There would always be schemers, lurking within the crowd for their own gain, instigating without showing themselves, unwilling to lead openly, yet hoping to reap the benefits of others' willingness to revolt. So after that old man named Heber was killed by Knight Robert, some instigators began shouting amidst the crowd, never revealing themselves yet stirring up everyone's emotions.
At such times, saying things like "It's not that only serious cases turn into monsters, but that the more severe the illness, the higher the chance of turning into a monster" or "That elf was too close, not even a Holy Knight could have saved him" was pointless and fell on deaf ears.
Therefore, Gahares didn't attempt to explain but silently moved forward two steps, standing beside the decapitated corpse of that elderly Lizardman, and solemnly asked those only a few steps away from him, "Someone just said that I stand here making callous remarks because I am healthy, right?"
