The Parish

“Silence on a hill as the surroundings of your life pass you by.

Steeped in darkness, tradition and mystery

The Parish stands alone on its hill.

The Evil within bares down on your soul

Look out for the watchers

As they never grow old. ”

The beginning of folk law normally starts with a song and why should this tale be any different. The fight between good and evil, right and wrong has been the backbone of many communities and throughout the centuries Inlands Brow was dominated by the biggest of all.

The Parish.

   The nearby residents of Inlands Brow had always looked after each other without much reproach but like so many old towns its folklore was wisdom and bible and non-dared to set against tradition.

   Many had been born within the Brow and many had died within its hills and moorland. For most The Parish had been a way of life and for the last six hundred years the Font De Dieu family had provided homes, food shelter and work.

   Eve stumbled upon the Brow as a teenager and craving food, shelter and security the Font De Dieu family dearly accepted. For many years she worked as a loyal loving servant away from life and away from temptation. As a teenager she lovingly cared for the old in the village and as her time was served she educated herself in the art of service.

Her skills didn’t go unnoticed and within a few years she was serving the highest Matriarch of the Family.

Cara Font De Dieu

Eve had to learn quickly as the family held many dark secrets; the biggest of them all was Jacob, the only son an heir ever to be born to the manor. Within each corridor the pain and suffering rang out as clear as the Churches bells on a Sunday morning. The darkness and ashes which surrounded the more masked the evil which truly lied within.

    Now as the years take hold and Eve’s circumstances become more complicated and she’s once again torn between good and evil. With her children taken and the blackness due to descend will she be able to bring the balance back to the Brow or will she finally be defeated by:

THE PARISH

CLARE STANLEY MIDGLEY

20 September 2016