"It isn't ... a bother," she assured him. But perhaps it was a matter of pride. If he couldn't catch his own food here, at least he could fetch it from the store himself. "But if you're sure, then I'll leave you to your task," she concluded.
She thought perhaps she'd try setting aside some chicken for them for meal times all the same, and see if that caught on. Maybe she'd ask Lucky to do the same; surely with both of them setting aside cuts of meat for Didymus and Ambrosius, they'd at least try it ...
Satisfied with that, Lily smiled softly to the small fox and his dog.