A Heartless Woman - II
Merlin saw the group return several minutes later, followed closely by a much larger horde of civilians.
The large group all gathered around the temple, and from the fragments of mumbling he had heard, it seemed like a large majority of the group weren't entirely sure why they were there.
It seemed that most of them had just followed along due to curiosity, but eventually a rumour was spread around that Madame Hartlace was going to be speaking at the temple soon in regards to the terrible rumours regarding her and the illegal dealings of the orphanage.
Those who were curious stuck around while a small group who didn't seem that interested left. The crowd became rowdier as they waited, but eventually the star of the show had arrived, escorted by several city guards who appeared to be acting as body guards.