Four soldiers on horseback escorted a wagon into the backyard and hailed him as he came out of the barn.Captain Soto dismounted, shook hands and greeted him like an old friend.“Buenos días, Señor Bender. I trust everyone is well?”Caleb nodded, a little suspiciously. The knot in the pit of his stomach was the same one he always got when bandits came around. “Sí,” he said, rather tersely. “What can we do for you?”Might as well get to the point. He was not inclined to engage in small talk with this man.Smiling, the captain waved vaguely toward the wagon. “We are trying to get settled into our new headquarters, my amigo, and things are going very well except that we have found some necessary items in short supply, so we have come to purchase what we need from the local campesinos. What better way to establish a bond between my men and the people we have come to serve, no?”Caleb nodded slowly, one eyebrow creeping up. “What do you need?”“Only a few sacks of grain to feed our horses, señor, and perhaps a few ears of corn.
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