It's a blessing that he is here so that Hythlodaeus wouldn't have to brave this new world alone. Not knowing the ways of the world, and how men treated their fellows so poorly, is sure to prove jarring.

"A place that serves food should be simple to find. However, finding a place that would give it to us when we've nothing to give them in return would be a decidedly more difficult find. I'm not sure about you, but I didn't arrive here with coin." A problem that could easily be solved by him conjuring a meal for them, not that he will jump to such an offer willingly.

Besides, as mentioned, it is the most boring solution.

He gestures ahead of them with an open palm nonetheless. "But ...perhaps we might find someone willing to trade for it."