Gregory
"Oh sir, there's no need. It's not always about the money y'know?"*She'd say, tilting her head up at him.*"I wouldn't mind trying this case out. If you say they were reported to be on Salvanian lands we can ask around to figure out where he was last seen."*She'd make a mental note to herself of what the man looked like. For a bandit leader to be running about in the country, she was sure that would at least warrant some concern for the officials. There wasn't much time to waste for it however, if his mother was as sick as he says.*"I'll have to try my best to look around. Salvanian is a large country, that is unless you meant the Capitol, then maybe I can at least have a point of origin to start looking."*Though she doubted that a bandit leader would be roaming the Capitol, there was always a potential of him disguising himself amongst others. She just needed to question those who said they had last seen him.*
Michael
"Well then, I suppose that the main premises of the Capital might be a place to start. Recently I've heard rumors of caravans being raided and their goods being stolen by possibly bandits. If anything might be a clue, that might be a place to start. The last person I heard that from told me that a Guildmaster in the Capital might have some insight on what might've happened. I hope that you're not too busy, because this might be a long one, but if anything, if we are successful, we might be in it for the long haul."

*Mattheld thus grabs the map, the trinkets, and the compass from the map, and starts directing the compass in the way that the forest is, seeing if his suspicions are true about the bandits. He ponders about the true cause of why the bandits might be robbing from caravans that pass through the capital itself. His eyes peel towards a specific place in the woods that might be a prime target for either kidnappings, robberies, and/or straight-up slaughters. He thus brings that to the attention of Melody as well.*
Gregory
*Melody would give a dip of her head, realizing that she might not get much sleep this night. Nevertheless, if this case was bound to happen this soon, then she would have to jump in immediately.*"Then we should head to the Guildmaster first."*She'd say, coming to stand up while letting her hands plant themselves on the table.*"Any clue as to where he might be? Surely it shouldn't be too far traveling on foot from here."

*In all honesty, Melody wasn't quite sure how far it might be, but with Matthelf gathering things up, it appeared he was about ready to go. As he brought up a spot in the woods that may be a good place to search, Melody would give a quick nod. It seemed they may have two options, but if they could intercept another potential attack, then it would be better to head there first in that case.*"We should search there first then and report to the Guildmaster if we aren't able to find anything."