But the villagers were planning something big. They were making him bait to lower her guard and end her themselves. They believed every bad thing happened in the village because of her black magic. As the days passed and her child's friendships with the village children deepened, a shadow fell over the woman's heart, a premonition of impending danger that refused to be ignored. Whispers began to circulate among the villagers, their words laced with venomous accusations and veiled threats.
Unbeknownst to her, a sinister plot was unfolding, woven from threads of fear and hatred. The villagers, consumed by their misguided belief in her alleged powers, saw her child as a pawn in their desperate bid to rid themselves of the perceived source of their misfortune.
