Last Ride (Patreon)

Sam's posse had been all but wiped out. She could still hear the long-faded shrieks of her sisters as they'd been cut down one after another by the enemy's arrows.

And now she was alone.Her heart raced as she fired her last bullet, sending one of the enemy shrieking from her horse in a graceless flip that left her tumbling to the dirt below. Sam's mind was awhirl with next steps; she needed ammo, she needed cover, she needed--

Pressure in her chest exploded in a blossom of growing pain. She'd been hit. Her body reacted instinctively, thrusting forward in an arch that seemed to only highlight the arrow shaft jutting from it...

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I have a couple more of these to share tomorrow or Wednesday <3 ... mostly just alternative shots involving the other downed posse members @.@ ... and a playful little concept to bookend the set in a new way <3