bother him was the automatic moniker of 'Pup'. He was not a Puppy anymore. He had graduated from the academy, same as each of them, and was a full fledged Dog. A title which, in his mind, they should respect as much as the townspeople did. Gideon was wise enough not to complain about that either....yet.

Instead, he just nodded and walked back out the door. He took up the reins of his horse, and lead the creature over to a water trough. He meant to fill up his water skins from whatever pump or well the town sported too; he'd drank most of his water on the ride out this way, and who knew how long finding this trail would take. He didn't let the horse drink to excess, pulling it away after just a few moments, then climbed into the saddle. Horatio didn't keep him waiting long.

"Aye! Let's be through with it already." He called, his voice notably accented from the East and his Irish heritage, his speech more rapid than most of the drawl out in these parts.