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The Outlaw-Trail - Holiday Roundup

„Well… this really is a lot.“ Summer sighed and threw a glance to her mare Blueberry. “Seems like this woman had a lot of money to spend.”
Blue dropped her head to the ground and nuzzled the snow as if something interesting or something to eat was buried in it. The dozen packages in front of them didn’t arouse her interest at all.
Summer had agreed to do some odd jobs, starting with one for the local dressmaker. She had done her Christmas shopping and now her orders waited to be transported to her shop. Of course Summer had stepped into the breach.
Just… how should she carry all those boxes?
She tried to heave the packages on Blues back, but in vain. They didn’t stay up there and once, a packet almost fell on the ground.
A cart would be perfect, she thought.  But where to get one, without stealing it? They would, of course, have to walk more than once. After all she pulled one of the ribbons out of a package and tied it around Blue’s belly. It looked really makeshift, but it would hopefully stay up there until they had reached the shop… After that, she took another package into her arms and the pair set off.

“Merry Christmas!”, a walking package said.
A young woman peeked through the opened door with a disapproving look to the person who was standing there. She was wearing a mint green dress which fit perfectly to her eye colour and held some unfinished piece of cloth in her right hand.
“I’m bringing the material you ordered”, the package said - and finally, a human face appeared behind it.
The dressmaker leaned against the doorframe and sighed. “I thought they were sending some good-looking man to transport it.”
Summer put the box down and looked at her with a puzzled expression.
“Call me Kate.” The woman suddenly started to grin and held her hand out to the visitor. Relieved, Summer took it and smiled back. “I’m Summer. Where shall I put it?”

The room wasn’t very big, and mainly out of wood. Every shelf, every crate and table was filled with cloth, bows and ribbons, unfinished dresses and much more. A dummy was standing at the back wall, with a straw hat on its top. A box that had “Remains” written on it. A green plaid carpet was lying on the floor - and Summer couldn’t help marvelling at the more or less organised chaos that prevailed here.
“You have a beautiful carpet!”, she then said politely and took a closer look at the monstrosity on the floor.
“Mh… it’s ugly.” Kate said and frowned. “Would throw it away if it wasn’t a gift from someone who pays a visit once a week.”  After a little pause, she pointed to the package on the floor and asked: “Shall I help you or can you bring them in alone? I could continue my work then…”
“No problem. I’ll do it alone”, the latter said with a smile.
While the girl started to build a castle in one corner of the room, Kate went back to her table and continued working on a rose dress with white lace.
“Do you have much work to do?”  With a box in her arms, Summer cast a glance over the dressmaker’s shoulder, to see what she was doing.
“Christmas is drawing near, so… yeah. Apparently, every woman in town wants a new dress for this time of year. And I can’t stop working.” She sighed. “This one is for Abby, Abigail Cohen, I don’t know if you know her. But it’ll be a surprise!”, she then said with a grin.

Actually, Summer didn’t know her, but she hoped that she would someday.
“It already looks beautiful”, she said and smiled.
The girl continued her work,  carried boxes into the house, walked down the street to the office several times and loaded them onto her horse’s back until even the last package was at the right place.
“Thank you very much!”, Kate said then with a happy smile and thrust a red hair band into Summer’s hand. “Please, keep that. You were of great help to me.”
“Thank you! That was no problem at all…!”, Summer laughed.
They were standing in front of the shop with Blueberry next to them, who was looking like a snow horse, over and over covered with white flakes. She snorted and rubbed her head on Summer’s arm as if she wanted to say “Come, let’s go now!”
But her owner hesitated a moment. She remembered that she actually wanted to inquire after somebody, because after all this time, she really wanted to see him again.
“What I wanted to ask you… Do you know a certain Lieutenant Kent?”, she asked Kate and wiped a snowflake off her nose.
“Is he handsome?” Kate raised an eyebrow.
Summer wasn’t really prepared for such a query, and she felt a little bit thrown off the track.
“Eh…”, she said flustered. “A little bit?”
“He can’t be, otherwise I would know him.” Kate grinned and stuck out her tongue. “But… maybe you mean one of those guys who came from outside when they did this trail and searched for Walker last year…?”
“Oh.”
Foolish me, Summer thought and blushed. Hadn’t he said something about… New Mexico? And she ran around and made a fool of herself. Wonderful.
She cleared her throat, made a few steps back and tried to smile. “Well, thank you, I guess… that was all.” Without looking to the horse, she reached out to Blue’s reins with the right hand.
“Goodbye, then!”, Kate laughed. “And please, if you want to come around some time, my door is always open. And - I heard that Abby and Joel need help as well - when that dress is finished, you could play Santa for them as well.” She giggled and raised her hand. “You make one awesome Santa.”

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Citizen you’re helping: Kate Kennith
Rider Name: Summer Sutherland
Horse Name: WTS Blueberry
Previous affiliation: Lawman (Chapter 2 "Lawmen Assignment")
Future affiliation: Lawman ofc! I am a dummy! 
Other images:
Previously: Arrival picture
Next: Christmas Angel
And then: Through the White
And then there's this: Ice

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I quit. I quit. *crawls to a corner and dies quietly*
better don't read this story, because... no. I refuse to look at it once more. ._. so wrong... and everything is so speculative... xD
I'm so so sorry, Spice, for messing up your characters T_T

somehow I like the picture. xD I actually used EVERY single colour of the 40 Polychromos I own. (except for white, maybe) it's so colourful! and detailed! *dies*
Kate is so beautiful! °-° and... well, poor Blue out there. ._.

Art, Summer and Blue (c) by me, no ref used (except for Kate's design, see below)
Kate (and mentioned Kent <:'D) belong to ~WesternSpice

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D E T A I L S :heart:
It's just adorable, with magic of christmas!
Come on Sarah, why do you draw so good?! :huggle: