Sephiroth lowered his head slightly when the hug was over, feeling slightly dissapointed. “I’m not going to trade away our rations for pointless things.” He said quickly. “Everybody barters. It is the only way we can do business and get things we need any more.”
“What if I said I could trade grain for steak?” He pondered. “There are people here who don’t eat their meat ration. The hatchlings could already trade their grain ration for more meat. It would be very valuable and more beneficial to them.”