The Villain's Hero
“The original owners loved each other very much, but the wife was sick. In desperation, when the man's search for a cure led him to a little girl with magical hair, he stole her from her family. The magical hair was not able to cure his wife, however, and she died.”
“The man, distraught with grief, left the little girl in the care of a local witch,” I paused, looking up as the sound of horses and men’s voices spoke of the return of the rest of the hunting party. Within moments, the tent filled with the injured, and for a long time, my story was interrupted. I continued to stitch, the golden hair becoming stained with red.
It was a difficult task. I could not pull too tightly upon the hair fo