Two hours later, Susan's and Tom's families arrived.
They were all grieved to see the blackened bodies, but after Roland gave each family five gold coins as compensation, they smiled as happily as if the victims had died a natural death because of old age, which called for celebration.
Roland watched them quietly with no change in expression. He didn't say anything or make any remarks.
The catgirl wiped her tears now and then.
She was the only one who really cried.
Roland temporarily put the studies of Lesser Benediction on hold. He didn't give up, but he thought that it was too dangerous and he had to study it more cautiously in a safer environment where nobody else would be affected.
Through Long-Distance Teleportation, Roland returned to Motasos. He went to the city hall and checked the civil affairs of Motasos first.
