"Nevermind, definitely follow me!" Lia shouts over her shoulder as she sprints after the woman.

Ivo'liss catches up to her almost immediately after running in between a few buildings and an alleyway, he manages to grab a hold of her arm and pin her back against a wall

"I'll take that back, thank you," Lia says as she grabs the purse, sticking it in her own pocket and making a note to keep a close eye out for any other thieves. "No hard feelings," she tells the woman genuinely.

"That's a great way to end up at the end of a blade my lady" he releases her with a light shove "perhaps think of finding an honest profession, or at least getting better on your current path before trying for pocket fishing". He then reaches into his coin bag, and throws her a gold piece, then walks away.

"Okay," she says, walking away you hear her whisper something under her breath. Ivo'liss and Lia with advantage since you two are so close to her

Perception (I'm assuming): 16

Yeah sorry lol just woke up. You hear her mutter to herself with desperation, "Cornwallis is gonna kill me"

"Cornwallis..." Lia says to herself once the woman is out of earshot, trying to remember where she's heard the name before. "That's the guy the Lord Mayor said might have put the snakes there, right?"

"Please, I don't know what you're talking about. I'm sorry for stealing from you!" she cries

Ivo'liss speeds up again and get's around her, so she's flanked between himself and Lia, "Hold up just a minute, we had some follow up questions about Cornwallis, who is he?? what does he do?? and where can we find him??" (ooc trying for an intimidation check, 12 )

She just stares at you, actually looking a little more scared of Lia rather than you at the moment

Lia gently turns the woman to face her, attempting a different approach. "Listen. I know this probably isn't your fault. You're just following orders. And I don't want to hurt you. But, my friends in the crown's guard aren't so forgiving. So why don't you tell me who and where Cornwallis is, and we can forget this ever happened."

Persuasion: 17

Finn arrives huffing and puffing a bit but stops and keeps his distance. He can recognise a professional at work. he moves to the side but keeps his eyes alert for anything out of the ordinary and let's Lia do her work.

Haldos, having kept his distance up to this point, joins Lia and Finn. "Shall we head back to the tavern?" he suggests.

Lia glances at Haldos, giving him an unreadable smile. "In a moment." Turning back to the woman, face once again serious, she says, "Talk or I tell the guards. Your choice."

"Okay, okay! I owe some money to this trader that occasionally comes through town. His name is Quinn Cornwallis. He's a mean fellow, that one. I don't know what else he has his hands in but he's makes money off the civil war going on up north" Based off your roll, you can tell that this is probably as much information you're going to get out of her,  if she even knows anything more.

(OOC sorry for the delay!)

"Lovely. I'm sure we don't need to bother the guards with such a minor incident. This never happened." Lia turns and heads back in the direction of the tavern. As she passes Finn, she tosses the pouch to him. "You might want to keep a better eye on this."

Finn takes the pouch and slides it into an inner pocket with a rare embarrassed look on his face. before Ivoliss releases her Finn musters his best military command tone and turns to the girl. "Given the situation I suggest you make yourself scarce for awhile. But first, where exactly is Cornwallis."

Persuasion: 7

Monk-E , wondering why everyone left down the street in a hurry, assumes they will return to the tavern eventually. Thus, he continues heading in that direction.

Ivo'liss shakes his head at the woman, and turns to return to the trek to the Inn