You take your rifle out from under the counter and burst out of the door, firing warning shots at the attackers. They quickly flee the scene, leaving the body of the man behind.

The beaten and barely conscious man struggles to get to his feet. You help him up and assist him back to the store. You start to tend to his wounds.

"What just happened out there?" you ask. "Who just attacked you? Do you know them?"

The man tries to answer, but is too tired to do so, and can only let out a soft groan. You make him a ned and leave him to rest, before finally going to your own bed. Even with the injured stranger sleeping behind the counter, you have no trouble falling asleep...