Blood Moon Page #4

That ain't fair.

I'm the eldest, it's my right!

I ain't arguing,

this one's mine.

Are you saying

that you prefer her,

to a real woman?

What are you doing?

Well, Hank, I'm just saying,

that what I got here, well,

it's just as juicy,

as a girl at 21.

Jeb?

I can't concentrate on this,

if you're still holding her.

Sit down.

Is this how you like it, Jeb?

Nice and slow?

What about you, Hank?

Sure.

But I'm still gonna beat the

ever-loving sh*t out of you.

Why, Mr. Hank Norton,

you're just a romantic

old fool ain't you?

When I get back to London,

my editor will not believe

the things I've seen.

I hope that

includes me, darling.

I think it does.

Henry, go outside and get them

guns brought in here.

Are you sure

that's wise, Mr. Norton?

I reckon you might

have done this before.

Oh, do you now?

Well, come here, I'll

tell you a little secret.

When you run a saloon,

not too close, well sometimes,

you just gots to

entertain the boys.

And other times,

Mr. Norton, you

gotta surprise them.

'Jeb. hey!

That was some shot.

I only had one bullet.

Well, sometimes

that's all it takes.

Where'd you say

you were from again?

Well, I'd tell you but,

you'd never have heard of it.

Why don't you try me?

We need to move.

It's Henry!

Henry, I'm coming.

Henry!

Jesus...

Henry?

Get back inside.

Watch it don't

come over the roof.

The skin-walker is real.

Uh-huh.

Darndest thing I ever saw.

Ever used a gun?

No, no.

I want you to go to

the kitchen and lock the door.

If that thing breaks in,

I want you to aim

this at its head,

and pull the

trigger, understand?

Go.

Jake, it's still up there!

Yeah, I can hear it!

Jake!

Calhoun, it's out back!

Jake!

Jake.

Sarah!

Get off!

Sarah okay?

Cut some.

Norton saved her life.

I reckon he was mostly

thinking about his own.

He tied up?

Yeah, Sarah's watching him.

You found something?

Yeah, a blood trail.

Well, when an animal's hurt,

it goes to where

it feels safest.

It'll be back.

We better be moving

on soon, to Pine Flats,

that's where you think the

Norton brothers are headed.

You been real quiet

for the last hour.

You talked

enough for the both of us.

After your fight with Ahiga.

He called you an antahini.

That means witch.

In my tribe,

a witch cures sickness,

with plants and

herbs, nothing more.

Nice try, Black Deer.

A skin-walker don't

necessarily have to be a witch,

but a Navajo witch is

always a skin-walker.

Some of us

are only part skin-walker.

But if the beast

within is too strong,

I turn into something

half-human, half skin-walker,

hated and hunted by both.

That white ash you got,

it's to protect yourself.

Marshal Wade Norman,

why did you have to

be so damn clever?

I preferred you when

you were as a dumb-ass.

So it's true.

Now I know why

you drink so much.

The gunsmith had three

silver bullets in stock.

Black Deer!

Wade...

You know your way around a team.

You ever been a

stagecoach driver?

I rode shotgun a

while, over in Kansas.

Never been to Kansas, myself.

I was born in Chicago.

My parents moved me out

west, when I was nine.

Met my cousin Wade in Denver.

And he took me south,

down to Lassiter,

where he lives now.

He taught me all

about law enforcement.

I was made deputy when

I was 17 years old.

You always stood the

right side of the law?

Calhoun?

Huh?

I said have you always stayed

the right side of the law?

I've done some bad

things to survive.

Got blood on my hands but,

none of it innocent.

Stay vigilant, Jake.

My arm.

Give me a whiskey.

My arm's on fire.

Uh-uh.

I think it might be broke.

You ain't gonna give

me a cup of that?

Strong coffee can go

straight to the head.

And after I saved your life.

Before that thing turned up,

you and your brother

would have had me,

on this stinking floor,

and laughed while you did it.

You probably would have

murdered us all, too.

So don't you dare talk

about saving my life.

You murdering outlaw, scum.

Well now, lady,

I reckon I seen right through

you, to the bare bone.

I may be a piece of

murdering, outlaw-scum,

but I been places.

Nowhere that sold

soap obviously.

I've had me a bath

or two, in my day.

When I was visiting whore-houses

in Wichita and Dodge.

I bet the girls there

loved your company.

Innocent young girls,

don't know how to

handle a knife,

cut a man's throat.

On account of they'd

be shaking with nerves.

But a common whore,

she knows how to use a blade,

for her own protection.

I'd remind you,

that I'm the wife

of Lassiter's deputy marshal.

Do you think he would

marry a common whore?

Sure, if you fed him

some bullshit story

about how you come from

a fine family back east,

and pretended to be a

sweet, young virgin...

I knew I was right.

If you say anything,

to my husband,

you can bet your unwashed ass,

that this innocent little lady,

will happily cut off

your f***ing balls,

and fry them in bacon fat.

I reckon you just might.

He annoying you?

No, he isn't gonna

cause us anymore trouble.

Are you?

Almost ready to roll.

Jake's keeping a look-out.

I'll take this out to Jake.

Hey preacher.

You wanna know where

me and my brother Jeb

hid the bank money we

took, this afternoon?

Set me free,

and I'll divvy it

with you, 50-50.

Norton, as far as I'm concerned,

your blood-money should stay

buried until hell freezes over.

Glad you think that way Calhoun.

Let's get aboard.

Will you stop that spitting?

The horses!

I swear I left the brake on.

You did, I checked.

The horses are gone too.

He's one devious

bastard ain't he?

You show me a nine-foot

flesh-eating critter who ain't.

What happened?

Someone spooked the horses,

rattlesnake maybe.

No, it was my fault,

the brake wasn't left on.

And mine.

You don't have to lie, Calhoun.

It's clear the

skin-walker did this.

Norton...

We're gonna need more light.

Well, there's more lamps

in the livery stable.

Let's go.

I've got this.

Jake.

Lock the door behind us.

You're gonna die!

So what are our chances?

Depends if we can hold out till

the stage-line comes

through tomorrow.

We better pray it ain't delayed.

Interesting choice of words.

You a religious man?

I've been known to go to church.

Anything happens to me,

I'd appreciate you saying

a prayer over my grave.

Any one in particular?

Shortest one you can find.

I get bored real easy.

Remember, just a prayer.

No hymns.

Reckon I can get a

handle on most men but,

truth be told, Calhoun,

you're a solid

gold puzzle to me.

Better watch out for that

mule that's been hanging around.

I reckon he's got

one hell of a kick.

Ready?

Hey Calhoun, I found your mule.

Jake...

Hey, come here, I've

got something for you.

I better go get

what we came for.

Then I'd better come with you.

You're a very brave lady.

No, I'm a very frightened one.

I'll never forgive myself

for bringing you all the way...

I promise I'm gonna

get us out of here.

You better, I wanna see

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