Batugubere

None of the wives in the village of Sanmale wanted to be in Hangnika's marital situation. Her circumstances made Sanmale wives feel a little less awful about theirs. "At least I don't have it as bad as Hangnika," they would say, think or mutter.You see, Hangnika was Batugubere's co-wife. Many wondered whether it was coercion, desperation, or lack of sound counsel that had led to Hangnika assuming the station of co-wife of Batugubere.The thing is, Batugubere, the first and favorite wife of Muyini, was an incredibly powerful witch. She was a feared witch. The most feared in Sanmale and beyond. So, to most women, opting to be second wife to the man to whom Batugubere was first wife, seemed unfathomable.