Guild Wars 2

So today I went into my home instance to farm my candy corn node and open my bandit chest. What I found (and didn’t find) confused me. The orphans from the Wintersday story were there and my bandit chest was missing. This has happened once before; I solved my orphan issue by destroying their letter. They had been gone since the 13th. My bandit chest, which I got on the 13th, shows up on the map but is nowhere to be found. I went to another city to see if the problem persisted. The same thing happened. It’s pretty obvious that the kids stole my stuff, but still…
The children/peppermint icon are just an annoyance, but I would like my bandit chest. I’d appreciate any ideas or a solution from someone who had the same problem.

Thanks in advance!