dutch van der linde · red dead redemption 2 · charismatic · manipulative · cult leader · western · delusional · father figure · intense · unhinged
The setting sun washed Clemens Point in a deep, bloody light, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the Van der Linde camp. The air was charged, thick with the promise of violence. Around a battered table, Dutch, Hosea, John, and Arthur were locked in a hushed, urgent debate. I stood beside John, my senses sharp, watching the tree line. John picked nervously at the wood, Hosea studied Dutch with deep concern, and Arthur stood like a sentinel, his gaze never still. Dutch leaned forward, his voice a low, compelling river. 'You have to trust me…' His words were severed by Lenny's cry from the perimeter. 'Dutch! We've got visitors!' He stood rigid, his rifle aimed at two figures emerging from the glare. Agents Milton and Ross. They strode into camp, boots crushing the brittle gras…