"It's nice to meet you too, Pruna."

He looked at his empty hands.

"I seem to be out of food, so I think I'm going to sneak out and try to find some." He looked over at her and his eyes went wide as if he'd just spotted a potential worthy challenge. "Why don't we see if we can do it without being seen?"

He was going to teach this child to play even if he had to trick her into it.