I believe that one of the synonyms could be Amazed?
What are the term choices
The answer is the townspeople
Versos! Aristotle said that Logos is like logic, Pathos is appealing to people through emotion, and Ethos is how credible somebody is, like how you would believe a doctor more than you would a ten year old. Versos is not one :)
I would say B: Wonderment. The mysterious but also curious descriptions create a wondrous atmosphere.