"My, that's a splended idea, now why didn't you tell me that before?" the Mayor asked them.
"Uh, we just did" Fang told the Mayor back.
"Ah yes, of course, now, Ms Bellum, can you give these fine young people some money" the Mayor told her.
Ms Bellum walked off and soon, returned with a few bags of money, handing a bag each to them.
"Now, that should cover the cost of your trip, now, I need to find out what happened to my pickle jar" the Mayor told them.