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

Huh! 

Esma looked down at the unexpected gift and for a moment there wondered, if she had accidentally tapped in her hidden skills of mind-control. She met the man's gaze briefly, as if to make sure that the leg was truly meant for her. Then she extended one of her forepaws and pulled the valuable morsel closer to her. Just in case he changed his mind. 

"Do you live a life without gods at all?" she asked then, giving off a vibe as if she pitied the man a little. "When you sacrifice to Atka and Sos, they give you back more," she explained. That was, what Ash Star had taught her and she had no reason to question it. Yes, she felt hungry more often in winter than in the autumn, but never to a point, where she would be starving. More was a relative term. And even having a little of something was more than nothing at all. "If you are deserving, of course. They don't help slackers and cheats," she added.