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
thief
I live alone in a tent in the woods. I steal food from the townspeople and coal from the blacksmith. The village police can not find me to put me in jail.
Just what I am craving, and I didn't even have to steal it... What brings you here? I just wanted to see what fruits there would be here. I do appreciate an exotic find. I see, it doesn't seem like much of an orchard though, perhaps it is haunted. Yes, I wonder what it looked like long ago. Perhaps some fruit from these gnarled trees would impress a potion maker... It would certainly strike them as different at the very least. What brings you here? A traveler, are you? A visitor of sorts, I've come to see someone. Who are you here to see, then? The king to be specific, he is a friend of mine. In a place like this? I can't fathom what a King would be doing here, or anywhere outside of their castle. Well he isn't I'm just on my way to see him and happened to take a wrong turn it seems.