That's going to be a problem in the long run, if their captors suddenly decide that they don't want them taking from them. "Whatever we need to feed ourselves, I'll gladly borrow," he guarantees, having no issues or compunctions with being the one to steal the food from the store or from the tent.

He's not going to starve again, not if he doesn't have to and that much will be clear from the steely determination in his eyes. "I don't understand," he admits. "Why keep us fed? Warm? Saving us for something, maybe?"