Madeline suggests they try to capture the small group.

"Eddie," Madeline said from the cover of a rock "why don't we try to get the drop on them and capture them? We have way more people than they do."

Eddie mulled over the idea.

"Eh maybe...but why?"

"If they give up without a fight we might could use some extra bodies. Looks like a woman in the group anyway--some fun for your boys." Madeline shuddered inside as she considered what would happen to a woman captured by the Powder Gangers. She was lucky to be Eddie's play thing and was thus safe from the most egregious actions. But from a strategic position--getting more members into the Powder Gangers was a logistical concern. Each person they lost was hard to replace.

"Yeah I guess its worth a shot." Eddie turned to whisper the order down the line that they would try to capture the group.

As Eddie stood up the rest of the Powder Gangers stood as if in unison their weapons drawing a bead on each of the unfortunate prospectors.

"Its over!" Eddie yelled out "Give up. Drop your weapons. We won't kill you." There was a tense moment of shock and awe as the prospectors looked at each other then at the powder gangers who outnumbered them. The prospectors had weapons, guns and pistols, but only one had a shotgun at the low ready.

The silence lingered for a few heartbeats more. Then the lead prospector with the shotgun at the low ready suddenly swung and pointed the shotgun at his woman companion and pulled the trigger. Her head nearly exploded into red mist. The Powder gangers opened up on the remaining prospectors. They all went down. The man who had no doubt mercy killed the woman they were traveling with was cut down first. A flurry of shots were fired amid the curses and shrieks.

"Fuck! I give up! Don't Shoot!" a voice cried out.

"Stop shooting you dumb fucks." Eddie managed to get order out of the chaos after a few more wild and probably un-aimed shots. Eventually the firing stopped.

The Powder Gangers rushed forward to secure the scene. The man who had killed the woman was riddled with bullets and dead before he hit the ground. One man was wounded groaning. The one who surrendered was unharmed, his hands raised and terror in his face. The woman...well...no one would using her anytime soon. Or ever.

"Well Fucking hell." Eddie said as he made sure the prospectors were disarmed, though the wounded one was far too busy moaning in pain to fight.

"Can you fix this one?" he pointed to the wounded prospector.

Madeline could try to save the man's life. Doing so would add one more member to the Powder Ganger's ****....Or it would give a companion to the other prospector who might try to escape. Madeline could save him and risk that or suggest Eddie finish him off.