"Would you relax?" Haruka raised an eyebrow, "You think I don't wonder those same things? At this point, going in with accusations and probing questions will only get and keep us locked out. Let your Captain know and offer to keep an eye on the village in the coming weeks and months. I just said that SOMEONE is pulling the strings around here." her eyes narrowed since she wondered if Sinai had even been listening to her. 

"But until we learn what or whom the mastermind is behind this, drop it. If you really want to follow through on this like a maverick, feel free to ask about that traveler that came through a while ago. Get a physical description, what direction he or she wandered off in. If I am remembering correctly, that traveler was the one that got them to draw attention to the problem by leaving dead bodies on display. Who's to say that traveler didn't supply them with the bandits in the first place?" she shrugged.