[After everything, he is only too glad to be able to call her a friend, and to hear her call him such. For a time, he worried he might not fit the description any longer for his deceit, and he wouldn't blame her. He never could - she was more than entitled to hurt and anger upon learning what he'd done, even after knowing why. But the coins had not fallen in that manner, and here they were.]

[He shook his head and gestured to a seat at a table a little away from the crowd in suggestion.]

Please, think nothing of it. Or if you must, think it a small part of a debt we owe you for giving us all that you have without first consulting you on the matter. Your contributions here have earned you a fine meal and an enjoyable evening, at the very least.