Haroun feels a bit nervous, but he can't possibly deny that this is the sensible course of action.  He nods.

A brief conversation between Haroun and somebody standing just outside the building's door/gate produces a few yelled words inside, and then some much sturdier-looking men and women tromp out and unload the five bandits and the two dead Adventurers from the carriage.  The two dead Adventurers being treated with rather more respect, of course.  When they're done, Haroun takes one of the batches of heavy probably-papers out of the carriage's strongbox, and hands it off to complete the mail delivery that the two dead Adventurers were performing on the side.  After that, a young-looking boy in an official-looking uniform leads away the horses and the carriage, giving in return an ivory token with a glowing rune on it; Haroun doesn't seem alarmed by this.

The interior of the building is nice, almost like an Earthly hotel.  Polished metal, wide gleaming spiral marble stairs with no railings.  Nothing resembling carpet.  They're escorted up to the second floor, first office on the left.

Inside this office, a little old lady in enormous heavy plate armor takes down Haroun's halting report about the incident that claimed the lives of two D-rank adventurers.  The little old lady listens without much expression until Haroun gets to the part about Bella showing up and cutting the hand off one bandit, and the other bandit then offering a truce, which Bella accepted.

"Why did you accept their offer of truce?" says the little old lady in enormous heavy plate armor.  Haroun starts to say something, and she cuts him off with a sharp gesture, looking squarely at Bella.

Haroun feels a bit nervous, but he can't possibly deny that this is the sensible course of action.  He nods.

A brief conversation between Haroun and somebody standing just outside the building's door/gate produces a few yelled words inside, and then some much sturdier-looking men and women tromp out and unload the five bandits and the two dead Adventurers from the carriage.  The two dead Adventurers being treated with rather more respect, of course.  When they're done, Haroun takes one of the batches of heavy probably-papers out of the carriage's strongbox, and hands it off to complete the mail delivery that the two dead Adventurers were performing on the side.  After that, a young-looking boy in an official-looking uniform leads away the horses and the carriage, giving in return an ivory token with a glowing rune on it; Haroun doesn't seem alarmed by this.

The interior of the building is nice, almost like an Earthly hotel.  Polished metal, wide gleaming spiral marble stairs with no railings.  Nothing resembling carpet.  They're escorted up to the second floor, first office on the left.

Inside this office, a little old lady in enormous heavy plate armor takes down Haroun's halting report about the incident that claimed the lives of two C-rank adventurers.  The little old lady listens without much expression until Haroun gets to the part about Bella showing up and cutting the hand off one bandit, and the other bandit then offering a truce, which Bella accepted.

"Why did you accept their offer of truce?" says the little old lady in enormous heavy plate armor.  Haroun starts to say something, and she cuts him off with a sharp gesture, looking squarely at Bella.

Haroun feels a bit nervous, but he can't possibly deny that this is the sensible course of action.  He nods.

A brief conversation between Haroun and somebody standing just outside the building's door/gate produces a few yelled words inside, and then some much sturdier-looking men and women tromp out and unload the five bandits and the two dead Adventurers from the carriage.  The two dead Adventurers being treated with rather more respect, of course.  When they're done, Haroun takes one of the batches of oilcloth-wrapped papers out of the carriage's strongbox, and hands it off to complete the mail delivery that the two dead Adventurers were performing on the side.  After that, a young-looking boy in an official-looking uniform leads away the horses and the carriage, giving in return an ivory token with a glowing rune on it; Haroun doesn't seem alarmed by this.

The interior of the building is nice, almost like an Earthly hotel.  Polished metal, wide gleaming spiral marble stairs with no railings.  Nothing resembling carpet.  They're escorted up to the second floor, first office on the left.

Inside this office, a little old lady in enormous heavy plate armor takes down Haroun's halting report about the incident that claimed the lives of two C-rank adventurers.  The little old lady listens without much expression until Haroun gets to the part about Bella showing up and cutting the hand off one bandit, and the other bandit then offering a truce, which Bella accepted.

"Why did you accept their offer of truce?" says the little old lady in enormous heavy plate armor.  Haroun starts to say something, and she cuts him off with a sharp gesture, looking squarely at Bella.