He grinned a bit sheepishly as she waved the box towards him, not wanting her to think he'd been angling for one. Not that he didn't want one, either, but the problem was it was only polite of Miss Cooper to offer, whether or not he accepted. And she'd been trying to sell them, she said, and he was fairly certain she'd be able to find someone else to take them in an instant.

"Well, they look excellent, obviously," Elias said - in honest appreciation - as he dithered about with his free hand about whether to take one or not. "But you oughtn't waste one on me," he added, grinning more crookedly, "I'll eat anything."

As if to make that clear, his stomach rumbled in agreement.

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