Yulya heads off to the Hall of Justice, Ashley following a few steps back with her head down.
They arrive and there is a line out the front door. Merchants, travelers, and sharply dressed men and women all together in a neat line, some with umbrellas, some with solid leather hoods and some getting drenched just like you two.
The rain is relentless and it takes roughly an hour to get through the doors and to some shelter. You show some guards your plates and are passed without questioning. You're finally inside and yet another line has formed in front of a frazzled looking clerk and his assistant stamping damp papers and trying to keep everyone in order. Every once in a while the assistant goes back and brings a box or bag or official looking document. Sometimes they collect the same and head back to place it in some unseen repository.
Another hour passes before it's your turn. You show then your plate and mention recompense and after searching their records they come up empty. By chance one notices Yulya's holy symbol and they spark to life, "oh yes, I did get something for you, priest of Eldath. He walks into the back room and comes back with small unassuming wooden hinged box with a small crude lock he hands it to you then hands you a small crude key. The box feels hefty and jingles when you shake it.
