Not like they don't wait, but hunger's a hell of a thing no matter how patient you are.

[ Anyone from his homeland knows that far too well, even its royalty. Dimitri is a king, yet he learned the same as anyone which weeds were edible and could be used to sustain oneself when needed. ]

...I'd rather they not have to learn that, if it's avoidable. I want better for them than what I've lived.

[ Even if they aren't off to the best of starts in that regard. ]