"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.

from her stood a middle-aged man in some sort of work uniform. He looked

attention, Elisa

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

so?" Someone else

waiter catching the girl stealing. She yelled back, "That girl's a thief! Of all things to learn! I can't believe she's learned to steal at such a young age.

what I'm hearing!" The other woman cried

child up and down. The girl's skin

like she had just

empathy, the man wrapped a hand around the girl's neck

"Please…" She whimpered.

and right, desperately seeking help

eyes met

eyes

chest tightened. She

bear seeing a

answer even if she had made

her! What if he killed her?

not allow her to let this

newly bought herbs and

squeezed the girl's neck, and the color drained from her

of

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