Sylvia chuckled at the mention of Iona and she commented, hoping to get the thief to laugh a little, "I could hear her from where I stood when I entered her store," She then continued sincerely, "I am glad to hear about you and Ricks though. Running an inn sounds like a good profession," 

She then blinked and she asked the thief, as she makes eye contact with his eyes, "You know...even if people are still kind of...not happy with your deeds, they're not bad people. If anything's bothering you, you [i]can[/i] talk to them if something's bothering you, right? Myself included," She then shrugged and added "Just letting you know that people are willing to lend an ear. Talking things out usually makes people feel better,"