She's the merchant who kidnapped them!
And in the eyes of the Paladin, there's no room for a slave merchant—it's such an obvious truth, no one would be surprised by it.
Miser wasn't surprised by Herbert's attitude, she shook her head slightly and explained:
"Sir, you're mistaken, although I did bring a batch of slaves, I'm actually not a slave merchant."
"In fact, those slaves and the escort team were just picked up along the way, they attacked me first, and then I planted spores to control them."
"Bringing them only serves as a disguise. I haven't personally killed or sold any slaves, allowing them to act as they normally would."
According to Miser's account, she encountered a brutal battle outside and planned to return to the main body to replenish energy, so she had to act discreetly, hence the disguise as a slave merchant.
"Besides, in the most dangerous time before, I even actively protected them."
