The village chief’s daughter, who had been captured, had returned.
Lily gasped and began to speak.
“Please help me, there are others captured besides me.”
“Did you escape alone?”
At Philiana’s words, she lightly nodded.
“I secretly escaped at night because the window was open. I’m sure one of the maids opened it for me. I flew frantically in the darkness.”
It was likely that she was covered in wounds because she had flown through the forest in the dark. She had become covered in mud from crashing into trees and falling.
However, the bruises on her neck and shoulders didn’t seem to be from tree branches.
“What did that Hunter Harpy do to you?”
“His name is Keiga, he’s the guy who recently became the new village chief. He’s holding us hostage and trying to control this village.”
Here, she choked up and bit her lip.
“But that’s just a superficial reason. Th-the truth is, he just likes women. He just wants things his way. He’s the worst, scum! I was hit when I resisted. Not only that, but he’s laid hands on the other girls too… he was laughing, looking at me.”
Her teeth-gnashing could be heard.
“But I kicked him in the face, serve him right…”
Saying that, she buried her face in the sheets and started to cry.
Philiana’s body trembled with intense anger.
“How dare he! I’ll absolutely take that bastard’s head and feed it to the crows!”
Sharin gently placed a hand on Philiana’s shoulder.
“Philiana, calm down. From what you just said, we now know that not all Hunter Harpies are enemies.”
As Sharin said, it was the same Hunter Harpy who had let her escape. Sharin calmly continued.
“So, what kind of guy is he? Why is someone like that the village chief?”
“He’s huge. Compared to others, he’s a head or two stronger. You can’t possibly win against him in terms of power, so everyone was afraid of him. Also, his father was the village chief, but he died of illness.”
Just like the youth who had come to sell meat, everyone was afraid and couldn’t defy him.
For the time being, we immediately left her room. Afterward, we thanked the woman and left her home.
