Brand

At this point in time, it was practically suicide to go against the victors because not only were they confined in a single space where we could easily take them out, but their precious family members were just outside and our people outside could also do the same. But yeah, that was just a hypothetical because as much as possible, given the land we now possess, we'd need more hands to take care of them for the future.

It's just now a matter of whether this arrangement could succeed or fail because anything could look good on paper, actually putting it into motion was the hard part.

But right as I thought we'd shake hands and sing Kumbayah, it was then that Sebastian walked over to the fireplace several feet behind us and lit a fire. It looked harmless at first but it didn't take long before he pulled out and unveiled a branding iron that had the Rivas Family Ranch logo.

'Oh, shit…'