He strangled her and buried her, only to be seen by a boy who ran to the monastery to tell what he saw.”
He sighed heavily then continued, “This seems to have been the straw that broke the camel’s back because the townsfolk hunted him like a beast he was and when he was caught, they hanged him. After my parents were consigned to the earth, the sheriff drove me in his car to the police station and motioned for me to sit in the uncomfortable chair in front of his desk. I liked raw meat most of all, and sometimes when the women didn’t bring me enough, I had to hunt rabbits and deer with my bare hands. I felt a shock and a slight pain in my abdomen where the bullet landed. I needed them to keep me supplied too, for in the state I was in, I had a great appetite. “And why are you so sure that I won’t die if I’m shot with an ordinary bullet?”
Instead of responding, the sheriff drew his pistol
