[color=9e0b0f][u][b]Sir John Blackburn - Heading to the church [/b][/u][/color]

"Oh," the Sheriff reacts with a genuine grin, "More prospectors out to make their fortune?  How droll. "

[i]do we look like prospectors? okay many the frog does....
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"Prospectors? "John chuckled "Somewhat Sir but we have not crossed the ocean for quick profit but for Science! this "Ghost Rock" is recent discovered. From what I understand it can used fuel but what else can it? can it be smeltered and worked with for example" 

As John spoke to the sheriff the quite woman had finished treating the uncultured swine and had stood back up. Disgracefully wiping her bloody hands on her dress she picked up the small board she had been carrying and seeming wrote something. when she was finished the mute woman moved over to the men, waving her hand slightly to get their attention. She turned the board around, and there written in clean handwriting reads: "I might know someone who can tell you about someone who owns an active mine!"

John was confused why the cute woman had used an Board, could she not speak or something? but before he could the sheriff countined  "The woman, I believe she is referring to the Father's friend.  Had a claim out someways, suppose it's lost now.  Not sure what he found, but he didn't seem quite as excited as I would have expected."

[i]Probably something wrong with it then.... should find out more. [/i]

"Aveline," he calls out in an unnecessarily loud voice, "Be a good girl and show these men to the Father won't you." 

The cute woman, seeming called Aveline. Glanced at the Europeans and smiled at them before seeming day dreaming, John turned to the sheriff "I know it's rude for an gentlemen to ask but is....uh... Okay?" he quietly and awkwardly asked. 

A few movement later Aveline stopped day dreaming, curtising she gave little wave and ushered the men to follow her out of the Bar and a short distance down to the street to town's Catholic church.Reaching Aveline knocked on the door as John looked up at the Church bell  "A church... been an long time since I went to one of these.. Not since Zoya died." 

Reaching into his Jacket John took out small sliver pocket watch. Opening it there was small & sight faded now picture of himself (back when he was in the Army) and heavily pregnant Indian woman, his wife. She had died slowly after this picture was taken during childbirth, never getting to see their little daughter grow up although after happened to her perhaps that was a good thing.. 

[i]it had to be done to keep her alive... [/i]

"well atleast I can still enter these places."John muttered to himself as he put the watch away as an elderly priest open the door and  introduced himself as Father O'Flanagan. 

"Hello Father, My name is Sir John Blackburn and these are my associates Franz Kaufmann & Constantin LeBlanc. The town sheriff and lovely Miss Aveline? said you could tell us where we could find some this marvellous new "ghost rock" mineral."