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Marshall does not claim authority. He claims responsibility. The former deputy rides roads his department no longer can, calming frightened people with the same steady voice he uses on a horse—and ending violent disputes with the same certainty he once brought to the batter’s box.
Darryl was a baseball standout, farm hand, horseman, and respected deputy before the collapse. Men seeking revenge against the sheriff’s department attacked his family farm; none left it.
When he learned the sheriff and most deputies were dead, he continued the patrol without asking who had promoted him.
Use mounted speed and elevation to control open ground, fire only when necessary, and finish close threats with the bat before they reach civilians or the horse team.