"I-" packed them myself, and was that wrong? Perhaps. Gabranth is a better, stronger creature than she, and her admiration for him only grows. He's not taking her under her wing, the don't do that, but he's letting her grow by example.

She, who had pushed him away at first, mocked him. Capricorns are capricious, foolish creatures. She'd meant it as a warning. Ram's horns, for stubbornness. A capricorn, for nothingness, living fully in neither land nor sea.

"Do you want me to tell you where the food stalls we can afford are, or have you scoped something out already?" Afford. But they need to look their part, landless and jobless, searching furtively for work.