"I think the sacrifice involved is important." That doesn't seem quite right. Sacrifice. What has he truly sacrificed? Freedom, maybe? Maybe. Cutting off thin shavings from what's left of it to give as a meaningful gift.

Viatorus starts out of his own thoughts, jumping back into the conversation. "O-Or the… offering. One small bowl of fruit means nothing to a rich family, but so much to a poor one. It's… demonstrative of an attitude towards a ceremony, I think."