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“I never doubt you, Dutch,” and to an extent, that was a true statement from a man who usually operated outside the realm of honesty. He greatly respected who he knew Dutch to be. The man was intelligent and clever. But Josiah was feeling a bit uneasy. There were things he had heard in the saloons. Plans to go after Dutch, after Arthur, Hosea - anyone in camp with a bounty. Some of the information the bounty hunters had were simply false - rumors that had been spread that only served to protect the Van der Linde gang due to their falsity. However, there had been some rumors that were true. Some things that could be used against them.
Trelawny had done what he could to take those rumors and make them useless. Slipping in details and doubt to make it so they couldn’t be used against his companions in the gang. But there was only so much he could do before turning suspicion on himself. As much as he enjoyed the company of those in the Van der Linde gang, as much as he respected Mr. Van der Linde here, he still wished to keep their connection as mum as possible.
“But I still worry about you, all of you, you know. I hear a lot of talk just being out and about. You’re worth a lot of money to a lot of people. Please, be careful.”