Jade Fern Grove Sitting flat on your bum doesn't buy any bread.

She seemed to have an almost plotting look about her, but not for long. She gave a sign, and looked to him with a question: "Will you sacrifice it to your Atka and Sos?" — He didnt know what an Aria and Sos was, but when she mentioned a sacrifice, he then thought about the fact that it could be part of some religion. One thing he knew for certain, if his assumption was correct, it surely wasn’t his religion. “I apologize, but I have no knowledge of who or what you speak of. This groundhog is going to feed my flock, my family. The cold has been harsh on our ability to hunt, but what we need is always provided.” 

He looked up and down her body, she was smaller, because of youth, and because prey was indeed poor, he wanted to at least send the child off with something to eat. He ripped off a leg from the ground hog, and threw it towards her.