"Aye," he grunted and bit into his lunch after procrastinating. He did his best to eat what he was given, wishing he had a dog so he could slip the lunch to it instead. When the boy started asking questions, he gladly put his food down and turned to answer questions... "Just ye... what is yer name, lad?" Then at his next question, the man said, "Ye'll get room and board to start wit', and after a mont' or so and I see ye werkin and learning, ye'll get wages. Ye'll start in the mornin' affore the roosters start ta crow. We got bread to make."

He pushed his food off to the side and grabbed a pasty for himself. "Help yerself to another, I know ye're hungry." He cleared his throat and took a healthy bite of the pastry, answering between bites, "It's lamb, potatoes, and gravy."