diff --git a/libzork/libzork/src/story/choice.hh b/libzork/libzork/src/story/choice.hh
index f080bf6..0646668 100644
--- a/libzork/libzork/src/story/choice.hh
+++ b/libzork/libzork/src/story/choice.hh
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ namespace libzork::story
     class Choice
     {
     public:
-        Choice() = default;
         Choice(const Node* node, const std::string& text,
                const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<vars::Condition>>& conditions,
                const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<vars::Action>>& actions);
diff --git a/libzork/libzork/src/story/node.cc b/libzork/libzork/src/story/node.cc
index 343834a..dc6b8b6 100644
--- a/libzork/libzork/src/story/node.cc
+++ b/libzork/libzork/src/story/node.cc
@@ -1,17 +1,36 @@
+#include <fstream>
 #include <libzork/story/node.hh>
+#include <memory>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 #include "exceptions.hh"
 #include "story/node_impl.hh"
 
+std::string readFile(const std::string& path)
+{
+    std::ifstream in(path, std::ios::binary);
+    if (!in)
+        throw std::runtime_error("cannot open file");
+    return std::string(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(in),
+                       std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+}
+
 namespace libzork::story
 {
 
     std::unique_ptr<Node> make_node(const std::string& name,
                                     const fs::path& script_path)
     {
-        (void)name;
-        (void)script_path;
-        throw NotImplemented();
+        std::ifstream a;
+        a.open(script_path);
+        if (!a.is_open())
+            throw std::runtime_error(
+                std::string("Could not open script: ").append(script_path));
+
+        std::string text = std::string(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(a),
+                                       std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+
+        return std::make_unique<NodeImpl>(NodeImpl{ name, text });
     }
 
 } // namespace libzork::story
diff --git a/libzork/libzork/src/story/node_impl.cc b/libzork/libzork/src/story/node_impl.cc
index e216ff3..dfec5e4 100644
--- a/libzork/libzork/src/story/node_impl.cc
+++ b/libzork/libzork/src/story/node_impl.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 
 namespace libzork::story
 {
+    NodeImpl::NodeImpl(const std::string& name, const std::string& text)
+        : name_{ name }
+        , text_{ text }
+    {}
+
     const std::string& NodeImpl::get_name() const
     {
         return name_;
diff --git a/libzork/libzork/src/story/node_impl.hh b/libzork/libzork/src/story/node_impl.hh
index de94ae6..db7f3a6 100644
--- a/libzork/libzork/src/story/node_impl.hh
+++ b/libzork/libzork/src/story/node_impl.hh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace libzork::story
     {
     public:
         ~NodeImpl() override = default;
+        NodeImpl(const std::string& name, const std::string& text);
 
         const std::string& get_name() const override;
         const std::string& get_text() const override;
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ namespace libzork::story
             std::vector<std::unique_ptr<vars::Action>> actions = {}) override;
 
     private:
-        std::string name_;
-        std::string text_;
+        const std::string name_;
+        const std::string text_;
         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Choice>> choices_;
     };
 
diff --git a/libzork/libzork/src/story/story.cc b/libzork/libzork/src/story/story.cc
index c96b02d..1dca863 100644
--- a/libzork/libzork/src/story/story.cc
+++ b/libzork/libzork/src/story/story.cc
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #include <libzork/story/story.hh>
 #include <list>
-#include <utility>
+#include <memory>
 #include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
 
 #include "exceptions.hh"
+#include "story/node_impl.hh"
 #include "story/story_impl.hh"
 
 namespace libzork::story
@@ -48,7 +49,11 @@ namespace libzork::story
                                    choice["target"].as<std::string>()));
             }
         }
-        return nullptr;
+
+        // auto res = StoryImpl{ title, nullptr, nullptr };
+        // return std::unique_ptr<StoryImpl>();
+        return std::make_unique<StoryImpl>(title, nullptr, nullptr);
+        // return nullptr;
     }
 
 } // namespace libzork::story
diff --git a/libzork/libzork/src/story/story_impl.cc b/libzork/libzork/src/story/story_impl.cc
index 1a036f7..ce785b5 100644
--- a/libzork/libzork/src/story/story_impl.cc
+++ b/libzork/libzork/src/story/story_impl.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 namespace libzork::story
 {
+    StoryImpl::StoryImpl(const std::string& title, const Node* current_node,
+                         const store::Store* store)
+        : title_{ title }
+        , current_{ current_node }
+        , store_{ store }
+    {}
 
     const std::string& StoryImpl::get_title() const
     {
diff --git a/libzork/libzork/src/story/story_impl.hh b/libzork/libzork/src/story/story_impl.hh
index fda5a85..e3067f6 100644
--- a/libzork/libzork/src/story/story_impl.hh
+++ b/libzork/libzork/src/story/story_impl.hh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace libzork::story
     {
     public:
         StoryImpl() = default;
-        StoryImpl(std::string& title, const Node* current_node,
+        StoryImpl(const std::string& title, const Node* current_node,
                   const store::Store* store);
         ~StoryImpl() override = default;
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace libzork::story
         std::ostream& display(std::ostream& os) const override;
 
     private:
-        std::string title_;
+        const std::string title_;
         const Node* current_;
         const store::Store* store_;
     };