Into trees, more or less. Their skin turned into bark, they couldn't breathe... it appeared to be a horribly painful process.

[ he frowns. ]

Apparently, every year those people would meet there and watch a group of criminals fall victim to the pollen. I would assume that the attack on the party itself was new and unplanned.

[ HE REALLY DOUBTS IT WOULD BE A YEARLY EVENT IF EVERYONE GOT MCMURDERED NORMALLY ]