Most of the residents in the settlement had no friendly demeanor towards the convicts sent there, and it could even be said they were extremely wary of them.
After all, these people were marked with the label of "convict" from the very start, which destined them to be viewed with discrimination. Distrust and rejection were unavoidable.
The residents of the settlement were just ordinary people, unable to discern whether these convicts were innocent victims falsely imprisoned, street thugs, thieves, villains, or even more dangerous murderers.
So, it's impossible for the settlement's residents to show any kindness to those marked as "convicts."
Of course, they indeed have no need to be kind to these convicts.
These convicts were sent to the settlement for labor, and they did not interact with the ordinary residents of the settlement.
