[color=9e0b0f][u][b]Sir John Blackburn - Chisholm Trail or Thereabouts [/b][/u][/color]

One key... "Traits" to be an mercenary (or atleast an successful one) was an imitating look  so John was unsurprised when the Frenchmen began to glare coldly at him before blabbering some nonsense in his native tongue. A pointless language in john's mind that only useful for two things: insulting Frenchmen like the Frog and seducing married women. 

However halfway though what John assumed was threat or an insult the Crapaud suddeny stopped and looked over to the bushes. "Merde..."

[i]Huh? [/i]

whatever the Frog has spotted Franz also saw as he sheated his knife and drew his Massive Gasser pistol.  "Kaufman, Anglais! Over here!" The frog then shout before turning to the driver. "Get back into the carriage! You two..." 

"What the devil is going on? have you spotted something?" John asked as he unsheathed his sword and also drew his Howdah Pistol.  

suddenly a deep rolling growl, porbably from a panther-like critter came from Bush the Crapaud pointing towards. the Frog didn't even hesitate befoe shooting. "SHOT THE FUCKING THING!" He cried as franz also fired off two shots from his revolver too.

John himself did not fire... His Howdah pistol was rather deadly to critters (indeed that's what it design for) but he had limited ammo and there a good chance the frog and Franz shooting had aready killed the critter which had since gone quiet....

Then out of nowhere was a scream and the sound of clothes...tearing? but even worst it appeared to be coming from the coach!  

[i]A second beast? [/i]

John turned to see coach driver get dragged behind, the coachman fired his shotgun at the beast, a panther from the looks it before attempting climb out of savage beasts reach but it was too late and man was quickly dragged back behind the coach by the second Panther 

[color=9e0b0f][Persuasion!][/color] [b]"unhand him you savage beast or Face my wrath!" [/b]John shouted before charging towards the back of wagon, Sword and pistol ready [color=ed1c24][Fighting] [/color] [color=aba000][Shooting][/color] Hopefully he could shoot the panther before it could kill the men. 

ooc: Persuasion check is more of a joke but would sort of be funny if it worked.