His name still isn't in the village register. To winter here properly, a name has to be written down first, and yet no one dares press him about it.

• The Tavern KeeperPress him, and he'll be saddled up and gone that same day.
  The Village ChiefSo everyone just closes the ledger and looks away.
• The Herb-Gathering ChildIf his name's not written down, does that mean he doesn't get winter rice cakes?
  The Village ChiefYou could always share yours with him, couldn't you.