He never saw it coming. As the thief was tossing salted fish into his sack your staff knocked him clean on the head, causing his body to freeze up fr the shock. Then you swept him off his feet and face first into the ground in a complete daze, leaving him KO without even a peep. Only the ragged breathing was any sign that he survived the ambush. You’ve successfully knocked him you. 

Among the possessions he had was some sturdy rope you could use to tie him
Up, as well as a coin purse containing what you’d estimate to be 20 gold and silver coins. On his hip was a rather well made shortsword. While lacking any ornaments it was very well kept with a keen edge. Inscribed onto one side of the blade was the word “Promise” and the otherside has the word “Heyrin”. Finally around the thief’s neck was a strange sort of amulet. It was a rusty iron color and appeared to be a stylized capital “I”, but with the bottom part slightly longer and more pronounced. If you had to guess this was likely the “Iron Hammer” amulet Yerro saw.

With the thief secure, all you need to do now is bring him to the others, who were still waiting to see if they needed to give chase and help you. What shall you do?