Blood Orchard

The year was 1693, and spring in New England. This peddler by the name of Horgan, inquired to find where me might find lodging. She
suggested Micah Rood, who had a room to spare and lived close to town. Micah Rood took great pride in his orchard, and he was known to
scare any trespassers that would come into the orchard.

Horgan went to Rood's home and through the beautiful blooming orchard, and Rood confirmed that he did have a room, and they agreed to one
gold piece as a payment for the one night.

Townspeople found Horgan's body the next morning. His body was bruised and battered, beneath an apple tree in Rood's orchard. His pack
had been ransacked, and was completely empty. Rood was questioned about the murder, but of course he denied any part of it. Since there
was no evidence that Rood had committed the crime, there was nothing that could be done.

As spring progressed, something strange began to happen. The once white blossoms in Rood's orchard became streaked with red, and the
buds of the three beneath which Horgan's body was found, were deep crimson, as though they had been dipped in blood. When autumn came,
the apple's came and no one wanted these apples because they too were tainted with deep red blotches throughout he pulp. The people of his
town thought it was a sign from beyond, that Horgan was killing the orchard. The people stormed Rood's house, looking for answers, but it was
too late. The sheriff found him dead in a chair, looking over the orchard. This is believed why some orchard's in Connecticut grow red streaked
apples, especially in the Pomfret area where the orchard originally was.