Adelaide caught the smirk the coyote sent her way and her expression turned even more sour than before.
The guard examined the cloak Winter handed to him, noting nothing out of the ordinary with it. He and the ice mage both turned their attention to the contents sprawled on the ground, Adelaide with eyes like a hawk watching the rogue to make sure she couldn't detect any trickery from him in the meantime. All contents on the ground (or so it seemed), but there was no sign of any coin purse. Adelaide scowled, lip turning slightly up in disgust at this. She knew she should have expected him not to give in so easily! That asshole.... she thought bitterly. He even had the nerve to further deal the punch when he turned his bag all the way inside out! And of course, no coin purse there either.
"He has it, I know he does! The little rat!" she whirled on him furiously. "Give it back wherever you hid it!" she snapped.
The guard sighed. "I'm sorry miss, there appears to be no sign of any coin purse here." he told her apologetically. "There is nothing else for me to do, I'm afraid. You're free to go." he told Winter.
"Wait! Wait just a blasted second! How do you explain the fact that I now have no money on me to speak of? What am I to do now?!" her voice rose louder and louder, as the people stared at the scene with mixed reactions.
The guard paused and said, "I am sorry miss, I don't know what you expect me to do here. Someone else must have taken your money. I'll tell you what." he turned to her, Adelaide still seething, trying to control her anger. "I will keep my eyes open for any and all suspicious behavior 'round here. As soon as I discover anything, I will inform you. I suggest you go to the inn and just take a breather there. Cool off for a bit. Again, I'm sorry but I must be going, I have many duties to attend to today."
The guard walked off, leaving Adelaide at a loss. It seemed she would once again have to take matters into her own hands.