The Dark Guild members had managed to escape from a tough situation. When they were far enough from the scene, they had quickly shifted from their dark robes, changing into their regular clothing.
It was one of the first techniques that Harvey made sure to teach them all, as secrecy being discovered was of utmost importance. The larger the network of Dark Guild members in the world of Alterian, the easier it was to achieve their goal.
Slowly, it would break down the large networks, the large guilds, and more that were all built up by the Grand Magus. For Harvey, he had decided to head underground, moving to a particular meeting place.
As he walked through, most of the underground inhabitants ignored him, not even having basic access to what was going on above, nor caring about what others were doing, just struggling and thinking about where they were going to get their next meal.