...Friendly. Or simply a trap of some sort. If the latter, however, the coin purse looked heavy enough to keep him well supplied for a while. Ah...well, there was always the chance she would see through what explanations he traded for the meal and attack him anyway.

That would not be in any way enjoyable. But it would net him that purse. In the life of a vagabond, he couldn't be so choosy with opportunities as he could be in the life of a...of a bodyguard.

For her sake, he hoped she was only lying. Even Hotaru had enough of a sense of self preservation to refrain from assuming strangers were undiscovered friends. Probably...

He sighed after his moment of consideration. "If that's what you want to spend your money on. However, I won't allow you to retract your offer if you find my story lacking in excitement."

Although it would be next to impossible to do so, if he were allowed to eat as he came up with a story to entertain the girl with.