Prologue

The Magnificent Seven was not yet whole until Sam Chisolm recalls saving a young woman's life way back, and how she could be helpful if she chose to accept the task. He hopes to recruit her in his little army of strays and save Rose Creek but didn't intend on Joshua Faraday to be tempted into being her possible first victim.

"Where she's from they call her Miss Persuasion. But before all that, I just knew her as Matilda Crawford. She's strong-hearted and good with a gun. She would be an excellent choice for recruitment."

"...Anyone ever calls her Tilda or Tilly?"

"Once. They never got to live long enough to say it again."

((Title are lyrics from the song Black by Dierks Bentley))