Ah, decisions. He had never especially liked making those for himself.

Malachi was quick to avoid having to do so, by answering, "that will do for me as well."

Wrong as it felt to have his niece pay for him, he hadn't brought much of anything with him to insist otherwise. Once he was sure she at least had something to eat, he wouldn't feel as bad about dragging her all over town in (most of) his usual paths.