"Do you have any instruments? I can't give you ours in good conscience; we need them for morale. But I could lend, maybe."

She brightens at the sight of the basket's contents. "You didn't have to bring me things. Just news would have been enough. But I won't turn them down. Thank you!"

She picks up a pomegranate gingerly, rolling it in her palm, and smiles. "Never seen some of these before."