By the time the rangers made it back to camp word about the Alamo had spread. A gaggle of soldiers swarmed Deaf's wagon shouting questions before he could stop the horses fully. Lily May handed Beau's reins over to Kit's capable, offering hands before elbowing her way to the front of the group and pulling down the wagons backing with Flores. She reached up to Mrs. Dickinson carefully but she didn't move. "Mrs. Dickinson-"

Sara ran up behind them knocking Lily May into the wood with an oof. "Ma'am? Please let me see your baby. It's alright ma'am you're safe just let me help you." Sara coxed trying to be gentle but forced to yell over the noise.

"It's alright honey. No one's gonna hurt you now." Lily May tried her best to convince with Sara. Mrs. Dickinson shook her head and clutched Angelina closer to her chest through sobs but didn't fight when Sara and Lily May pulled her out of the wagon by her forearms. As soon as her feet touched the ground she clutched Angelina tighter and tried to curl in around herself, leaning into the only familiar person around. The woman ranger with blonde hair and a kind smile. Lily May glanced down at Angelina in concern wondering if she could breath but chose to say nothing. She wrapped her arms around Mrs. Dickinson's shoulders and led her through the crowd that parted for the women but didn't quiet.

"Mrs. Dickinson you're gonna go with Sara now okay?" Mrs. Dickinson whipped around to look at Sara with fear in her eyes. Sara smiled at her gently. "She's a nurse. She's gonna make sure that you and Angelina are alright and then she'll get you somethin to eat. She'll take good care of you. I promise."

Mrs. Dickinson still looked at Sara hesitantly but let herself be handed off to her without complaint. Or any words really. She hadn't said a word since they left the valley. She looked back at Lily May for reassurance when Sara's arms replaced the rangers. "If you need me for anything you just ask Sara and she'll come find me okay? You're gonna be fine." She ran a gentle hand over Angelina's peach fuzz one more time and gave Mrs. Dickinson a smile before Sara led her away.

Just before she made it out of the crowd line Mrs. Dickinson turned back for one last look of comfort. Lily May smiled until she disappear with Sara and turned back to the wagon. The black woman in the green dress who'd stood with Flores earlier was carefully climbing down refusing Deaf's help. She was handling things, differently than Mrs. Dickinson had. Instead of crying or shaking and pitching a fuss she was quiet. Taking in the crowd around her with hard careful eyes and only slight tremors rocking her shoulders that gave away the trauma she had experienced today.

It was almost unsettling.

Experienced with prideful women, Deaf offered a hand for her to shake. "Ma'am? I'm Captain Smith. This here is ranger Houston and Officer Hockley." He nodded to Lily May and George who had pushed their way forward to block the swarming army men. Lily May smiled kindly and George nodded curtly.

"We're gonna get you some help but first I reckon General Houston will be wanting to speak with you first. Will you be alright till then?" Deaf asked as if she had a choice. She took an inspecting look around the camp and nodded. Deaf grabbed Hockley by the arm and whispers something about survivors and immediately Hockley yelled for the men to clear a path.

Deaf wraps an arm around the woman's shoulders and Lily May mimics him from the other side. They keep the her safely between them and hurry her through the path Hockley is shoving and shouting through for them.

"What's your name darlin?"

She looked up at Lily May strangely.

"Emily West."