On a black stag with his hair to his shoulders, in a black cape and boots and winter coat, John rides back. Hunters follow his lead coming from the south. They ride with false pride. All of the animals have either frozen to death or are hiding. The children play in the snow unaware that they might not be eating tonight. John saw this problem coming. He knew we couldn’t continue feeding and housing a growing population without buying more farmland or taking it by force. Joseph didn’t listen to him. He said that God would take care of it. God was wrong. Pretty soon there will be nothing left and it’s Joseph who will take the blame.