Dozens of people are panicking over the many people being unconscious on the ground.
Villager 1-"What's happening!?"
Villager 2-"Are we being attacked!?"
Villager 1-"Are they all dead!?"
Villager 3-"We need to get out of here"
Marigold(yelling)"Everyone calm down!"
Marigold runs out and tries to calm down the people who are awake. The people ignore her due to their panic.
Marigold(yelling)-"It's okay! They are just asleep nobody is dead!"
Again the people ignore Marigold.
Damion-"That isn't working"
Marigold(yelling)-"Everybody please calm down!"
Julius-"I think we'll have to explain this to people individually"
Joe-"This is going to be difficult"
Adam-"Let's hurry up"
Elise-"I bet I can calm down more people than you"
The group splits up and talks to the people individually.
Villager 2-"Who has done this?"
Damion puts a hand on the villager's shoulder.
Damion-"We did but don't worry it's ok?"
Villager 2-"What?"
Julius flies by.
Julius-"That isn't helping!"
Damion-"Oh um. They are no longer mind controlled so they are good now"
Villager 2-"What are you talking about"
Damion-"You're welcome"
Damion runs off.
Villager 2 stands there stunned.
Villager 3-"I have to get out of the village now"
Adam runs in front of villager 3 and puts both his hands on their shoulders.
Adam-"It's okay, you're not in any danger"
Villager 3-"Who are you?"
Adam-"I'm Adam. It's fine they are not hurt just asleep, they will wake up soon and will be fine"
Villager 3-"They're asleep!? Why!?"
Adam-"It's complicated"
Villager 3-"What!?"
Adam-"Ok so they were mind controlled by Lucious and now they aren't anymore"
Villager 3-"Lucious? What are you talking about?"
Adam-"Do you not remember who Lucious is?"
Villager 3-"What? No of course I know who Lucious is he's lived here for over a year"
Adam-"Yeah, well this is his fault"
Adam runs away to talk to more villagers.
Villager 17-"Are you okay? Please be okay!"
Marigold-"It's alright mam"
Villager 17-"Oh Marigold! My husband suddenly collapsed on the ground along with a bunch of other people! What happened to him?"
Marigold-"They are all okay. They will be asleep for a little while but they'll wake up"
Villager 17-"How long is a while!? Why are they all asleep!?"
Marigold-"I don't know how long they'll be asleep. But they fell asleep because of Lucious"
Villager 17-"You're saying Lucious did this? Why would he do this!?"
Marigold-"It's a long story, I'll explain it to you later"
Marigold runs off.
Villager 17-"No please I need to know what happened!"
Marigold(in her head)-"This is not going well. I'm sure a bunch of them have already ran into the forest"
Villager 35-"Why is this happening!? I was just talking to my dad when all of the sudden he fell on the ground. Then everyone started falling down around me!"
Joe-"Your father's fine"
Villager 35-"Are you sure?"
Joe-"Yes he'll wake up soon"
Villager 35-"Thanks the gods, I was so scared"
The villager hugs Joe. Joe awkwardly pats his back.
Elise-"Listen it's okay"
Elise is shaking a villager back and forth.
Villager 24-"But-"
Elise-"You're being hysterical! I said it's ok, nobody is dead do you understand!?"
Villager 24-"Okay I understand"
Elise-"Good"
Elise lets go and the person falls onto the ground dizzy.
A different villager is running into the forest.
Villager 40-"I have to get somewhere else"
Julius-"Stop running"
Villager 40-"Who said that!?"
The villager looks back and sees a glowing light flying towards him.
Julius-"You don't need to be scared!"
Villager 40-"AGHHHH!"
The villager runs faster.
Julius-"Everyone is okay! You don't need to run!"
Villager 40-"Get away from me!"
The villager trips on a root and slams into a tree. The villager then falls onto the ground in pain.
Julius-"Are you okay?"
Villager 40-"Ugh"
Voice-"I don't think you helped him"
Julius(in his head)-"Calming down the villagers is going to take forever"
Three hours later. The group has talked to all of the villagers that were awake.
Villager 24-"I don't trust it"
Villager 40-"Yeah, I've known Lucious for months and some people show up out of nowhere telling me he's some kind of mind controlling maniac"
Villager 2-"They really expect us to be believe that Lucious was mind controlling over half the village"
Villager 35-"They said he altered their memories not that he was mind controlling them"
Villager 24-"It's the same thing. We don't know who these people are"
Villager 17-"We know who Marigold is, but she showed up at the same time as Lucious"
Villager 1-"Well where is Lucious? They said that he's been arrested by guild officers but I'm not certain"
Villager 40-"Yeah real convenient that they are blaming it on the person who isn't here"
Villager 35-"I think we just need to wait until they all wake up. The group of strangers is staying here until that happens so we can confirm what happened then"
Villager 24-"That's if they wake up"
The group is sitting inside of an empty restaurant building in the trees. Julius has created a silence barrier around them.
Elise-"Was it a good decision to tell them Lucious was arrested?"
Julius-"Telling them we killed Lucious is too risky"
Marigold-"Julius is right, they would be much less likely to trust a group of strangers who killed someone"
Adam-"They are probably going to ask to see Lucious"
Joe-"What happens if they head over to a guild office and ask to speak with Lucious?"
Damion-"What if they find Lucious out in the woods? I think you should have disintegrated him"
Julius-"I'm not disintegrating a person"
Adam-"It just seems wrong to lie to all of them, considering how much they've been lied to"
Marigold-"We just have to wait until everyone else wakes up. When they do and all of them have regained their real memories they'll know that Lucious has messed with their minds"
Joe-"We still don't know how long that will take"
Julius-"We could be staying here for a day or two"
End of chapter 67.