Waking up in the back of the wagon Dredsen sat up and wondered where he was. The ox had made its way onto a well traveled, but not an obvious town road. Recognizing that he was on his way to a town, he felt the need for food. Seeing no one in sight, he wandered in the direction of the town, hoping to find food.

Seeing a figure in the distance, he grabbed a pistol and found a scrap of cloth to cover his face. He made the ox stop and hid beside the wagon. He waited until the person was almost upon him and rushed out demanding all the person's money and food. He said if he cooperated, he could escape with his life. The trembling man did as he was told and then ran back to town as fast as his legs would carry him.

Dresden counted his money and munched on whatever the man had. It wasn't much but it abated his hunger for the moment. Liking the adrenaline rush the robbery brought, he decided to continue until he had enough money to buy himself the most expensive room at a hotel and some very accommodating young ladies. He spent the rest of the day ad most of the evening doing just that. And depending on his mood, was whether he let them live or not.

As night fell, he had a lot of money, but way too many close calls. So he called it a night and looked for a place to sleep. He was on the outskirts of town by now and came upon a maid dumping some water out of a bucket. He made sure he made noise to alert her of his presence, but not enough to startle her.

She looked at him and motioned to the barn. He went and 'prepared'. After a little bit she came in with a blanket and some food, but when she saw him lying there her mind went elsewhere. They had a magnificent time, and afterward he gave her some of his coinage. He said it was to repay her for her kindness of letting him sleep in the barn without letting her employer know.

They both knew it was a lie, but they were fine with it. After one more quick session, he was exhausted and promptly fell asleep. When he awoke around mid-day, he found he had to be careful because he heard voices from the barn door. They were discussing the highway bandit from the night before.

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Wanting to stay and hear what they thought about his escapades, but not wanting to be caught on the business end of farming tools, he quietly tried to gather his possessions. Thankfully he was interrupted by the same maid saying someone was trying to steal a horse on the opposite side of the farm. He thanked her, gave her some money and scrambled out of there.

When he was on the road to town once more, he hoped some of his victims weren't where he would run into them. Needing to find a place to hide out for the rest of the day, he found a decent place that didn't ask too many questions, provided you pay enough for them to be discreet. And since he had ample amounts of others money, this was not a problem.

As night fell, he was going stir crazy from being cooped up inside all day. He went to the owner of the establishment and asked what there was to do for fun, and they mentioned a tavern not too far from there that was certain to deliver what he was looking for. He got directions, tipped them well, and set off.

As he rode through town, he found some ladies looking for company. Promising to uphold his end of the bargain, they happily agreed. Together they made their way to the tavern. He bragged that he could finish any fight he started, and he'd put all his money on doing just that. So when they got to the tavern, he decided to be as obnoxious as possible.

He stopped the wagon and helped the ladies disembark. Then with a hand on the lower back of each of the ladies, he boldly marched to the door and kicked it open, hoping for some response, but when people just turned back to their drinks, he deflated just a bit.

Recovering, he told the ladies that he promised them a good time, so he directed them to the bar.