Now that he had no need to visit Ruth's parents, he could focus on the friends he still had in the village.
Tom was healing slowly, he saw everything that happened near the old fountain since it caused a stir in Revel. Because he trusted Oswald, and because the sight was atrocious, he had already chosen his side.
Simon couldn't bear it either. To him like half of the villagers, it was a murder under plain daylight.
Doing his everyday hunt, Oswald paid his weekly visit to Tina, he was persuaded to have his chances with her. Each time her husband inadvertently shown up at the same time, the latter would lower his gaze and avoid eye contact at all cost.
As if it was a lost cause and as Adelmo had no death wish, he minded his own business. Truth was, he pleaded his wife to not interact too much with the boy as they were in bad terms, though they could still collaborate in order to improve both businesses.
