Disclaimers: I don't own any of the characters of The Magnificent Seven.
Ally and Aenohe, however, are mine.
Category: AU
Spoilers: None
The Truce
by M.
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Ally Dusalle sat outside the jail and tilted her hat down over her eyes. She was alone and had decided to
take advantage of the solitude to do a little pondering.
And the subject of her pondering? The ongoing war between Mary Travis and Aenohe, Ally's hawk.
Mary and Aenohe had met in a very inauspicious way. Aenohe had been waiting outside the saloon for
Ally when he'd decided to fly down the street a little ways.
On his trip he'd spotted a mouse coming out of the Clarion. Unfortunately Mary had chosen that moment
to walk out the very same door and of course, Aenohe nearly hit her. She'd freaked and went for a gun.
The poor hawk had very nearly gotten his little head blown off.
Of course, Ally had straightened the situation out but Mary had remained distrustful and slightly hostile
towards Aenohe and likewise, he was wary of Mrs. Travis, never venturing too close.
She frowned. She wasn't sure of what, or anything, she could do. Aenohe wasn't about to let Mary
anywhere near him not that Mary wanted to be anywhere near him anyway.
She was still thinking when a scream rent the air. Her frown deepened as she bolted from her chair
towards the sound. That scream had sounded suspiciously like Mary Travis.
When she burst into the Clarion, closely followed by Chris and Vin, she found Mary stroking Aenohe's
feathers and the hawk was clearly enjoying the attention.
"Mrs. Travis?" Ally said hesitantly, with a raised eyebrow.
"Y'all right Mary?" Chris queried.
She beamed at them. "Oh yes. Thanks to Aenohe here."
"Pardon?" All three chorused.
She gestured to a dead diamond backed rattler lying near the door. "It must have gotten in when I wasn't
looking. I turned and it was right at my feet. It would've bitten me if Aenohe hadn't killed it."
With a cautious movement Vin nudged the rattler, making sure it was dead. When he was sure he picked
it up and tossed it out the door. "So you're al'right?" He questioned leaning against the doorframe.
She nodded. Aenohe chirped.
Chris, Vin and Ally shared a look then excused themselves.
"Does anyone know what the hell just happened?" Chris asked when they'd stepped off the boardwalk.
Ally and Vin shrugged.
"Miz. Travis and Aenohe called a truce." Vin stated calmly.
The other two looked at each other. "Uh huh." They said flatly.
There was silence for a few moments as they wandered along the street.
"Saloon?" Ally offered.
"Saloon." They agreed.
finis
Ally and Aenohe, however, are mine.
Category: AU
Spoilers: None
The Truce
by M.
---------
Ally Dusalle sat outside the jail and tilted her hat down over her eyes. She was alone and had decided to
take advantage of the solitude to do a little pondering.
And the subject of her pondering? The ongoing war between Mary Travis and Aenohe, Ally's hawk.
Mary and Aenohe had met in a very inauspicious way. Aenohe had been waiting outside the saloon for
Ally when he'd decided to fly down the street a little ways.
On his trip he'd spotted a mouse coming out of the Clarion. Unfortunately Mary had chosen that moment
to walk out the very same door and of course, Aenohe nearly hit her. She'd freaked and went for a gun.
The poor hawk had very nearly gotten his little head blown off.
Of course, Ally had straightened the situation out but Mary had remained distrustful and slightly hostile
towards Aenohe and likewise, he was wary of Mrs. Travis, never venturing too close.
She frowned. She wasn't sure of what, or anything, she could do. Aenohe wasn't about to let Mary
anywhere near him not that Mary wanted to be anywhere near him anyway.
She was still thinking when a scream rent the air. Her frown deepened as she bolted from her chair
towards the sound. That scream had sounded suspiciously like Mary Travis.
When she burst into the Clarion, closely followed by Chris and Vin, she found Mary stroking Aenohe's
feathers and the hawk was clearly enjoying the attention.
"Mrs. Travis?" Ally said hesitantly, with a raised eyebrow.
"Y'all right Mary?" Chris queried.
She beamed at them. "Oh yes. Thanks to Aenohe here."
"Pardon?" All three chorused.
She gestured to a dead diamond backed rattler lying near the door. "It must have gotten in when I wasn't
looking. I turned and it was right at my feet. It would've bitten me if Aenohe hadn't killed it."
With a cautious movement Vin nudged the rattler, making sure it was dead. When he was sure he picked
it up and tossed it out the door. "So you're al'right?" He questioned leaning against the doorframe.
She nodded. Aenohe chirped.
Chris, Vin and Ally shared a look then excused themselves.
"Does anyone know what the hell just happened?" Chris asked when they'd stepped off the boardwalk.
Ally and Vin shrugged.
"Miz. Travis and Aenohe called a truce." Vin stated calmly.
The other two looked at each other. "Uh huh." They said flatly.
There was silence for a few moments as they wandered along the street.
"Saloon?" Ally offered.
"Saloon." They agreed.
finis