They fell silent.
The Festival day had passed, but it had left indelible scars on the Hearthfire District.
Although they had done their best to protect the believers, there had still been many casualties.
More than a hundred people had died in the rescue efforts alone, while far greater casualties had occurred when the monsters appeared, catching people unprepared and inflicting devastating losses in an instant.
Many of the Canteen's believers had already joined the Factory Guard, and Maeve had not been the only one to stay behind to cover the retreat. Many familiar faces Vanessa still remembered would never be seen again.
Everyone had pent-up frustration, and Vanessa was deeply upset about it too. She kept feeling that if she had uncovered it sooner, perhaps those people would not have died. That was also why she intended to keep seeking information.
Even now, they knew little about this kind of monster. Its origins remained a mystery; all they knew was that it was connected to the Blood Moon.
And... the great being controlling her seemed to be investigating [Worm].
She also intended to search the Library for clues about this.
Everyone had been busy these past few days, especially Dorothea. She handled all the Society's paperwork, and organizing the records of several thousand believers alone had utterly exhausted her, even with Elliot having specifically cleared out several offices for her to use as records rooms.
Allen, meanwhile, was integrating the Factory Guards of several factories.
Elliot had ordered the factories to merge, but there were still many details requiring attention in carrying it out. Naturally, those matters had been left to them, and they were also taking the opportunity to expand the Canteen's influence.
Speaking of which, some believers had recently complained that the name "Canteen" was far too