Chapter 63 - Glimmers Amid the Shadows (4)

"Did you hear? They appeared again last night." A woman's voice could be heard clearly near the stall.

"Who?" Another woman chimed in.

"The gang!" She sounds horrified.

As Claire and Eliza approached the stall, the sound of people talking began to be heard more clearly around them.

A group of villagers gathered not far from where they stood, talking in a serious tone that could be heard quite clearly amidst the din of the market.

Claire stopped in her tracks, turning her head curiously.

"The gang?" she asked Eliza in a half-whisper.

"They're getting worse," a man said with a tense face, his hand clutching a small pouch hanging from his waist, as if afraid of being snatched.

"Yes, I heard that they even killed some people who fought back," the woman next to him added, her voice half-whispered but filled with fear.

"They say they're targeting merchants and travelers carrying valuables."