This is great. The narrator’s voice really comes through. Sabers seemed a titch out of character with the sheriff vibe, but I really enjoyed this piece. Keep it up.

This is awesome. Maybe I’m just digging the western vibe these days, but really, awesome.

The “swing of sabers” didn’t bother me, but it did put me in mind of a military man, a cavalry sabre or what have you. I do think the sentence could end on “sharpened edges,” and not lose any potency, though. And the last sentence is great.

The ending is pretty gangbusters, I like the musical metaphors. I did think the narrator’s accent was a bit inconsistent though.

Alright cool, I’m glad somebody else jumps to military saber usage, which would have been dying out, but still in the general mindset, I was worried that would be just me.

And the accent wasn’t really an intentional one, I actually tend to avoid actually transliterating accents when I write, it gets aggravating to me. I can definitely see what you mean though.

Took me a bit to figure out where the rope came from. At least I think I figured it out. Anyways, I like it. Seems like a fun character and setting.