"I don't need any of that," he told her honestly, running the fingers of one black-gloved hand through the tendrils of newly risen grass. "Put it into the group stores, if you're particular about it. We've all been able to eat here, free of charge or labor. I might need repayment, some day, if things should change? But for now I'd be content to keep myself occupied, and if I can do us all a favor at the same time, it will at least have been time well spent."