"There are no signs of decay or corruption."
"The Church has truly abandoned this place."
The Mendicant Monk and Candlelight Priest sensed the disappearance of surveillance, and then they traveled among the people, leveraging their reputation from the great war.
They began to interact with some people and, from these individuals, the Monk and Priest gained deeper insights into what happened in Hamlet.
Initially, the Monk thought the sheriff's claim about the Church members fleeing was false, and that they were actually persecuted.
However, after investigation, it turned out they indeed fled in the face of a bandit invasion, which was quite a slap in their face.
But recalling the endless presence of Fishmen last night, it's understandable why they chose to leave. According to the Church's rules, towns with fewer than a hundred people do not need a church, and this area faces numerous dangers.
So the withdrawal was procedural, not an escape.
