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"Low'r?? It's broken there too?"
Cora nodded. The sheriff spat out a curse.
"...Walt'r, ah wish ah could jus' be doin' all this mahself. But the nurse's insistin' an' ah don' think ah can argue with my limpin' leg." He grit his teeth. "Or th' broken foot."
"So ah need someone capable ah defendin' the town an' directin' people t' do keep things movin' while ah'm outta work. And you've gone outta yer way t' help defend this place from very dang'rous threats twice in th' last week."
You glanced down to the temporary badge. Then back at the sheriff.
"...I'll do what I can, sir."
>Call a town meeting asap. You need to let everyone know of the sheriff's injuries and of your temporary sheriff status.
>Find some way to contact Redding and see if you can get outside help.
>Write-in.