Just outside of Silvåkra, close to the village church, lies the rectory where vicar Mortimer Aghardt lives with his wife, Elisabeth. It is a beautiful, white house made of wood, surrounded by a lush garden with fruit trees and flower beds. Elisabeth is often times seen wandering among her plants and flowers, talking to them, caring for them with intense passion. Not unlike the passion of a mother towards her children.

During the towns harvest festival, she stands in her stall with a bright smile, selling the most delicious jams and preserves. The fruits of her labour. People come from far and wide to buy her produce and to sing her praises. They applaud her and shake her hand, but they never see the hatred behind her eyes.

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