> I wonder did they just not notice Lorem was there
If I had to guess:
1. Lots of people pick fights with young Lorem. Some live, some die; the survivors spread rumors of her.
2. Lorem gets pregnant and goes MIA. We know she's been gone at least 21 months due to [spoilers from volume 5]
3. The hardliners hear the rumors about Lorem and what she looks like
???
4. This chapter, where said hardliners realize they fucked up