'Spending' his recent earnings

Silver did not give him an inche. He backed his way up and out the door from him until he was outside where he had the clear sky above him. Only then did he stop and let Bounty get any closer.

He kept his head to his left, his mouth close to his katana under his left wing where he could draw it quick if things got violent. For now, he waited.

He followed him at a steady pace still as he pushed the doors out of his way. This colt was something else in how he was acting. Then Bounty saw the katana and tensed up. He looked at the katana with a eagle eye, the sword was good quality, but it wasn't made be no master sword smith. It gleamed in the sun light as the colt reached for it. Bounty had a serous look now as the tip of his horn sparked a little.

"There ain't no need for something like that now if there? Wouldn't want us to have some kinda of duel would you? I'm not the running kind." His accent seem to come out a little more as he lifted up his long duster cloak he wore to his the swords he carried. He had seven in total, each a different type. He floated one out a stuck in in the ground in front of him, making the light bend off it and the townponies to go inside, expect for a old colt who wanted to see the show.


"Now how about you put your's away and I'll put mind to rest? I didn't come here to fight with you."

Silver glanced over the ponies collection of swords. He had fought unicorns that used swords before. He rather not fight at all right now.

"I'm listening...." He said, not moving anymore for this pony. He had enough ponies in his lifetime try to kill him. This pony was not getting any nice favors from him.

Bounty seem convinced the colt would hold his word and puts the sword back in it's sheath. He thought about what best to say before going now with this. He had to get some info before making a move.

"Your name is SilverSpur right?"

Silver kept his narrow eyes dead on Bounty's. The wind was the only thing to make him appear anything but idle, going through his wing feathers and fur.

"...And what if it is?"

"I have to speak with a colt by such a name. I have a pear to pick with him." Bounty didn't know if it was him or not yet. He didn't want to let everypony know about what was going on.

"And who are you exactly to be wanting to talk to 'this pony'?" He asked back. Silver knew he would figure out it was him, if not already, but he would keep that advantage as long as he could. "What would your message be?"

Bounty looks at him with a narrow brow, trying to see if he could figure this out. He needed to be real careful with this info.


"What I want to speak to him about onl concerns you if you are him. Also my name is Bounty." Tips his hat on habit.

"A pony named Bounty looking for another pony. Sounds like you have your intentions written out in name. You won't be talking to Silver Spurs with them swords on you." He held firm, but considered just flying away. This pony would not be able to catch him once he took to the sky.

Bounty seemed to grin almost when you said not have his swords on him. He floated each one out one by one and threw them around all in a circle. He seem to stand up a little more as he relaxed a bit.

"I havn't felt this light in years, now where is he? Also shouldn't judge a pony by there name."

Silver knew better than that. A unicorn could easily grab the swords still from this distance. "Now you come over here." he said, motioning toward the back of the building across the street. He kept his eyes sharp on Bounty the whole time, as well as a fair distance until they got there.

Bounty decided to just listen this colt's demands as he trotted slowly at him. Trying not to look dangerous or anything. Bounty wasn't scare of nothing happening as long as he kept a cool head about it. He starts heading for the back of the building like he was ordered.

Once behind the building, Silver reguarded the pony, still being cautious. They were alone back here. Several quiet moments went by.

"...I'm the one your looking for." He said, not breaking his narrow gaze for a moment.

Bounty rose a eyebrow. "You don't say?" He said it with a joking tone.


He looked over the colt for a moment as he seemed to be acting real strange. This colt had some kinda story or reason for acting how he was. Bounty wasn't in the business of finding out that kinda stuff anymore so he decided to press on to his agenda.

"I came out here looking for a group of ponies wanted to make a new settlement, I heard that you were part of it and I am looking to join up."

Silver Spurs stared hard at the pony for several moments. They were very long deathly quiet moments.

"........I guess the town notice board was not enough for you, or can you not read?" He said rolling his eyes with a sigh. He eased up a little, but still kept up some caution. "You are one thick headed pony, asking specifically for once pony to talk to in private, especially with a name like yours."

Bounty saw the change in the pony, like watching a house fire be put out suddenly by the rain. Must be high spun or he had something to fear in a bounty hunter. Whatever the colt's deal he seem to want to be leaving it behind like bounty wanted to do with his life.So he didn't plan to look him up or anything.


"Didn't think that trying to have a face to face would have you pull a sword on me, thought ponies liked chat with others they are gonna be living around." He shrugs like he was taking something off. Maybe the tension he had felt.

"Just trying to be a good neighbor, though I guess that is shot. But maybe this worked out better, kinda gave us a feel of eachother." He said with a little almost frown and investigating eyes.

"I don't exactly like it when ponies armed with a swath of swords go about asking for me by name. If i was anypony else with my history, you would be dead. Next time you have such a simple stupid question, ask the town hall or barkeep." He said before spitting at the ground.

Silver was still tense and wound up, but now venting it in anger. Still, he was wary enough of him to watch out if he was trying to get him into a false sense of security.

Bounty saw clearly that this colt was mad and Bounty didn't like he gave a sort of threat to him, but there was no point throwing he wooden words in the fire of this colt.

"So where do I go about signing uP?"

Silver usually was a calm and controlled pony, but right now he wanted to smack the nuts out of this pony.

"....Use your noggin. The town notice board will have it all over it." Silver finally gave in and dropped his defensive posture so that he could facehoof. So much for keeping his composure.

Bounty thought it weird he got calmer and this colt got tenser, maybe they had some kinda feed where he pumped his frustration in him.

"Well I could walk all the way over there for the same info you know right here. If you have a minute it would be pretty neighborly of you if you would tell me, unless of course you got something important you need taken care of."


Bounty realized this was the most he has talked in along time, he had gone almost days not talking on his trip up here. He didn't know if it was nice or not this was happening. Was it Bounty's fate to be pulled to conflict?

Silver simply shook his head, annoyed as ever at this pony. "I don't recall. I just planned to look at it again and show up to it."

Silver usually avoided talking, but now that they already were, and in privacy, he didn't mind a few words more at his benefit.

"So what is a pony carrying several swords about doing looking for a new settlement?" He asked. Silver wanted to know who this pony was and what he did for his trade. If they were going to the same place then he would be seeing him a lot more.

Bounty pondered for moment about what he just asked him. H didn't really want to bring up his past to someone he didn't know, but if he did tell him maybe he would get the 'I kinda want to stab you' out of his eyes.

He shrugs for moment, seemed like he wasn't gonna talk for a moment. The suddenly he just started up.

"I was a Bounty Hunter a while ago, a long while ago mind you." He points at you like he was pressing it into your skull so you wouldn't forget it. "I like to collect swords, it's a hobby of mine and I don't feel safe at night without. Trade a blanket for a sword I guess you could say."

He stopped and looked a bit bit upset at himself about the way he said it like that. He noted to never use examples for things again.

"I also have a talent for finding things like gems and minerals, like salt and such. Thought I could be of some help to a new place. Also my wife left me so I want to get as far away from her and the world we lived in together as I can." He closed his mouth and way he looked made it seem like he had never spoken.

Silver kept watching him close with narrow eyes. He still had a hard time believing this pony was just that simple.

Then the tension broke as Silver let out a soft chuckled and smiled a little. "An ex bounty hunter that likes shiney things and swords who lost his wife. How golden." Silver finally eased up completely. This pony was no longer a threat to him.

"Sounds like you have most your troubles behind you. You should work on how you ask questions though. Anypony would take you a bounty hunter through and through."

"I am guessing that is some form of comment to someone. Anyway that is my story, nothing special or anything."

Bounty saw the change in the colt as this muscles became relaxed. This pony wasn't worried about him anymore. He didn't know if he should be happy or sad about that. He decided best to shrug it out and try to move pass that silly event. His horn lights up a light blue as the swords floated back into the respected places in his vest and were slightly hidden from sight. He moved around trying to have them set where they wouldn't slap against him as he would trot.

Bounty opened his mouth, about to ask the pony his story, but he decided against such action. He most likely would want it kept to himself. Whatever he did before seem to make him real weary of Bounty Hunter's. "So is there a place I can lay my head around here? The Admiral Benbale inn still around?"

Silver was not too familiar with Inns around here. He hardly stayed in them. "Don't know anything about Inn's here. I always set up camp outside of town. Keep the stars above your head." He said simply and started to make his way back to the street. There was no sense in staying behind the building.

He was slightly surprised that Bounty did not ask him about his own background. Perhaps he was not as sightless as he thought. Then again, it took a pony of a certain caliber to be a bounty hunter.

"...How successful were you with your bounty hunting?"