You call out to your assailants to hold their fire and state their business.
Four men approach with their pistols pointed at you & the old man.
"You best be gettin' along, sonny," the meanest looking one tells you. "This ain't no
business o' yours." He continues talking to the old man and ignores you. "So this is where ye been hidin', Billy Barnacle!"
The old man replies sarcastically, "Ah, if it ain't me old friend Sean Sinister? I never
thought I'd see the likes o' you in these parts again. What brings ye here after all these years?"
Sean angrily continues, "Did ye ne'er receive the token I sent for ye?"
Laughing, the old man replies, "You mean the double-crossed doubloon? Aye, I paid it to
yer mother last night for showin' me such a good time!"
Two of Sean's goons step forward and grab Billy's shoulders. Without a word, Sean
draws a dagger and cuts his throat. He then turns to you and says, "Let this be a warnin' to ye. Forget what you saw
tonight, forget you ever heard of Billy Barnacle, forget the name of Sean Sinister, and you might just live to see yer next
birthday!"
Sean and his goons walk away down a nearby alley. You can: