Teddy laughed sheepishly, shrugging his shoulders. How was he going to explain that he needed to stay away from villages without sounding as though he had something to hide? Perhaps it had been a bad idea to alert the other man to his presence.

"Good point," he said, looking down at the coins. "Truthfully, I've had these coins in my pocket since the start of my journey. Using them never really occurred to me until now. I'm sure you'll have more use of them."