It was people transforming into trolls when they reached the end of their infection with the Rash. The gunshots were people protecting themselves from their neighbors as they turned into trolls.
That's why they burned down the houses too. There's ways of cleansing a house that don't involve burning it down, but when you're dealing with a mass outbreak in a small village there just isn't the time or resources for that.
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[She pauses here. Did she really never tell him?]
It was people transforming into trolls when they reached the end of their infection with the Rash. The gunshots were people protecting themselves from their neighbors as they turned into trolls.
That's why they burned down the houses too. There's ways of cleansing a house that don't involve burning it down, but when you're dealing with a mass outbreak in a small village there just isn't the time or resources for that.