"O-oh," Arden said, not really sure she wanted goat hoof or monster pie. But then, she didn't have a gold coin - shiny or dull - to buy it with anyway. But the walnut strudel sounded good. And also free. But not free-free, since she was earning it with her labor and no Arbiter would accept an argument from anybody claiming there was a debt.

"What do starberries, sugarshrooms, and bitter root look like?" Arden asked, completely unaware she'd just been given her first quest as a(n urban) fantasy protagonist. "And if you point me in the direction you want - a basket to carry them would also be nice - then I'll see what I can do."