Mustang.pdf

some through the waters, some through the flood,

ou’re crouched outside the lair of the mustang,

near the burned tree. Your friends are with you, exchanging

nervous looks. Like you, they’re having second thoughts. Like you,

they smell death on the air and wonder if it’s their deaths. Cassie has

a big piece of sheet metal with a rope across the back, because the

Mustang breathes ire. Jack has a rile, because the Mustang is far

too swift to catch. William has a bible, because the Mustang is the

Devil’s steed. You have a knife because, in the end, someone has to

cut the Mustang’s throat. It’s the witching hour, the moon is full, and

fresh blood is on the ground. he Mustang will surely run tonight.

Cassie is a young woman from town. She’s ierce and wild. She’s in

love with you. When she heard you were going to kill the Mustang, she

insisted that she come along. She made a shield out of sheet metal and

rope, to protect you from the Mustang’s ire.

Jack is a young man from the hills. He’s calm and quiet. He steals

glances at William when he thinks no one is looking. He brought his

father’s rile with him to shoot the Mustang. He cut crosses into the noses

of the bullets, just in case.

william is a young man from town. He’s brave and faithful. He

came with you tonight without being asked. He brought the Word to still

the Mustang’s black heart.

the mustang is a living nightmare:

A soot-black stallion with eyes like

burning coals, breath of lame, and

hooves of ringing steel. It’s swift and

deadly. It is everything that is savage

and cruel, given physical form.

eep a sharp eye out for the mustang. if it takes

you by surprise, you’ll all surely die. But it’s a long wait and

the night is cool and someone brought a lask of whiskey. So your

friends will set to talking to work of their nerves and they’ll pass the

lask to keep warm. You can hardly begrudge them these comforts.

You’re the reason they’re here, after all. Let them talk about why they

came with you. Let them ask you why the Mustang has to die. Let

them talk to each other, while you keep silent. Finally, before the

blood is dry on the ground, give each friend a silver coin from your

pocket and say the prayer together.

some through the fire, but all through the blood;

some through great sorrow, still carry a song,

ou have only three chances against the mustang.

he irst chance is when the Mustang charges. Its iery breath blazes

forth and its hooves strike sparks. You have to stand your ground and face

the lames if you want a chance. If Cassie can shield you from the ire,

maybe you can cut out its burning tongue.

hen you grapple with the thrashing mustang

your friends’ coins slip from your pocket and fall onto the bloody

ground. It’s an omen, showing your fate. You raise the knife and bring it

swiftly down, but you already know how this ends.

Summary

Gather three of your friends around the table.

You remember Cassie standing on the edge of the old rail bridge with you, looking

at your dark relections in the water far below. he sun is high and bright in a

clear blue sky. She reaches out to touch your hand...

cassie’s coin flips to the ground. it shows her fate. pick it up!

t he second chance is when the Mustang runs. It is far too swift to

Ask them to choose between Cassie, Jack, and William.

Tell them you’re all waiting for the Mustang by the burned tree.

Someone will pass the lask around. You, Cassie, Jack, and William should talk to

catch. If Jack can bring down the beast from afar, maybe you can

cut its legs so it can no longer run.

each other for a while. Don’t rush. his is important.

When you see the Mustang charge, shout a warning!

Now you face the monster. First, Cassie will try to protect you from the ire. What

are you doing? What does Cassie do? Remember to warn everyone about what the

Mustang is doing! When the Mustang is almost upon you, read your memory of

Cassie. he memory is incomplete. You and Cassie will have to show how it ends.

When the memory is over, Cassie’s coin lips to the ground. It shows her fate, good

You remember Jack pounding on your door in the dead of night, drunk and

wailing. His face is bloody and swollen from the beating he has taken. Later, he

cradles the rile in his hands, talking about death...

jack’s coin flips to the ground. it shows his fate. pick it up!

t he third chance is when the Mustang snorts and screams and

(heads) or ill (tails). What happens to Cassie? Pick up her coin and shout a warning

to Jack. he Mustang is running!

You and Jack must bring the Mustang down. What do you do? What does Jack

summons up the Devil. If William can still the creature with the

Word, maybe you can wrestle it by the neck and sink your knife deep into

its throat.

do? When Jack is about to shoot the rile, read your memory of Jack. Complete the

memory and lip Jack’s coin as you did for Cassie. What happens to Jack? Pick up his

coin and shout a warning to William. he Mustang is summoning up the Devil!

You and William must still the Mustang with the Word. What do you do? What

You remember William kneeling in the river beside you, his hands strong, lifting

you from the water, a benediction still echoing in the air. William’s eyes are clear and

kind. You feel free for the irst time in years, but there’s a question on your lips...

william’s coin flips to the ground. it shows his fate. pick it up!

10.

does William do? When William reads the Word, read your memory of William.

Complete the memory and lip William’s coin as you did for Cassie and Jack. What

happens to William?

Finally, you must grapple with the Mustang alone. What do you do?

11.

When you raise the knife to kill the Mustang, lip the three coins you have. Heads

he Mustang is stilled. You must act now!

are good for you. Tails and bad. You and your friends will read the coins to see your

fate. What happens?

in the night season and all the day long.

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