unblinkered

"That might be safe, if no one notices, or it might turn out someone's got a claim on the tree. I can't get vassaled that way - it's very hard to vassal a fairy with food unless you're a mortal offering mortal food - but you could. That's also the reason it's hand-to-mouth feeding if you do wind up taking food - it shortens the chain of responsibility so no one else can wedge in and say that was their - is an apple a nut or something?"