"But we have nothing to pay you with," Kai said after he"d recovered enough to talk.
The man shrugged. "I was going to throw those ones away anyway. My regulars always complain when I burn the rolls, they"d never have sold. You"re doing me a favour by taking them."
"Then, you have our sincerest thanks."
"Don"t mention it," the man said, rubbing his neck. "Anyway, where abouts are you headed? There"s nothing much down this way except for the boat yard around the corner." He nodded past them to a bend in the street that led out of sight.
"So we are going the right way!" Xanna exclaimed. "Oh, thank you, sir. We thought we were going around in circles." Lightly raising onto her tiptoes, she planted a kiss on the man"s cheek. Immediately, his face turned crimson and he hurried back inside,
