Garth'zel glances down at Ezra. "I know. If for no other reason than where would you hide that many or have had time to eat them all?"

Meanwhile, his mind has jumped to the shopkeep. He has the feeling the crate never had the full amount in the first place. Not that saying as much would do any good. "The person checking is sure that no one's used any of the fruit already?"

After receiving confirmation, he hands over enough money to compensate for the missing fruit without comment.