The villagers burst through the door, and their eyes fell upon two men and two women.
Their village chief was staring in shock at the ethereal, beautiful girl beside him.
The brute who had used the lightning net to stop them was now shielding his ugly female companion. They, too, were looking at the beautiful girl.
The villagers glanced from the couple to their chief, then finally fixed their gazes on the girl.
'Those are Evangeline's clothes, no doubt about it!'
'But where is Evangeline?'
The room was too small to hold all of them. So, led by a sturdy yet skeletal old woman, a few of the taller men entered.
"You ugly hag! What have you done with our Evangeline! Hand her over!" the old woman yelled at Flora Bloom, reaching out to grab her.
Lex Cross remained in front of her and swatted the old woman's hand away. He then turned and pulled Flora into his embrace. Her expression, which moments ago had been a mixture of joy and surprise, now froze as she heard their insults.
