"Because I'd hardly eat it myself if I were lying, of course," Briar countered calmly, a small smile on his face. The mage was obviously not the least offended by the question. People who came up and offered to help usually had ulterior motives in his experience too.

Shrugging, Briar replied, "They do sound unsettling, but I can think of worse things than being too considerate toward people. Better than the reverse, anyway." He'd seen too much of the opposite lately. Briar wasn't ready to take a stance on the so called Extras yet, not sight unseen, but he knew he'd rather people be too kind than too cruel if it had to go in one direction or the other.