In America, there are only three countries: British North America, Texas, and Mexico.
On the border of the three nations, unlike in Europe, there are no fortresses, strongholds, or customs cities. Given the population density here, moving the boundary marker one kilometer forward every day may go unnoticed for years.
Such vast lands, even though America is only seen by the British as their own plantation, require substantial investments to increase transport capacity. Still, there are always places the railway cannot reach or loss-making lines investors are unwilling to fund.
Thus, the spectacle of a dozen cowboys driving hundreds or thousands of cattle across America's wilderness came into existence.
Joseph used to be a cowboy; now he's become the arch-enemy of cowboys—a mid-level leader in the cattle thief gang.
