"Miss! Miss! I'm so sorry!" The little girl apologized meekly.

Elisa stopped and looked down at the girl.

She was all skin and bones. Her eyes were wide with panic and fear.

The girl's hand clenched tightly behind her back.

However, Elisa continued to browse the medicinal herbs on display.

The market was bustling with people, and the sound of people shouting their wares and haggling filled the air. Elisa had already forgotten about bumping into the little girl from earlier. After paying for her items, she glanced at Gareth, indicating for them to leave.

But they were blocked in.

"Excuse me. Please let us through." Elisa said to the middle-aged man standing in the center.

But he was more focused on what was happening outside and completely ignored them.

Realizing the man would not move, Gareth led Elisa past him, pushing a path through the crowd.

The crowd surrounded the little girl who had bumped into Elisa earlier!

The girl looked emasculated, as if she hadn't had a good meal in a while. She was so pale. Her eyes looked like wide orbs filled with fear in her little face.

stood a middle-aged man in some sort

attention, Elisa stopped to

you all looking at? He's just disciplining the child!" A woman called out with

so?" Someone

stealing. She yelled back, "That girl's a thief! Of all things to learn! I can't believe she's learned to

The other woman cried out. She spun around and

looked the child up and down. The girl's

she

the man wrapped a hand around the

"Please…" She whimpered.

pupils dilated with fear. Her eyes looked left and right, desperately

eyes met Elisa's

eyes brightened

tightened.

seeing a child treated

the answer even if she had made

he killed her? Her family would be

Her conscience would not allow her

dropped her newly bought herbs and ran

neck, and

of

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