"It seems like they have been using this place as their base lately, causing us trouble non-stop." Leaving the well-informed merchant, Catherine slowly let go of the chill-inducing smile on her face, "But I'm skeptical, have they really not left yet?"
"Who knows?" Pannis shrugged, "No one recognizes them once they've taken off their masks, it's hard to tell whether they've blended in with the gang of thieves. However, I think they probably haven't left."
"Why's that?" Lina, her mouth full of a sugar-frosted red pearl fruit, mumbled, "There must be a reason, right?"
"Once they leave here, they'll find it hard to locate a similar place to establish as their base," Pannis explained, "Unless they abandon attacking us, or they are willing to wander the wilderness like the wretched thieves, there's no need for them to leave this place."
