The Devil and the Sun

The air was damp, dusk upon them as a wall of mist swept through the mountaintop valley. Rousing music consumed the hearts of the villagers as they laughed and danced their way across the wooden vaulted room, drinking copious amounts of the local brew as the raucous band continued to play. Tonight was a night to remember. Exactly 66 years since the devil had been expelled from these parts: for the man in question had most certainly expressed every facet of behaviour that would be expected of the devil. When he had arrived in the village out of the blue, he had caused quite a stir.