the first and last chapter

The door of my prison was opening. I knew that it was time to pay for crime that I have done but … but I. even if I knew that my sentence was coming, I was not ready to face it. But even if I am not ready to face it … I should at least look at my destiny and face my pain. in front of me there were 2 people. one was a guard and the second was the priest of the church. Even if I wasn't member of any religion this time, I need to talk to somebody.

It was the morning of September 23. It was cold that day, so me and my wife went to look for wood in the forest. I took my ax and started cutting the wood. like every day my wife to bring my meal with my daughter. I had to chop wood because if I didn't, the fire in our fireplace would go out. and then I waited for the howling of the wolves. Wolves aren't scary because they're afraid of fire, but sometimes I envy their freedom. Wolves are not attached to taxes, laws and nobility. but I also know that I have my wife and my daughter waiting for me. I have obligations towards her and when I married my wife, I promised to protect her. while I was returning to our home, I came across a she-wolf and these children by chance. I don't know why, but this wolf seems to be waiting for her husband every day.

(priest) and what happens after that?

(prisoner) nothing I came home like any other normal day.

(priest) then my children? what happens next?

It was evening, my daughter had just come home. she told me how she chased her friends with snowballs. while she was talking to my wife, I went to get some wood to throw in the fireplace. When I arrived to get the wood, I saw the she-wolf again, she was looking at me, but she left. I took the wood and brought it back inside my house. when I arrived in front of the fireplace, the fire surprised me. it was very bright. whereas normally I would have put 4 logs I only put 3 this time though. Why? I don't know, but I didn't doubt it. after putting down the logs I went back into the kitchen to see my wife. When I arrived, my wife took my daughter in her arms and took her back to bed. She pointed to my plate and told me to finish eating before joining her. So, I started to eat quietly, but I felt very sleepy. Maybe I had worked a little too hard? I should take a pose tomorrow otherwise I would collapse. Wolves may be harmless, but they will attack people who are hurt or exhausted. So, I took my bowl and placed it in the sink. when I arrived in front of the window in the kitchen, I waited for the wolves to howl their singing was very free but also very beautiful. Sometimes when I open the window, I saw the she-wolf watching the other wolf's howl. I've never seen her howl, but I think she's just sad to be alone. I closed the window because if I didn't the cold air would enter the house. I walked up the stairs to my room and laid down on the bed. I fell asleep very quickly, but a cry suddenly woke me up. my daughter cried with fear and said: daddy daddy fire fire. Me and my wife rushed to see our daughter. I was already seeing bad signs. he had to smoke it and the temperature was unusually hot. I broke the door with a kick and forced my way in. the scene looked like hell because I saw fire everywhere. it was on the walls, on the floor and even on the roof of his room. my daughter in the middle of the flames was crying because she was surrounded by flame. my wife rushed into the wall of flame to save my daughter. I was frozen with fear, the fire was frightening, and my instinct told me not to go there, that it would burn me. unfortunately, these were my last thoughts because a log but fell on my head. before falling unconscious I could see the log, it was the 4th log. and then I don't remember anything until the next morning (

priest) my poor child you don't remember anything else?

(prisoner) no nothing else at night

(priest) so continue your story I think we are close to the end?

When I woke up, it was cold. it had the sound of a police car and the screams of other men I didn't recognize. I waited for him to shout something like burn the house or find the last survivors. My mind was already very confused, but I nevertheless managed to get up. I walked towards the nearest noise for months, but my already confused mind began to fall back into darkness. I waited for the cries of my wife and my daughter in my head, but I couldn't do anything because I was too exhausted. the last thing I captured was look, we found a man! two days later I was in the hospital, the investigators tried to solve the mystery. finally, the judgment was made, I was found guilty of deliberately burning my house. I knew it was wrong, how could I but, I couldn't do anything. I was brought to this establishment after 3 days of hospitalization. and then you know the rest of my story.

(priest) poor you, unfortunately I can do nothing other than pray for you. Do you have any last wishes?

(prisoner) I would like to understand why at that moment my wife rushed into a frenzy, why I didn't follow her.

(priest) it is in the nature of man and animals to fear fire, fire is not just good it can also be evil.

(prisoner) thank you priest for answering my last question I think I finally understood why my house caught fire.

(priest) may God watch over your soul.

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the next day a prisoner named Tristan was sentenced to death. the priest in charge said that the man in question finally found peace before dying. The she-wolf and her children were seen by her neighbors but, contrary to what the priest said, the she-wolf seemed to have found a lover.

Author: can you guess who burned the house down?