[She watches as he judges which of his rings he might give up. She doesn't have a lot of ornamental jewelry, so her giving up the apple gel was a bit of a loss for her, but she can see that he's attached to what he wears because he's almost as fashion conscientious as she is.]

I don't think it's a matter of if we can afford to it or not. I'm not sure it matters what we give them, but the fact that we do it.

[She looks back over at the old woman who encouraged her to give and gets a nod and an almost gentle smile in return as she glances back to see Dohalim place the ring. She waits until he has the mark on his own arm and then looks around the whole area.]

Maybe we should start with the area that has the food stalls. We might be able to meet more people there.