Apathetic Book of Sinners

It was such a beautiful day! The sound of thick and tall trees silenced the whole world. The sun, lazily skimming the sky, reminded me how great it was to live in the countryside. The touch of dry grain, crumbling under the slightest pressure made me realize why I had so faithfully committed myself to the temptations of last summer.

The old thicket purrs like a cat. Sometimes the sounds of the forest mix with the villagers working hard in the field. The glow of the rising sun is the most beautiful only in the bud, swaying inertly in the wind.

Forest litter gives birth to its children who search, call, protect. Evil should not find asylum in the backwoods. The chaotic order of nature has no right to be shaken, but it is him. He stands in the shadow, cast by the penetrating rays of the sun falling on the branches of trees, which block the aura with their matter.

The smell of ripe blueberries mixes with the scent of blood. The combination of both fragrances resembles a disgusting execution of an innocent man, who instead of running away... dances. Strawberry falls on unnaturally beautiful and fragrant grass, it breaks like glass under the pressure of sudden growth caused by pollen of flowering daffodils.

“Did you find him, boy...?”

“Not yet, sir.”

“Shame! Tell me, have you looked everywhere? Have you looked under every pebble? You brushed away every pile of sand? Did you remember to look around the treetops? ”

“Yes sir...”

“Did you like the trees? Could you tell me about this unique oak that grows in the middle of a meadow... protected by a bush? ”

“The forest is the most beautiful in summer. I love the smell of freshly scratched bark, but later my hands get dirty... my parents forbid me to do so.”

“Don’t worry about them... we’re alone now. You can always tell me about everything that bothers you, remember?”

“Is it true what they say in the village? Are you... evil? What have you done that mom and dad hate you? ”

“... I’m a pirate! People do not see the beauty in rot, they look around only in search of help and understanding. It’s hard to be a pirate without a pirate ship that would allow me show the world my true self and what I’m capable of, but you know ... this forest is magical. He will help me build a new ship. Bigger than the widened tree and more beautiful than the most beautiful daffodil! ”

“Can I help you !?”

“Of course, boy ... we are going to have a lot of fun together! You are my partner now, that makes you a pirate too. For now, go to sleep ... we will see each other in no time. ”

“I can not wait!”

“Ohhh ... me all the more!”

Prologue