"Thank you," Marius replies quietly, in between bites of pasta. He catches the unspoken offer in the movement of Rat's head towards the bedroom from which he'd recently emerged; though the offer itself is silent, he wants to make sure his gratitude is known. Rat's kindness means a lot to him, after all.

"He's my best friend," he explains after swallowing a large mouthful of food. "He kept me from being homeless and friendless over the years. He helped me find work, too."

He would still be lost, wandering the streets of Paris like a lost soul if he'd never encountered the man.