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The Village head.

   When I travel to the market, I am greeted by the shopkeepers, even if I do not buy anything.  If I look at anybody, they will greet me.  I know that this is because I am the village head, but I still find it strange.  Today as I as I arrived at the market, I noticed something was amiss. comic2.jpg I looked towards a village resident and asked "Why is the market missing all the farmers?"

     "All the farmers are helping this new farmer to get his crops planted.  They probably won't be at the market until tomorrow."  
    I thanked the man and went to the butcher, as my supply on meat was low.   I bought as much meat as I could carry, and began to travel home.
    On my way home, I saw a tree that I had always liked.  It was a tree similar to a bonsai, but full size.  I had first seen in it when I first became the village head.  I remembered the bandits who leaped out from behind it, fully armed.    
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 I went on and bumped into a farmer returning from the fields.  

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    "I'm sorry, I didn't see you there,"  the farmer said
    "It's fine, I was distracted by that tree anyway.  So you got this new farmer all set up?"  
    "Yes, he'll be fine.  I left early because I need to get home and tend to my own animals."
    "Alright then, see you around." 
     I left and traveled on, almost to my house.  My house was not normal, as it was only big enough for a human the size of a cat.  I rolled inside, and decided to go to sleep.  Traveling when you're just a head can be very tiring.
    I woke up the next morning, and rolled out of bed.  I put on my eye patch and hat, and went out and tended to my garden.  I did this for many hours, until I eventually got tired and went back inside.  The wizard who would give me an enchanted body would get here soon.  I pulled myself up to the table with a special slide given to me by a friend, and sat there reading until the wizard arrived.  
    The wizard finally arrived, and walked in, dragging a headless mannequin.  "Hello there, this is your body." he said. He picked me up, and put me in the spot where the head would have been on the mannequin.  He sat down and took out a few runes, and began chanting.  The last word of his chant was union, and he sprung up and threw his hands towards me, with lightning emitting from them.  The mannequin was hit along with me, and we had the lightning flowing around us.   I felt no pain, but the lightning stopped, and I fell to the floor, attached to the mannequin.  "Very well, the spell is done, I'll take my leave of you."  
    "Wait.  Your payment."  I stood up with my new wooden body and walked over to where I kept my purse and took 50 golden coins out.  I walked over to the wizard and thanked him.  I was able to feel and move again.  I decided to fully test out my body after a night's sleep, as I was feeling sleepy. I laid down and went to sleep.
    The next morning I awoke, and stood up for the first time in many years.  I walked outside and began to walk towards the village.  I walked quite a bit when I saw a fire to the left of the path, at a farmers cottage.  I started running towards it, another thing I haven't done for years.  I stopped at the cottage and looked upon the small structure burning.   A man crashed through the door, and toppled to my feet.  "My daughter's still in there!"  the man said as he fainted.   Kicking the man to the side, I charged into the burning cottage.

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    I looked around for his daughter in this main room, and saw nobody.  I ran towards the back room, and tried to open the door but it was locked.   I kicked the door a few times, but it would not open.   I grabbed a stone table and threw it at the door with surprisingly very little effort.  The table smashed the door to pieces, and I charged into the room after it.  I grabbed the man's daughter, who also had fainted.

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    I threw myself through the window in the main room, and landed by the fainted man.  I grabbed both the man's daughter and the man and began to carry them towards town.  
    I finally arrived in town, and went straight for the sheriff's office.  The man had awoken on the journey, and had taken over carrying his daughter.  Throughout
the entire journey the man only said "Thank you."    I opened the door and let the man go in.  I noticed a smell of burning wood, coming from the ground.  My eyes traveled to my feet, and I saw that my foot was on fire.  I tried to beat it out, but the fire quickly spread to the rest of my body.  

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I finally pulled my head off, and threw it through the window of the sheriffs office.

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 I hit the window rather hard, and fell to the ground, knocked out.

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 I probably should have made sure the shutters were open first.
    I awoke in the towns square.  I would have to seek out the wizard some other day for yet another body.  But I had been through enough action today, so I was just going to rest.

 I hit the window rather hard, and fell to the ground, knocked out.

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 I probably should have made sure the shutters were open first.
    I awoke in the towns square.  I would have to seek out the wizard some other day for yet another body.  But I had been through enough action today, so I was just going to rest.

























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