Stunted and gnarled fruit trees are lined in rows. The trees have thick bases and are clearly very old but have not produced any fruit for a long time, yet they stubbornly cling to life. Unpruned, their branches stick out at all angles making it hard for a person to traverse the orchard and frequently these branches grab the loose clothing of any visitor. Wind moan through the trunks while dead leaves slowly tumble along the ground.
Haunted Orchard, Farm
visitor
peasant
I am poor and dirty. I hate that I am starving to death. I am a hard worker.
Careful of that branch there. Thanks peasant, I'm not too familiar with this orchard I work these orchard like a dog. The branches snag my clothes, I work day and night and heaven forbid I sneak a piece of fruit, last time i was flogged for it. Well to be honest, Peasants should be handling the manual labor for our lordship. At what cost? I'm quite literally starving to death. I'm so overworked that these orchards are practically barren. Why would you visit here anyway? Sounds like you need to gain favor with the King. I'm visiting because the King and I are good friends.  I am a man of god. If you and the king are also, perhaps you'll be kind enough to see I am fed? The King is the ultimate ruler in these parts. Your "God" is nothing to him. Then would he find pity in me? Anything he can do to help me in my situation would be a blessing. I think he may be able to spare some scraps that are better than this godforsaken fruit. You found fruit? That's a miracle! All I can see are dead twigs. Where is the king? This way is how we get back to the castle!