"The inn has a pretty big kitchen," he points out, but if the guy wanted to cook in the bustle of the inn, he'd be doing that instead of looking for a house. From what Jude's heard though, there's two of the things, as similar as Bodhi's soil samples. "I think the one across the gap is still empty, but it's a bit of a hike." With empty pantries and no firewood stacked at the door.

If he walks the guy out to that, he might get roped into a whole slew of chores, but he lets the comment stand and keeps walking: there are worse ways to kill a day in the canyon than chopping wood.