Wanted Man

Aaaand another post already (but with Lovestruck and my main save having some hopeful bachelors, this side save will go slower from now on).

For the next round I rolled "Moonwood", "Source of income: Horse competitions", Event: "Spend a night in prison and pay a fine", Duration: 4 days. Let's put this all together!

snore, snore

Not just Daniel's clothing-, also his roof-over-the-head problem was solved for the next four weeks. Plus: access to clean water and a guaranteed cooked meal on the table every day. Pleasant company, too! 

What was not to like about the situation?

Maybe the tiny little detail that Daniel's new home was a prison cell in Chestnut Ridge penitentiary? 

Mason: "What even happened?! I think I'm lacking part of memory..."

Seth: "Well, I played the piano in the saloon, when this [swearword] from the abandoned saloon came in. Glowing purple like a firefly and in a foul mood. He immediately started a brawl and we, erm, well, we were stupid enough to join in."

Rupert: "Lots of damage to the inventory. Some bruises on the patrons, too. Spilled drinks by the dozen. Luckily the saloon mirror and piano didn't receive so much as a scratch."

Daniel looked from one fellow inmate to the other.
Rupert Travis was a prospector, a loner and stranger in town like himself. He had no cash to buy himself free.
Mason Ortiz was a the town's carpenter. He had a good heart and considered paying the bail money cheating, so he stayed in jail. 
And finally Seth Stratford was the pianist and had as much of a hot-headed streak as Daniel. A lot of people were still angry at Seth after the brawl, so he was probably safer in here.
As for Daniel, he had been told his fine was 130 dollar, but he had only 93 to his name, so his only option was to bide his time.

The four men quickly became accustomed to each other (with some setbacks) and soon had their own inside jokes. Daniel improved his poker skills, but also didn't neglect his physical training.

From the next brawl he'd escape before the sheriff arrived!

The warden's name was Chris Miller, a newlywed with an infant. He was yet another hot-head (I have quite a lot of them in my cast, lol) and one of the few persons in town who treated Daniel like a person instead of like a dangerous beast. He never called him "warlock", "conjurer" or something along those lines. 

That's why Daniel felt safe to confide in Miller.

Daniel: "I think I was set up. See, the spring competitions begin this week: barrel racing, cross country and hurdle jumping. I had planned to participate. You know my Plum is a good horse. Someone was afraid I might place, so they provoked me and the result you can see."

Chris: "Looks like you couldn't have afforded the entry fee anyway?"

Daniel: "That's another problem, yes."

Chris: "How about a deal? I stable your horse for, say, the cost of the hay. And I ride her in the competitions, one per week. I get to keep the trophies, you get to keep the cash prize minus the entry fee. Does that sound fair?"

Daniel didn't need to consider this offer for long. Chris was only a marginally worse rider than himself (Chris 5, Daniel 6). If Plum accepted him as her rider, he might do well.

Plum! What did I just write about accepting Chris?

The technicalities: Cris and Plum live in a nice house in Chestnut Ridge. The four prisoners live in a two-room cell at the same lot. Access to the cell is locked to everyone but Chris, who does the cooking for the prisoners: cc gruel that actually makes the sims sad after having eaten it. 
I didn't built a proper jail, because Daniel won't get out of the cell anyway. Chris' wife and son are currently "visiting the grandparents" aka moved out.