[ Reynir is near enough to the food vendor that he overhears the guy with the long, golden hair asking for food, saying he'll find a way to pay him back later. And he hears, with a wince, the harsh, bored reply of the vendor, telling him to go away before he calls the authorities.

It's an empty threat; Reynir knows that, because he's sure the last thing all these people want is the presence of the law as they are selling their dodgy, illegal stuff. But this stranger... has that look that Reynir's seen before. The look of a new Mirrorbound, finding their footing in this place.

The decision isn't a hard one to make. Reynir waits until Ganymede has turned away and goes up to the vendor, paying for the first four things he spots on the menu and then hurrying after Ganymede, who has walked away a few paces. Reynir jogs up in front of him, holding out the paper bag of warm treats and saying, by way of introduction: ]

I'm on my way to buy paint, I'm painting my house today, and if you're looking for work in exchange for food, there's these and I'll make dinner for us when we're done.

[ He would've been more than happy to give them to Ganymede for nothing, but he'd heard how insistent he was to that vendor that he could pay him back, and he's learned that in this place, charity is often met with suspicion and anger. ]