i’ll put a bullet in him, don’t you worry. won’t like myself for doing it, but i’ll do it.
RDR 1 STARTERS // ACCEPTING
“i ain’t worried, Arthur. but i don’t want you killing him. you’ll never forgive yourself for it and you know it,” Sadie keeps her voice low as she speaks, not wanting their son to end up overhearing them and start asking questions. Jake Morgan is a curious boy but thankfully, he’s far too entertained with the dog right now to question what his parents are doing. even though she said she wasn’t worried, her expression betrays her– brows pinched and stress showing in every line on her face, hand anxiously resting over her swollen belly. neither one of them had expected to have John Mar.ston at their doorstep, especially not under these circumstances. he’s going to come back, and he’s either going to try to take both of them in or end up killing Arthur for the Pinkertons, and she can’t let that happen. it doesn’t matter what they once were– her family is on the line, and she’s not letting anybody take nothing from her ever again.
“i’ll pull the trigger. or… i don’t know. he’s gonna be comin’ back real soon, Arthur. i don’t want any harm done to Abigail and the boy, but… it’s them or us, okay? and our boy ain’t gonna grow up without his dad,” she knows Arthur’s life is the one the Pinkertons truly want, but it involves her, too. she swallows back tears and looks to her husband for some form of guidance, for a shimmer of hope.