cruel. mean-spirited. colt was not above assault, theft, or just plain ol' murder. he loathed reno for being a secretly beloved voice of reason. reno left on his own. colt went way back with sadey and always abided her scolding. she's died but he didn't know it. he had a soft spot for lecherous gun, who showed up once then hauled off a second time. was bringing up marston to be one of the gang, a kid he might never see again. little mad lonesome dove was growing on him like a barnacle, but he left her in the hinterlands.

and his ultimate obsession was the one he called redbird, though they broke up in two separate directions. colt briggs died on 9.27.23 in the heat of the desert.