In Riku's mind, their hosts were minor nobility, so the cost of a few days of food wasn't really a big sacrifice to them. Call it charity, or good acts of kindness.
He let the Prince handle this phone thing, and snuggled him closer, "What would you like for amusement tonight?" he asked. There were none of the Prince's normal things around that he liked.
Riku, a towel wrapped around his waist as he'd forgotten to take clothes with him into the bathroom, ducked quickly from one room to the next and began pawing through his clothes. What to wear now...