"We can go by the house where you've been staying and get your stuff." Nico was pretty sure the family he'd been paired with wouldn't care that he left. They'd probably be glad.
It was a shame the system didn't really work. But the locals, many of them, were afraid of the people who came from somewhere else. From what Nico understood, they had come a long way, but there was still a lot of fear and distrust there.