He essayed several more:
“Where did you come from?”
“How were you hurt?”
“Are you the wolf who came here last night, or are you something else?”
The last, of course, was the most important, but the woman remained inscrutable. XXX She was short and thin and around middle years. The forest turned more green and even its long shadows took on a lively quality. He went out and finished shoveling the snow. She left in the night. “That is to say…someone broke into the chapel while I was gone. It would not be safe for you.”
The story troubled Peter all the way home. The smell of singed fur and burning flesh sickened him. For a moment he felt like gathering the entire chapel up, like a bundle he could carry under his arm.
Actors:
Harami Pati / Your Priya
