My Storytelling

Once upon a time, in a small village, there were two feuding families. The Smiths and the Johnsons had been at each other’s throats for as long as anyone could remember. However, their fortunes changed when a handsome young man from the Smiths, named John, fell in love with a beautiful young lady from the Johnsons, named Emily. Despite their families’ objections and deep-rooted hatred for each other, John and Emily decided to get married.

On the day of their wedding, the hermit of the village was invited to the wedding ceremony. Emily was curious about how she could make her mark on the world and asked the hermit for advice. The wise old man replied, “Your time will come, my child. You will know what to do when that time arrives.”

The newlyweds settled down into their lives together, and soon John began to notice strange occurrences happening around his estate. The servants were disappearing, and his valuables were going missing. However, his love for Emily made him blind to her deceitful ways.

One day, John asked the hermit to come over for dinner. While they were enjoying the delicious food and drinks, John told the hermit about his vision for his land. “I do not want to see evil, hatred, crime, or deceit prevailing in my kingdom,” he said.

At that moment, the hermit’s eyes fell on Emily’s plate, and he saw that it was empty. He asked John if he had noticed that Emily had not eaten anything. John, who was madly in love with his wife, was surprised and told the hermit that nothing could stop Emily from eating her food.

However, the hermit revealed that Emily had been poisoning John slowly for months. John refused to believe it, but the hermit showed him the empty vial of poison he had found in Emily’s room. John was devastated, and Emily was banished from the land.

Years later, John realized the hermit’s words had come true. Emily had indeed made her mark, but it was not the one she had hoped for. The villagers remembered her as the poisoner who nearly destroyed their beloved John and his reign. And to this day, no one knows what truly happened to the hermit.