Just as he was preparing to head back to his farmhouse, Roy heard a snapping sound coming from his cornfield, prompting him to sharply turn in the direction of the sound and proceed to stalk towards its source.
As he crept through the cornfield, his shotgun still cradled in his arm, the farmer would soon hear what sounded like munching, with a small shape soon becoming visible through the tall stalks of corn. It wasn't long after that before the farmer was close enough to make out the outline of what appeared to be a small child, who even in her semi concealed state appeared quite clearly unkempt.
Despite being glad that at least he wasn't dealing with some type of ferocious magical beast as had been implied before, the farmer still frowned and reached forward through the corn, grabbing what felt like the back of the childs vest before pulling her up off the ground to dangle in front of him, allowing him to get his first proper look of the scruffy little girl.
"Just what do you think you're doing?" he growled, still frowning at the little girl as he held her out in front of him, "stealing corn is it? Do you know what happens to thieves round
these parts?".
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