One must admit, Horak's timing was rather subtle.
A little earlier, Xia Nan and the others were still collecting honey in the nearby woods;
A little later, they might have already finished dinner.
At this moment, just as several of them were returning to camp with the Anvil Beehive, not even enough time to process it yet... it's hard not to suspect whether the other party knew their whereabouts in advance and deliberately chose the timing.
However, considering that Soldin left the camp alone at the time, and only Margaret and Xia Nan were aware of matters related to the "Anvil Beehive."
With the Perception Ability of the strongest adventurers in their group, there was no possibility of anyone tracking or spying on them.
So most likely it was just a coincidence.
At least Xia Nan didn't find anything strange in the other party's expression.
"Good evening! My young friends!"
"On a night deep in the wilderness, having only starlight as a companion would be too dull!"
