The Mysterious Crimes of the North Pond Hermit

Harmless

Knight realized that he was technically committing crimes, but he truly meant no harm. He had a bizarre desire to live on his own without any contact with the outside world, but that ended up leading him to this life of petty crimes. He realized he had to be even smarter with this to avoid getting caught, but to also avoid any confrontations with locals. He didn’t want to scare them, but he had to be sneaky.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.