The gunslinger is in his element at last, all emotion and doubt and fears about Emma-Didi-gone from his malfunctioning mind. He knows these targets, recognizes them from the skimmer that attacked them on their way to the train. The same targets, Didi believes, who killed the old man, Putter, and kidnapped her father.

He doesn't have proof of their guilt, though their attack is enough for his gunslinger sensibilities to kick in and demand action. Action. His ...