l I get another Uhe to m

his season of moon falling is li

those insolent brats who tho

ld have mixed the potion yesterday

irty complete moon cycles; by then I would ha

t, chewing the Uhe is the last straw that hits the c

he potion on fire

ll about my surroundings; the boilin

a wooden handler made from the Ikika tree; it's made to he

was when dad carved the Ngaji to avoid another incident), the

ittle Iko( it's a round earthe

to my face, "ah ha this is superb", I s

at that* she told me how difficult it is

ing bitter sweet) to make it sweet, and right now the potion

I store my utensils, I scoop enough of th

patients( patients that doesn't want me to see them a they tend to

void me like a plague but sti

ght on what I mig

ng in contact with the rumoured witch; why then

re witchery into the p

nd a drop in the potion will

ne in the village turns into whit

ir money when the encounter us whi

larious sight to beh

ey accused me to be is so hilarious to the extent it

o get some herbs for Deeda Osondu and Mrs Amadi; thei

help; have they wasted any more time, the

elp from the witch, Ekwensu's daughter

help of the daughter of a deity; a girl

rds, and asked ( they can never beg the witch, they ask

took my basket of goodies( that's

th evil potions except from when I

n; one that kills sl

kill the intaker three moons from

ls the person one Izu Uka af

oduce; it's effect on a person is drastic since the person won't

e was promised to in marriage when they were just little kids in their first moon

i doesn't want him, asks me t

hat since the entire villagers calls me a witch. Why not adopt good t

at since he knew who the

n said as the truth, while accus

r chased out of the only home I've ever known, or worse still, I will be burned. Or I prepare the poison for him and hope not to be implicated.

k then because he won't fail

p plan; I plan I kept so

son from your system; it stops the complete flow of the poison. The poison will still be in the person's system, but it won't have

head out for another herb search, he was cau

a trial can be made on him, and since then Ikenga hav

who plagued our Kingdom; wolves that c

ns at will was the reason they

at's the real name of my village; a village that was once a great kingdom before the wolves evaded it) , the kingdom of A

laid waste to the kingdoms when our Igwe( the head chief of

ave is our village; most says it's because of the gods we serve,

human or should I say animal

d thought; wiping down a

ng; an anihuman whose tales mak

d of war Agbarai

ured to be the direct descendant of Ekwensu. I guess you can say he's my brother), some

as an Onyeike, while others says

es even a strong person bec

his name is mentioned; a livin

the sky( I haven't been born when the rift happened, but father told m

human existence, monsters