"Who's your friend Mrs Adler?" came a gruff voice, I looked up to see the man I'd bumped into going into the post office.
"Arthur, this is Belle my oldest and dearest friend" Sadie said with a watery smile "one the best woman I know" she smiled happily down at me.
"Now now, Sadie you'll make me blush, besides there isn't much good about me sweetie" I said with a small smile, I didn't miss the look of confusion that came from Arthur.
"Yes there is, only someone as good as you could have brought someone as good at Catalina into this world" she said with a sad smile "I'm so sorry Belle I tried so hard to hide her, but they found her I was no match for them all they took her" she rushed, as tears once again began to slide down her cheeks.
"Wait who took who? Who's Catalina?" Arthur asked stepping forward.
"Catalina is my daughter" I said with tight lips "I don't blame you Sadie, please stop apologising but I need to know who they were? Who took Cat?" I added stepping forward and placing my hands on her shoulders, looking into her eyes.
"The O'Driscolls" Sadie said with venom in her voice.
My eyes harden and my jaw tensed before I turned away from the two people before me, that was a name I knew all too well; not only have they robbed me of my family, now they had the nerve to put their hands on my daughter, striding towards Ranger I pulled myself up and turned to look at Sadie again.
"Thank you Sadie, I'll come find you when I've slaughtered the bastards who had the nerve to put their hands on my daughter and get her back" I said before turning Ranger away from them and trotted away.
"Belle! Wait!" Sadie shouted as she chased after Ranger and I "Come back to camp with me please! There are too many of them for you to take on your own, you'll never get to Cat alone and the gang I am with at the moment have their own issues with the o'driscolls they'll help you I'm sure of it" she said quickly.
"Sadie, these are the people that left Cat without a father, me without a gang" I snarled not looking at her but rather over her head "I need to go and find my baby girl, I can't be waiting around" I said before urging Ranger on again.
"Belle please, I am begging you, you said yourself they killed Diego leaving Cat without a father if you go there alone you are looking at possibly making her an orphan" Sadie rushed running to stand in front of Ranger. "She's already lost one parent, don't make her have to suffer through the loss of the other"
I pulled Ranger up and leaned forward in the saddle to look down at Sadie, my eyes narrowing slightly before glancing back at Arthur; I pushed my hat back and looked up to the sky, the sun was at it's highest peak and it would be far to hot to be riding around soon. With a small sigh I nodded and turned Ranger back around, accepting the fact that this time I am going to need help.
"Ok, I'll come with you Sadie but I will not wait around I want my daughter back and I want her back now" I snarled softly.
"Thank you Belle, you'll be no good to Cat dead and the men back at camp will be more then willing to help if it means killing off some O'driscolls" Sadie smiled softly before walking over to a wagon and hopping up, closely followed by Arthur.
"So Miss Belle, why are you out here all alone?" Arthur asked as he snapped the reins causing the wagon to start rolling out of town "You not got a family to look after?"
Was he not listening to a single word Sadie and I just said? Rolling my eyes I decided to humour him anyway.
"Cat is my family" I explained softly before looking up at him "She is all I got" I added as I trotted along side the carriage.
"and please just Belle is fine, Miss Belle is far too formal for me" I smiled softly "Never kind for formal".
As we neared what I assumed was their camp I hung back a little, my eyes dancing around the surrounding areas; looking for escape routes if I so needed one. Once satisfied I had at least three I continued at a gentle trot staying just behind the wagon, keeping my head down and my hat covering my face.
"Belle, come with me" Arthur said firmly as he jumped from the wagon and began walking into the camp, hopping down from Ranger I glanced at Sadie who gave me an encouraging head nod before I turned to follow Arthur.
"Dutch, Hosea I have a young lady here who is in need of some help" I heard Arthur say as he reached by far the largest tent "She is a friend of Mrs Adler, said they go way back, but she does need help" Arthur finished, as he moved allowing the two men before us to get a look at me.
"Hello sir's my name is Belle Cohen and if I is not too much trouble, I would like your help getting my little girl back from those bastards the o'driscolls" I stated, hope swimming in my heart as darker haired man moved forward with his hand raised to shake my own.
"We will help you in any way we can Miss Cohen" he said, a look of determination swimming in his own eyes.