A black frost, a killing frost, lay heavy on the ground when he awoke that morning. Most of the nearby crops had yet to be harvested, and this disaster would mean a lean winter for the village.
He ventured outside, bracing against the sudden cold, and put his hand to the earth.
As he suspected, the early frost which had defied his predictions wasn’t a natural occurrence.
He looked out at the fields, and saw one was already cleared. He would start there. Dark magic hung over the village, and he would root it out before it did more harm.

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