ill I get another To ma

is season of the moon falling lik

those insolent brats who th

ld have mixed the potion yesterday

irty complete moon cycles, by then I would ha

t, chewing is the last straw that hits the came

he potion on fire

ll about my surroundings, the boilin

wooden handler made from the Ikika tree, it's made to hel

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

ttle Iko *it's around an earthe

gs a smile to my face, “Ah-h

ill drin

at* she told me how difficult it is for

hing bittersweet* to make it sweet, and right now, the pot

I store my utensils, I scoop enough of th

my patients *patients that don't want me to see them tend to stay

me like a plague but still

ht about what I mi

ng in contact with the rumoured witch, why then

re witchery into the p

nd a drop of the potion wil

in the village turns into white

for their money when they e

vs wer

larious sight to beh

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

o the Ajali forest to get some he

oo far gone for my

help, have they wasted any more time, the

help from the witch, Ekwensu's daughter,

help of the daughter of a deity, a girl

ords and asked * they can never beg the witch, they as

take my basket of goodies * that'

with evil potions except when Ik

n; one that kills sl

kill the in taker three moons from

ls the person one Izu Uka af

deadliest of all poison

he person won't know what hits them until

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

i doesn't want him, asks me t

that since the entire villagers call me a witch. Why not adapt well

at since he knew who the

n said as the truth while accusi

I made use of to emphasize how

me I've ever known, or worse still, I will be burned. Or I prepare the poison for

the condition that he doesn't mak

k then because he won't fail

kup plan; I plan I kep

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

o head out for another herb search, he was cau

re a trial can be made on him, and since then, Iken

ured by the wolves wh

orph into humans,

ns at will was the reason they

e up the formal g

of Metu *that's the real name of my village; a village

rem *a kingdom the wolves now abide in sinc

y laid waste to the kingdoms when our Igwe * the head chef o

t been evaded as much as th

serve, but I know it's just a momen

human, or should I say ani

d thought, wiping down a

ngs, an inhuman whose tales mak

s like the god of war,

moured to be the direct descendant of Ekwensu. I guess you can say he's my brother*, so

an adult Onyeike, while others say

akes even a strong person

his name is mentioned; a livin

we saw a rift in the sky * I haven't been born when t

ht doom into the

human existence, monster