Josephine laid her head against Raoul's shoulder, keeping her eyes shadowed so no one passing by could recognize her; especially the guards that were posted throughout the town. They came to a small shop, the owner of which had been threatened with bankruptcy if he could not earn enough money before... he was no better off now, but had managed to keep the shop open. The man raised his head from stocking the few shelves that were scattered around the small store and managed a smile. "Welcome, welcome. Is there anything you are looking for?" "Just some bread and cheese, if you may." With a nod and a stumble towards the shelf, the man returned with a loaf of bread and a small package of cheese. "Here you are. That would be two silver coins and a copper piece."<br/><br/>"My, the price has gone up since last time."<br/><br/>"Well it is all we can do to survive in these meager times. We cannot afford to sell things cheap anymore."<br/><br/>Josephine glanced up and around. "How much is the ham?" The shopkeeper glanced to her then at the large piece of meat. "Two gold coins, madam. Many cannot afford it-" He was cut off as Josephine withdrew three golden coins and held them out. "If you may, later, given out some of the ham to some of the many struggling families, it would be a blessing to them." The man hesitantly took the coins, looking spooked and shocked. "Y-Yes, of course! Thank you, madam. Thank you, very much!" A grin grew on his face, and the three soon enough left the shop and headed back towards the house to drop off the bread and cheese.<br/><br/>((sorry for the long response, had a moment of inspiration ^^))