The next day, villagers on their way to work saw Phoenix Golding hog-tied on the ground and quickly reported it to Jethro Golding. Phoenix Golding was locked back in the ancestral hall. Its doors and windows were nailed shut with wooden boards, leaving only a small opening for food to be passed through. She had to eat, drink, and relieve herself all inside the hall.
After a month in there, during the hottest part of July, she would probably be rank by the time she got out.
But all the villagers were curious: who was the righteous soul who had tied up Phoenix Golding?
"Aurelia, was that you?"
