398 People changing with time

Eugene took two steps forward, ready to protect Eve so the townsfolk wouldn't dare to do anything. Eve asked them, 

"What are you all doing here?" 

"Genevieve, we don't deserve what you did to us." One of the town's women addressed her with a serious face. The anxiety in Eve's body continued to build, and she felt dizzy because of the tension. The woman said, "We have been waiting for you to return to the town since the following day when the town caught fire."

Did they find out it was Vincent who had set fire to the town? Eve asked herself, and her hands clenched.