Devilry Afoot: Imbolc 1625 - If you go down in the woods today...
You’d better go in disguise If you go down in the woods today You're sure of a big surprise It’s the festival of Imbolc (aka Candlemas). There is a tenuous connection with fertility (of sheep, at least, and possibly people for all I know) which I’m shamelessly exploiting for this excursion back in time to C17 Rutland and the village of Frommage, where as usual Devilry is Afoot. And, its a tradition in Frommage that unmarried young women and men may stroll in Fineshade Wood on Imbolc Eve. Under the trees, where nobody sees They’ll hide and seek as long as they please Get ready for another dispatch from Mark! ************* For this game the scene is a wooded area, partially surrounded by stone walls. The young people allowed an evening off from societal conformity are represented by a dozen lads and lasses (Innocents). They are protected by three members of the Watch, detailed below, who have drawn the short straws to be on duty tonight. Because you never know. And as it happens Fi...