Sir Godfrey McCulloch’s Magical Escape

It always paid to be kind to beings of a supernatural nature, they might just save your life one day. Sir Godfrey McCulloch was well aware of that fact when he was stopped by a strange little man near his home at Myrton Castle. This creature’s home was underneath the castle but one of the drains was now pouring through his roof. Eager to help what must have been a fairy, Godfrey immediately went home and fixed the problem.

Years later during a heated argument, Godfrey shot William Gordon in the leg with a pistol. Gordon died from his wound and as much as Godfrey claimed it was an accident, he was tried and sentenced to death himself. As he lay with his head on a block, the condemned man saw the little creature he had met all those years ago pass through the crowd.

As quick as lightning, the little figure swapped Godfrey for a fairy changeling. As he rode away, the blade came down and chopped the head off a figure that looked just like Godfrey. The crowd were none the wiser and believed that justice had been delivered. When the executioner looked in the basket however, it wasn’t a head rolling around inside. Just a thick chunk of wood, covered in blood.