A New Life for the Broken Bird

[Doc Holliday]

He thought a moment as he heard it said numerous times by numerous people as he re-loaded the pistols. He remembered a time when he badly wanted to kill someone on a medical mission in Omega 52 several years before when Alvin Katz basically stopped him when he reached for it. He remembered his words. "Don't, John, they will kill you. You are a man of peace."
He finished reloading and placed his pistols in their resting positions, one in his belt in front of him and the other about heart high in a holster, both covered in his clothing. With the rains holding off but the skies still gray, they mounted their steeds and continued with their ride and tour.

"I have skirted both sides of the law," he explained as they walked. "I even once wore a badge but really that was not my thing. I was not always one of peace but when I decided to expand my medical practice, I decided to save lives instead of take them." He shrugged and looked at Sonja. "I mean I still could but and I have had to draw in defense but it is not the way I want to be. I am sure Admete can appreciate someone who would rather seek knowledge without firing a shot which is something the Order or Core do not do with her kind. Putting a weapon into anything only escalates an already bad situation so if I must draw, it is my last option, not my first. Out here though..." He tapped the butt of his rifle, "...this will feed you for weeks when you take down a deer."

He stopped talking about shooting and violence. He made only one quick mention that he would look at her shoulder later if she wanted him to. For the rest of the day, they continued riding as people of the old west in a place and time past once did. They made small talk and quipped a few jokes along the way while enjoying the sights and sounds of nature around them. There was no one to bother them, no one to break a peaceful environment. In fact, thoughts of the next day and Sonja starting anew never once arose. It would be close to dinner time when they returned to the cabin.

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