By the time the two women returned to the village, they would find a rather... different scene from the one they had left.  In the intervening time that they had been away, the merchandise Aurich had been transporting had arrived, and the villagers, overjoyed at the arrival of enough foodstuffs to allow them to survive the next few weeks, had struck up a little celebration, one to which everyone, even the Advent mercenaries, was invited.<br/><br/>The first thing the two ladies would see to tip them off to these changed circumstances, however, was the gathering of a large crowd of people around a group of heavily-laden carts, many of them helping to unload the boxes and barrels of assorted goods.  One of these carts was already emptied, and standing on that cart, looking out over the crowd and dancing to the beat of a very basic musical accompaniment that had been struck up, was Maribelle, the dancing girl.  She was still as scantily-clad as before, but the people around her didn't seem to mind.  They were clapping their hands, banging pots and pans, and some people had even managed to produce instruments, bringing out whatever they had on hand to keep up the beat.  A small circle had also been cleared in the crowd to allow other people to dance, and the professional dancer called out encouragements periodically, trying to coax more and more of the crowd into joining her.  Overall, the whole village seemed to have come alive with a very festive atmosphere.<br/><br/>Needless to say, it would be a very surprising sight to come across, for someone who wasn't expecting it.